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The Belgium international arrived at Parc des Princes in July 2016 from Club Brugge. Meunier established himself as a starter in his first season at PSG, but has found playing time harder to come by in his second campaign after the arrival of Dani Alves. Alves and Meunier have split time in Ligue 1, but Meunier made just one appearance in PSG’s Champions League campaign this season. And the 26-year-old has been forced to consider his options as a frustrating season nears its conclusion....

On Wednesday, Four Latin American countries — El Salvador, Cuba, Bolivia and Nicaragua— abstained in the United Nations General Assembly vote to condemn Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, opting not to directly denounce Putin’s actions. Just one day earlier, Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro, on a phone call with Putin himself, offered his “full support” to the Kremlin, and openly criticized Western sanctions. “The U.N. vote shows the complexity of politics in Latin America,” said Dr....

Salcedo’s return comes one day after that of Santos Laguna center back Nestor Araujo, who was injured in the same March friendly against Croatia. Araujo suffered a knee injury but is training with his club ahead of Thursday’s Liguilla first-leg quarterfinal. “We have an important match on Saturday and the chance to make amends for recent weeks,” Salcedo told Frankfurt’s official site. “We can still qualify for Europe and to do that we need to give our all on Saturday....

Also included were Porto duo Hector Herrera and Diego Reyes, as well as Ajaccio goalkeeper Guillermo Ochoa and Bayer Leverkusen's Andres Guardado, but Villarreal’s Javier Aquino missed out, despite having a good debut season in La Liga. Versatile veteran Carlos Salcido was a surprise inclusion and returns to the set-up having not previously been picked by Herrera. MORE: Sporting News predicts starting XI In the goalkeeping position, Moises Munoz was cut, leaving Alfredo Talavera, Jesus Corona and Ochoa to battle it out for the No....

U.S. U-20s eliminated by relentless Venezuela That was Mexico’s tournament in a nutshell. Despite having plenty of talented players, players who were able to find opportunities, the team wasn’t ever quite able to kick into gear, sputtering into the quarterfinals and leaving the tournament having scored in just two of five matches. Those goals came against island minnow Vanuatu, who put a scare into El Tri by drawing level with them before Edson Alvarez’s stoppage-time winner, and on a late goal against Senegal from Ronaldo Cisneros....

There’s little doubt what’s still eating Ohio State’s uber-competitive coach. He introduced new defensive line coach Larry Johnson, and more importantly, new co-defensive coordinator Chris Ash — then added that he would be more involved “than I ever have been” in helping out on defense. This is what happens when you lose your last two games of the season after winning the previous 24. This is what happens when dreams of recreating what you had in the SEC dissolve into a three-game stretch to finish the season where the Buckeyes gave up 115 points....

The segment—which hasn’t even aired yet—has been the source of fury since its promo was released on Wednesday. The video promised to delve into how the Duchess of Sussex’s bad PR is causing a “royal crisis”—and how the former actress went from “adored to insufferable” in less than a year. The show tweeted the promo on Wednesday saying, “How Meghan Markle lost her sparkle.” Snippets from the episode show Karl Stefanovic interviewing British TV personalities, declaring a “#Megxit”—and the video has caused intensive uproar and backlash....

And the Seahawks standout isn’t shy about saying so. MORE: Top NFL moments of 2014 | Lions-Cowboys preview | Why the Seahawks will repeat as champs “I thought everybody was equal, but that’s a lie,” he told reporters this week, per ESPN.com. Bennett said Suh got in trouble with the league after stepping on Aaron Rodgers’ leg “because it’s the quarterback.” Suh was suspended for Sunday’s Lions playoff game but later had the penalty reduced to a $70,000 fine after an appeal....

Fanone submitted his resignation to the D.C. Metropolitan Police Department on Monday, nearly a year after the 41-year-old officer was knocked unconscious and injured during the Capitol assault, The Washington Post reported. He will officially leave the force on December 31. On Monday, CNN’s chief media correspondent, Brian Stelter, tweeted that a network spokesperson confirmed that Fanone will take on a new role as an on-air contributor on law enforcement issues....

Flynn, a retired Army lieutenant general who briefly served as Donald’s Trump’s national security adviser, made the remarks during the “ReAwaken America” conference in San Antonio, Texas, on Saturday. “If we are going to have one nation under God, which we must, we have to have one religion. One nation under God and one religion under God,” Flynn, who was recently forced to refute claims from believers of the QAnon conspiracy theory that he worships Satan, said....

Long before the Oscar-winning hip-hop artist was the center of attention, he was a ballboy for the Bulls during the Michael Jordan era. Not a bad time to be involved with the team. Common went on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” and talked about his former job, and mentioned that he was asked to forge Jordan’s signature for fans once upon a time. “Somebody asked for his autograph, and I charged the guy $5," Common said....

That really is all you need to know about Michael Sam, who was released by the Rams on Saturday, but we’ll further explain why the rookie defensive end deserves a spot on a NFL roster this season. The good news for Sam is he plays defensive end. The bad news for Sam is he played defensive end in St. Louis. MORE: Iyer on Sam’s NFL option | Other notable cuts | 18-game schedule...

Is that vision anybody other than Michigan’s Jim Harbaugh? This time, Harbaugh faced questions about a team with just five returning starters, last year’s late-season losses, social media, the team’s trip to Rome and various other combustible quirks that make him the only coach who can walk to the podium in a hat and pullover without facing full-scale ridicule. Harbaugh does it because he can do it. MORE: Big Ten coach rankings...

Harbaugh signed an addendum to his contract in early June that increased his annual salary from $5 million to $7 million through 2021, according to the Detroit Free Press and USA Today. The increase makes him the second-highest paid coach in the country behind Alabama’s Nick Saban, who made $7.087 million in 2015. MORE: Landscape-changing what-ifs Michigan will fund the raise by paying a $2 million annual premium through the end of Harbaugh’s current contract in December 2021....

The Davison Community Schools public school district said in a letter to parents that they will not be requiring students in kindergarten through fourth grade to wear masks while they are in class. They will still be required to wear masks on the bus, in the hallways and when moving place to place, the letter to parents and guardians said. Students in grades 5-12 will still be required to wear masks all day in the Davison Community Schools district....

Michigan will look to win a top-10 showdown under fifth-year coach Jim Harbaugh. The Wolverines are 1-9 in that situation under Harbaugh, and a stop-and-start offense with new coordinator Josh Gattis and quarterback Shea Patterson will have to be better against a heavy Penn State pass rush.; Penn State has a lot on this one too. It’s the second straight game against ranked opponent and another chance, and it’s a chance for Sean Clifford to show improvement after a tough outing against Iowa....

Kevin Richardson, who was one of five men wrongly convicted of the 1989 rape of a jogger, said that neither Trump nor the man hoping to win the White House from him are “fit to be president.” “I think both of them are just cut from the same cloth,” he told Newsweek. “Bloomberg, I guess, in people’s eyes, is a step above Trump. But they’re both in the same ballgame, they’re both cut from the same cloth and I think neither one of them is fit to be the president of the United States....

HAYES: Slowdown won’t slow assault on defenses In fact, Gundy jumped on Twitter on Thursday to express his outrage over his team possibly having to take 11 seconds off the play clock before snapping the ball. Gundy is hardly alone on this. Arizona's Rich Rodriguez and Ole Miss's Hugh Freeze took the NCAA rules committee to task on Wednesday. Air Force coach Troy Calhoun, rules committee chairman, said making offenses wait a few extra seconds to snap the ball is meant to promote player safety....