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Former NFL linebacker Ray McDonald burst through his ex-fiancee's bedroom door in a drunken early morning rage, threatening her and their baby boy hours before his first arrest last week -- according to new docs filed by the woman.

Kendra Scott filed for a restraining order in the wake of McDonald's 2 arrests last week. In her docs, she lays out her version of what went down on May 25 -- saying the ex-49er showed up at her apartment at 3 AM. She says he was drunk when he "broke down her bedroom door by breaking the knob."

Scott says she grabbed their 2-month-old son and then Ray cornered them and got physical. She doesn't say exactly how he attacked her.

In the docs, she repeatedly raises alcohol as an issue for McDonald, saying she became "concerned he had a drinking problem." After their engagement in Feb. 2014 ... she says he frequently called her an "ignorant bitch" and a "lazy bitch" if she didn't clean up after his parties.

Scott says the physical attacks increased, and then in August 2014 it got really bad when he came home drunk, choked her, dragged her, and kneed her in the stomach ... while she was pregnant. As we previously reported ... this is the incident that led to McDonald's first arrest.

No charges were filed in that case because Scott didn't cooperate with the D.A. In the docs, she says she hoped he would change.

Scott was granted the restraining order this week, and it requires McDonald to say 300 yards away from her and the baby. He also cannot have any contact with her.

Sepp Blatter has officially resigned as the president of FIFA -- after an FBI sting operation into the organization that led to the arrests of 14 FIFA execs.

Blatter says he will spearhead the search for a replacement.

Blatter ran for reelection and WON last week -- but says he now believes he is not getting the support he had hoped for from the international soccer community.

In a statement to the media, Blatter said ... "FIFA's interests are dear to me. That’s why I have taken this decision. What counts most for me, is the institution of FIFA and football around the world.”

Caitlyn Jenner has some tricky day-to-day changes in store, including where she eats, drinks and changes clothes ... at the country club which has become her home away from home.

Bruce Jenner became a member of Sherwood Country Club in Thousand Oaks, CA 15 years ago. He golfed there almost every day and established close relationships with his golfing buddies. It's a very exclusive, ritzy club with an initiation fee ranging between $150,000 and $300,000.

But now that Bruce is Caitlyn, the rules partially segregate her from the male members.

For starters, there's a grill in the locker room that is male only. The women's locker room has its own eating area which is way more scaled down.

Our Sherwood sources say the board will enforce the rules, which means the camaraderie Bruce shared with the other members will be impeded now that she's Caitlyn.

But we're also told the board is open to an appeal by Caitlyn herself. She can attempt to make a case that she can keep the same privileges she had when she was Bruce.

He's a martial arts expert ... but Jackie Chan says he's NEVER heard of MMA superstar Ronda Rousey.

Weird, considering Chan is also an action film buff ... and Ronda's been blowing up with roles in "The Expendables 3" and "Furious 7."

In fact, when Chan was cruisin' through Beverly Hills yesterday -- he told us he's still making MORE action flicks ... including "Rush Hour 4" -- and was having dinner with Chris Tucker to talk about the project.

What Rihanna wants, Rihanna gets ... this time, it seems her sights are set on an international soccer superstar -- because the two hooked up for a very early breakfast date this morning in NYC.

The singer hit up a 24-hour Cuban diner called Coppelia around 5AM with Real Madrid's Karim Benzema -- a handsome 27-year-old who also plays on the French national team.

The two looked pretty cozy inside the eatery -- but left separately.

But here's the deal ... Rihanna is a HUGE soccer fan and first reached out to Benzema during the 2014 World Cup. They exchanged tweets in which she told him she "felt his pain" -- he replied, thanking her for the support.

So, friends ... or more than friends? They both happen to be single right now ...

Stay tuned.

RG3 is firmly planted in the pro-Steph Curry camp -- when it comes to kids at news conferences -- telling TMZ Sports he plans to follow suit with his own little girl ... when she's old enough.

The Redskins QB and his wife Rebecca welcomed their 1st daughter Reese Ann earlier this month -- so, when we saw him out in D.C. this weekend we had to ask ... is Reese Ann gonna get a Riley Curry moment?

Of course, certain media members have been bitching about Steph's decision to bring Riley to the NBA post-game pressers -- claiming she disrupts the regular process with her adorableness.

But Griffin's all about it ... telling us he'll "for sure" bring her to the podium ... "I just don't want to bring her too early."

By the way, RG3 was attending an event called the House Inc.’s National Capital A Cinderella Ball -- which honors children connected to the military with a disability or life-threatening illness.

Iggy Azalea is officially on her way to becoming Mrs. Swaggy P-- her NBA star boyfriend Nick Young popped the question ... and she said, "Yes!"

It all went down at Nick Young's 30th birthday party Monday night -- with the L.A. Lakers star getting down on one knee and busting out a fat 10 carat yellow diamond ring.

The two started dating back in 2013 -- for their first date, Nick took her to a Target to go shoppping.

From there, they hit it off quickly -- with Nick once taking her home from a club and bragging, "What I'm about to do with this shouldn't be legal!"

Soooo ... congrats!!!

Bruce Jenner would have had his "ass handed to him" if he came out as a transgender woman back in the '90s ... so says someone who spent a lot of time in women's clothing, Dennis Rodman.

The Worm just called in to "TMZ Hollywood Sports" and says he's extremely proud of the way people are accepting Caitlyn ... and says society has come a LOOONG way in just a few short decades.

In fact, Rodman says he specifically remembers spending HOURS trying to talk Sports Illustrated into letting him pose on the cover in women's clothing back in 1995.

Now, Dennis says he thinks Jenner is breaking down some huge barriers for the LGBTQ community -- telling us, "A lot of athletes will come out now and say they're gay. Watch."

And with Caitlyn saying she's still trying to figure out her sexual preference, Rodman has a message for the 65-year-old -- "If you wanna go on a date with me brotha, let me know."

Steph Curry isn't the only NBA superstar taking on LeBron this week ... 'cause Paul George tells TMZ Sports that he might wanna slide into "Space Jam 2" even though it's a role that was fit for the King.

George was out in L.A. recently when we asked about his favorite basketball movies ... and whether or not he'd ever want to step onto the silver screen.

Check out the clip -- George says the one film that might get him to flex his acting skills is "Space Jam 2" -- a flick that's been rumored to be in development for a couple of years now, with LeBron supposedly in the lead role.

General Mills -- the makers of Wheaties -- had an interesting reaction to the passing of Bruce Jenner and the birth of Caitlyn.

As you know, Bruce's image was an iconic box cover for the cereal in 1977 ... one year after he won gold at the Olympics.

We contacted General Mills Monday and asked about their reaction to the new photos, and they told us, "Bruce Jenner continues to be a respected member of Team Wheaties."

We followed up by asking if they acknowledge the presence of Caitlyn and the response was short and to the point: "We stand by our statement."

We were told General Mills has had its statement locked and loaded for a while.

It's interesting ... the company rolled out the box cover in 2012 for a retro campaign celebrating the achievements of Olympic gold medalists, which also included the images of Muhammad Ali and Mary Lou Retton. We don't know if they will use Bruce's image in the future.

Marshawn Lynch just went Beast Mode on his own home aquarium ... getting a custom ultra high-end fish tank installed in his pad ... complete with some of the nastiest fish in the sea.

The Seattle Seahawks star hooked up with the guys from Animal Planet's "Tanked" recently -- who are famous for customizing tanks to their client's personalities.

Lynch's tank is pretty badass -- it's designed in the shape of his Beast Mode logo ... complete with Skittles-colored coral and a Hennessy bottle chillin' inside.

The guys from the show appeared on "TMZ Hollywood Sports" and told us all about it ... and revealed the final product -- and its notoriously angry fishy inhabitants.

Caitlyn Jenner's former decathlon teammate -- who competed for Team USA with Bruce in the '76 Olympics -- says he's struggling to "compute" the whole Jenner situation ... but still considers her a friend.

TMZ Spoke with Fred Dixon ... who reunited with "Bruce" at his 64th birthday party last year (a reunion featured on "Keeping Up with the Kardashians").

Dixon was extremely honest when we asked if he'd seen the new cover of Vanity Fair .... saying, "Bruce was one of the best athletes who ever existed. Now, to see that photo ... somehow it doesn't compute."

"I look at it and I don't understand it. I'm not in any way judging him ... but it's very different."

For the record, Jenner told Diane Sawyer he expected some of his old friends to feel this way ... and understands -- "Some people will get it, some people won’t get it, it’s OK."

As for Fred, he says the bottom line is simple -- "The soul that was and is Bruce Jenner is still my friend. I don't understand what's going on now ... but he's still my friend."

Caitlyn Jenner will make her first major public appearance at one of the biggest events in all of sports -- The ESPYS -- where she's set to receive one of the highest honors the network hands out.

Jenner -- who was an Olympic champion back when she was a he -- says ESPN has chosen her as the winner of the Arthur Ashe Courage Award.

According to ESPN, the award is given to those who truly personify the spirit of tennis great Arthur Ashe -- someone who shows "strength in the face of adversity, courage in the face of peril and the willingness to stand up for their beliefs no matter what the cost."

Previous winners include Muhammad Ali, Stuart Scott, Jim Valvano, Robin Roberts, Nelson Mandela and Michael Sam.

The ESPYS are set to go down in L.A. on July 15th -- and Caitlyn, along with her 10 children and stepchildren, are expected to be on stage when she gets the award.

He's 54-years-old ... but Jean-Claude Van Damme is still in RIDICULOUS shape -- and now, he's telling TMZ Sports the RIGHT WAY to get shredded in the gym.

JCVD was leaving Gold's Gym in L.A. when he gave his best tips on how to get a body like his -- right down to the number of reps you should be doing on a specific exercise.

There's more ... Van Damme also sounds off on weed, diet and the importance of form.

Plus, he busts out one of his trademark kicks.

Lil Wayne got so furious at a referee ... in a charity basketball game ... he charged at the guy, allegedly SPIT on him -- and sparked a bench-clearing fight at a "stop the violence" event!

The brawl went down in St. Louis on Sunday night. Wayne's Young Money team was taking on a team coached by the event promoter, Loose Cannon Slim -- and we're told Coach Weezy thought the ref was blowing a bunch of calls.

In the video, Wayne is running after the ref with his whole crew behind him -- and the ref is wisely retreating into the crowd. Witnesses claim Wayne had already spit on the ref at this point.

TMZ has learned someone called police to report an assault, and although cops responded ... no one was arrested.

Again ... this was all so a guy named Loose Cannon could promote NON-violence.

French soccer star Samir Nasri -- who plays professionally for Manchester City -- says the United States is the HERO in the big FIFA scandal ... saying the world "needed" America to put a stop to the corruption.

The 27-year-old -- who has played in 41 games for the French national team -- was leaving Craig's in West Hollywood when we asked about the FBI investigation that led to 14 arrests.

"Everyone knew [FIFA] was a little bit corrupt," Nasri told TMZ Sports ... "But at the end of the day, that's a good thing that you did ... that the Americans did."

Nasri says the international soccer community "needed" the U.S. to be involved "because in Europe they didn't do anything and it's been a long time that we've been talking about it."