The news means the 18-year-old will be eligible immediately for the United States, and he could appear for the USA in an April 2 friendly against Mexico in Glendale, Ariz. The transfer was necessary after the Bayern Munich man represented Germany in qualifying for the 2013 U-19 European Championship. USA manager Jurgen Klinsmann had been attempting to woo the wunderkind, who was born in Tampa, Fla., to an American father and German mother, for some time and secured his commitment last week....

“Jussie Smollett is a real victim,” defense attorney Nenye Uche stated in court on the first day of the trial, adding that there was no concrete evidence to the prosecution’s claim that the actor had made up the attack. Uche additionally told the jurors that the prosecution team was “going to lie to your face” about the facts of the case. Smollett first made headlines across the nation in January 2019, after he said that he was the victim of a hate crime....

In the latest Yahoo/YouGov poll, conducted between October 9 and October 11 among 1,525 registered voters, 35 percent said they believed that “this year’s presidential election will be free and fair,” while 38 percent disagreed and 26 percent were not sure. Even fewer had faith in the election process in a Yahoo/YouGov poll released last month, when just 22 percent said they believed the election would be free and fair....

The bodies of the victims—including two children—were discovered inside the property, in the 1300 block of Cemetery Hill Drive in Elkview, by a relative who had come to check on them on Sunday morning, authorities said. The Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office said it had received a call at 10.40 a.m. from the man who had gone to check on his relatives after not hearing from them for days. “They’d not had contact with the relatives for days,” the sheriff’s office said in a news release that was posted on Facebook....

The defender was taken off at halftime in the Old Lady’s 2-1 win over Sporting in a Uefa Champions League fixture on October 18 and, thus, missed their next four fixtures in the league. Juventus -1 11/8 v Sampdoria But after leading the Atlas Lions to their first World Cup appearance since 1998 last weekend, the former Bayern Munich stalwart has declared himself fit for the clash against La Samp....

Napoli was blocked from making the journey to Turin by local health authorities after two players, Piotr Zielinski and Eljif Elmas, tested positive for COVID-19 along with a member of staff at the club. The game was officially cancelled 45 minutes after kickoff by the referee to bring the curtain down on a strange Serie A saga that will likely be highly contested by the visitors following the decision to forge ahead....

Has Zlatan’s clothing line leaked MLS move? The Serie A champions are looking to invest in their attack in the close-season and have targeted Bayern Munich’s Douglas Costa, while Patrik Schick’s €25m move from Sampdoria is expected to be confirmed. They are set to add winger Bernardeschi to their team as well, who has convinced director Giuseppe Marotta to enter negotiations with an initial offer. Although the Viola have set an asking price of €50m, Massimiliano Allegri’s side are looking to narrow the gap with bonuses....

READ MORE: Isco back on board for Real Madrid The Serie A champions sit five points clear at the top of the table after Dybala’s double saw Juve come from behind to beat lowly Udinese 2-1 on Saturday, Gianluigi Buffon’s error having seen them go behind. And, speaking before that match at the Juventus Stadium, Marotta commented that he is keen to tie down the long-term future of the Argentine — signed from Palermo in 2015 — as well as Italy center back Bonucci, who has been linked with a move to Chelsea in the January transfer window....

Sulli, real name Choi Jin-ri, was discovered at a house in Seongnam, in the Gyeonggi province, on Monday, reports Korean news agency Yonhap. Local police said Sulli was found by her agent at the residence at 3:21 p.m. local time. Police believe that the singer may have died by suicide, according to Yonhap. The Korea Herald reports that the agent visited Sulli’s house on Monday after becoming concerned he couldn’t reach her following their last phone conversation on Sunday evening....

The attacking midfielder, who currently plays with Orlando City in Major League Soccer, was at the peak of his powers at that time for Milan, while City had recently been acquired by Sheikh Mansour. Citizens 4/6 for PL title And the new owner displayed his ambitions right away, making a then-record offer for the Brazil international, with Kaka’s approval the only thing holding up the transfer’s completion. “Negotiations went very far indeed....

Communism may be dying elsewhere in the Soviet Union, but in Kaliningrad the old guard is holding out. The struggle is of more than passing interest for the West, because Kaliningrad hosts the densest concentration of Soviet forces in the world. It is home to the formidable Baltic fleet, several tank divisions and a massive air-defense force. Nearly half a million troops and their families are based in Kaliningrad, along with a sizable nuclear arsenal....

On Sunday evening, the younger daughter of former president Barack Obama was trending on Twitter. A photo of Sasha had circulated the social media platform, where she wore a crop top showing off her midriff, makeup and had acrylic nails. When the picture was taken remains unclear, but she appears to be at a party surrounded by other college students. Sasha is a student at University of Michigan, and she has been spending most of her time with her parents and older sister Malia since March, due to the coronavirus pandemic, her father revealed to People in November....

With less than a month to go until the presidential election on November 3, Harris debated Vice President Mike Pence for 90 minutes at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City on Wednesday. According to Google Trends—a website run by the search engine that collects data on how popular search terms are around the world—there was a surge in people in the U.S. searching for “Kamala Harris bathing suit,” “Kamala Harris Nude,” and “Kamala Harris bikini” in the hours after the pair faced off....

While the pair have similar numbers of followers on Twitter and Facebook, Harris is a more frequent user and also creates more engagement through her updates. Looking at Harris’ @KamalaHarris account and Mike Pence’s @Mike_Pence account, not the official VP or her senator account, the Democrat outperformed Pence throughout this year on Twitter—getting around three times the amount of engagement per post as him. Harris also has 6 million followers compared to Pence’s 5....

Harris told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution on Tuesday that infrastructure included what’s traditionally understood by the term, such as roads and bridges, but there was also a need for what she referred to as “human infrastructure.” Some Republican opponents of President Joe Biden’s infrastructure plan have criticized it for containing measures that they don’t consider to be real infrastructure, such as $400 billion for homecare service. Harris spoke about projects specific to the state of Georgia during the interview but also defended the proposal in broader terms....

Facebook’s ad library contains data on every active and inactive ad about social issues, elections or politics that has run since May 2018. Harris officially launched her presidential bid in January. By comparison, former Vice President Joe Biden has run roughly 2,300 sponsored posts referencing Trump. Sens. Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren have posted 8,200 and 3,400 respectively. “Donald Trump betrayed the American people, and he will lose this election,” read one of Harris’ advertised posts, active in Iowa between August 6 and 26....

Despite picking up back-to-back Premier League Golden Boots, the 24-year-old is yet to record a top-flight goal in the opening month of the season. Spurs 40/1 to win the Champions League That run has been extended by another 12 months following his start to 2017-18 at Spurs, but Kane was on target for his country on Friday – the first day of September – as England eventually overcame Malta 4-0....

Kansas is among several states to loosen the requirements to become a substitute teacher. While some schools have closed due to the pandemic and virtual learning has taken place, other schools have decided to allow state workforce workers to become teachers, including Utah, Oklahoma, Missouri and Iowa. At some schools where it was previously required to have a bachelor’s degree or at least 60 college credits to become a substitute, a high school diploma and being 18 years of age will suffice, according to the Associated Press....

Embiid will leave the Jayhawks after only one collegiate season, joining teammate Andrew Wiggins as part of a vaunted 2014 NBA Draft class. MORE: Star players’ draft status | Best one-and-dones | Early entry list "Looking at different scenarios and gathering info of what was best for me ... either way was best for me," Embiid said. "Talking to my mentor, it was best the choice." In his short stay, Embiid flashed enough to impress NBA people with his potential....

Along with Self, the speakers were Fran Fraschilla and Jay Bilas of ESPN and Blair Kerkhoff of the Kansas City Star. And, yeah, me too. Somewhere in the course of the evening — I apologize if you’ve heard me tell this story before — I had the occasion to ask the 500 fans in attendance if the Jayhawks’ streak of consecutive conference championships had great meaning to them. I’m sure more than 500 hands were raised, because some in the audience lifted both....