ICYMI Video: LA Galaxy new signing Giovani Dos Santos was the star of the East Los Angeles Mexican Independence Day Parade Sunday

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Read more about the parade here.

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Mexican TV station ad uses Donald Trump as motivation for Mexico to beat U.S. next month at Rose Bowl in Pasadena

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With about one month left until the United States and Mexico face off in the biggest international soccer match on American soil this year, Mexican TV station TV Azteca has already dialed the troll meter up to 11. In a pretty awesome promo for the Oct. 10 match, a Rose-Bowl-hosted winner-take-all contest for a bid to the Confederations Cup, the TV station juxtaposes comments from Donald Trump’s speech on immigration with shots of some of the best soccer players Mexico has sent to MLS and images of past U.S. soccer failures against Mexico.

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New FIFA exhibit at The Mob Museum in downtown Las Vegas: The Beautiful Game turns Ugly”

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Heading to Vegas for the holiday weekend?

You might want to check out the new exhibit unveiled Thursday at The Mob Museum titled “The Beautiful Game Turns Ugly.”

“This exhibit is ripped right from today’s headlines about the globe’s most popular sport,” said museum Executive Direcor Jonathan Ullman.

From the press release:

The display provides an incisive and eye-opening look into the rampant corruption that plagues the Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), the organization that runs international soccer. Through photographs, media clippings and cover stories and expository narrative, the Museum’s new FIFA exhibit gives a breakdown of the kickbacks, secrecy and match-fixing associated with the scandal.

And if you haven’t been to downtown Vegas lately, you might want to check it out — it’s a lot more interesting than the Strip and is slowly being transformed into a destination.

Here’s more about the museum from their press release:

The Mob Museum is a world-class destination in downtown Las Vegas dedicated to the thrilling story of organized crime and law enforcement. It presents an exciting and authentic view of the Mob’s impact on Las Vegas history and its unique imprint on the world. True stories of Mob history are brought to life in a bold and contemporary style via engaging exhibits, high-tech theater presentations and more than 885 artifacts, the largest collection of Mob and related law enforcement memorabilia under one roof.

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Weekly Soccer Column: Holiday weekend TV primer for U.S., Mexico, Euro 2016 qualifiers

Galaxy's Robbie Keane scores on a penalty kick against the Earthquakes in a MLS soccer game at the StubHub Center, Friday, July 17, 2015, Carson, CA. The Galaxy won 5-2 with three goals coming from Robbie Keane.Los Angeles Galaxy vs. San Jose Earthquakes.Photo by Steve McCrank/Staff Photographer

Galaxy’s Robbie Keane scores on a penalty kick against the Earthquakes in a MLS soccer game at the StubHub Center, Friday, July 17, 2015, Carson, CA. The Galaxy won 5-2 with three goals coming from Robbie Keane.Los Angeles Galaxy vs. San Jose Earthquakes.Photo by Steve McCrank/Staff Photographer

The Galaxy may have the weekend off, but Robbie Keane doesn’t. Read more about the full slate of international games available for the armchair fan this Labor Day holiday weekend in this week’s 100 Percent Soccer column.

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EPL Weekend TV Preview: Newcastle-Arsenal kick off the action at 4 a.m. Saturday on NBCSN

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Kickoff is at 7 a.m. Saturday on NBCSN.

Kickoff is at 5:30 a.m. Sunday on NBCSN, followed at 8 a.m. by Swansea City-Manchester United.

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La Liga from Spain and Serie A from Italy begin this weekend on BeIN Sports

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I’m guessing there’s an awful lot of Barcelona and Real Madrid fans looking forward to this weekend since this La Liga preview was one of the most-read stories on the Daily Breeze website today.

For a closer look at Barcelona — and the questions suddenly surrounding the club — click here.

Barcelona’s season opener kicks off at 9:25 a.m. Sunday, with Real Madrid’s first game following at 11:25 a.m.

For other games and telecast times, click here.

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