RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Neymar has agreed to return to Santos nearly 12 years after he left the Brazilian team.

Santos president Marcelo Teixeira announced it Tuesday.

The Brazilian striker confirmed earlier that his contract with Saudi Arabian club Al-Hilal had been terminated by mutual consent.

He had an injury-marred spell at Al-Hilal, where he played only seven matches and scored once.

The 32-year-old Neymar won six titles with his boyhood club Santos, including a Copa Libertadores trophy in 2011.

Santos is a beachfront city outside Sao Paulo.

Neymar had left Santos in 2013 to join Barcelona.

DANIELS TO SKIP PRO BOWL GAMES

By The Associated Press

Baltimore’s Lamar Jackson, Buffalo’s Josh Allen and Washington’s Jayden Daniels won’t be participating in the Pro Bowl Games this week.

The NFL announced final rosters Tuesday that didn’t include any of those quarterbacks.

New England Patriots rookie Drake Maye is replacing Jackson on the AFC roster.

Pittsburgh’s Russell Wilson is filling in for Allen and Tampa Bay’s Baker Mayfield is filling Daniels’ spot.

The Pro Bowl Games run Thursday through Sunday in Orlando, Florida, and include skills competitions and a flag football game.

WARRIORS TO RETIRE NO. 9 JERSEY

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Retired swingman Andre Iguodala will become just the seventh player to have his number retired by the Golden State Warriors in a ceremony next month.

He is set to join Rick Barry, Wilt Chamberlain, Nate Thurmond, Al Attles, Chris Mullin and Tom Meschery.

Golden State will honor Iguodala following an afternoon game against Dallas on Feb. 23.

The team announced the jersey retirement on Tuesday.

Iguodala retired in October 2023 after 19 NBA seasons and four championships with Golden State, including an NBA Finals MVP award in 2015.

EBERFLUS RETURNS TO THE COWBOYS

FRISCO, Texas (AP) — The Cowboys are hiring former Chicago Bears coach Matt Eberflus as defensive coordinator for his second stint on the Dallas staff.

Eberflus returns to the Cowboys two months after the Bears fired him 12 games into his third season.

The firing came a day after he botched a timeout against Detroit late in a sixth consecutive loss.

The Bears hired Eberflus after his four-year stint as defensive coordinator in Indianapolis.

He spent the previous seven seasons as linebackers coach in Dallas.

Eberflus joins the staff of coach Brian Schottenheimer, who was hired last week to replace Mike McCarthy.