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Mats Hummels throws shade at Premier League after Arsenal and Man City UCL exits

Star Borussia Dortmund defender Mats Hummels couldn’t resist poking fun at the Premier League’s woes in Europe this week as four different EPL teams crashed out of their respective competitions.

Arsenal and Manchester City both suffered quarterfinal exits in the Champions League while Liverpool and West Ham fell short in the Europa League.

EPL fans have mocked the Bundesliga and other leagues for years now with the term “farmer’s league.” The joke is an insult about the league not being competitive as one team always wins it and overall, the league being worse.

Dutch club Vitesse to be relegated after being deducted 18 points and now have negative points

Dutch side Vitesse Arnhem have been given an 18-point deduction due to licensing issues on Friday and will be relegated, ending 35 years of uninterrupted play in the top flight Eredivisie.

The Dutch Football Association (KNVB) independent licensing committee imposed the deduction, placing the club at the bottom of the standings with minus one point with four matches remaining.

Vitesse point deduction

Tigres goalkeeper Nahuel Guzman gets 11-game ban for pointing laser pointer at opposing players

Tigres UANL goalkeeper Nahuel Guzman has been banned for 11 matches by the Mexican Football Federation (FMF) after aiming a laser pointer at Monterrey stopper Esteban Andrada during a LIGA MX match on Sunday.

In videos of the incident posted on social media, Guzman, who was injured and sitting in the stands, could be seen directing the laser pointer at the Monterrey players including Andrada in the match, which ended 3-3.

Nahuel Guzman laser pointer incident

Former Liverpool midfielder Naby Keita banished from Werder Bremen team for rest of the season

Werder Bremen have suspended midfielder Naby Keita until the end of the season and fined the Guinean after he did not travel with the team for their Bundesliga match against Bayer Leverkusen upon learning that he would not be in the starting line-up.

Bremen, who suffered a 5-0 defeat by Leverkusen on Sunday, said the 29-year-old will no longer train with the team or be in the dressing room.

Naby Keita suspended

Watch: Fulham’s Rodrigo Muniz in tears after being surprised with EPL Player of the Month award

Fulham forward Rodrigo Muniz had a heartwarming moment on Friday when he was surprised with the Premier League’s Player of the Month (POTM) award.

The 22-year-old Brazilian thought he was doing a normal pre-game interview in front of the cameras ahead of their league meeting with West Ham on Sunday. Little did he know that his fellow Brazilian teammates Willian and Andreas Pereira were sneaking up on him with a surprise.

Rodrigo Muniz trophy surprise

Athletic Club do their Copa del Rey celebration in style with epic barge parade

Athletic Club’s 40-year wait for a title was ended with Saturday’s Copa del Rey triumph on Saturday against Mallorca. The team and people of Bilbao celebrated in awesome fashion on Thursday with a parade on the water.

The club has a tradition unlike any other as the players board “La Gabarra” a barge used to carry the players and trophy. The barge has been waiting 40 years for a parade through town.

It’s estimated that nearly a million people flocked to Bilbao to witness the spectacle on the Nervión. Scenes like this are what make this sport so special.

Chicago Red Stars set to make history and play first-ever NWSL game at iconic Wrigley Field

The Chicago Red Stars will host Bay FC in the first-ever NWSL match at Wrigley Field on June 8.

"Playing at Wrigley Field will be the event that fans of the Red Stars, Cubs and Chicago sports won't want to miss," Red Stars president Karen Leetzow said in a news release on Tuesday.

Juventus condemn racist chants toward Weston McKennie, investigation to take place

Italian giants Juventus released a statement in support of United States men’s national team star Weston McKennie after he was the victim of racial abuse from Lazio fans on Tuesday.

A video circulating online shows McKennie walking on the sideline after being substituted in the 89th minute. In the video fans can clearly be heard making monkey sounds and chants toward the American midfielder.

Weston McKennie racial abuse vs. Lazio

Former Galaxy fan turned LAFC supporter gets clowned online after burning old shirt

It’s derby week in the MLS season and fans have already started to heat up the highly-anticipated match in Los Angeles. Literally.

A user on X went viral at the start of the week after posting a video of him burning a vintage (and probably very expensive) LA Galaxy jersey ahead of the derby between the seven-time MLS champions and LAFC this weekend.

Former LA Galaxy fan burns jersey now that he supports LAFC

The fan stuck a flare inside the club’s 2001 MLS season away jersey with the caption: “Happy Derby Week!”

Germany set to redesign the No. 4 on new kits due to Nazi symbolism

The design for the number four on Germany's national team shirts will be changed over concerns that the number '44' resembled the symbol used by Nazi 'SS' units, the German Football Association (DFB) said on Monday.

The new kit, launched before Germany host the European Championship in June and July, debuted during their 2-0 friendly win over France last month.

Germany 44 kit

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