Luis Salazar

2 months ago | naturahoy.com | Luis Salazar |Brendan Marks |CJ Moore |Lindsay Schnell

By Brendan Marks, CJ Moore and Lindsay SchnellWith the NCAA Tournament selection committee revealing its top 16 teams on Saturday, we finally have our first idea of how the bracket may break. Still TBD, though? If those teams up top will hold firm, or if someone unforeseen is about to make their charge — or, more generally, what fresh college hoops chaos is around the bend. Sadly, we lack a crystal ball. But we do have answers to your questions.

2 months ago | naturahoy.com | Luis Salazar

Neymar has left Saudi Arabia. Antony has flown the coop — at least temporarily — from Old Trafford. Neither deal will be looked back upon particularly fondly. While the prices were sky-high for both players, it was the performances, or lack of them, that defined their spells at Al Hilal and Manchester United respectively. Neymar struggled with injury during his two-year spell with Al Hilal, making just three league appearances.

2 months ago | naturahoy.com | Luis Salazar

Roberto Lopes hails from Crumlin on the southside of Dublin and, like most Dubliners, he has tales to tell. There is one story in particular Lopes has been asked to repeat dozens of times in the past four years. The pride-filled rise in his voice as he recounts it to The Athletic, even after a bleep test and double training session with Shamrock Rovers, the League of Ireland side he has played as a centre-back for since 2017, tells a tale of its own. Lopes, now 32, was 28 when his life changed.

2 months ago | naturahoy.com | Luis Salazar

The winter transfer window is a little bit like the festive period it follows — you don’t always get what you want. Just like in the summer window, there’s typically a fervent desire among fanbases to see their club bring in fresh blood, whether that be to arrest a season in terminal decline or give a team the kind of quality that could prove pivotal in a bid for silverware.

2 months ago | naturahoy.com | Luis Salazar

Welcome to the fourth January edition of The Transfer DealSheet. Our team of dedicated writers, including David Ornstein, will take you inside the market to explain the deals being worked on in the winter transfer window, which for many leagues closes on February 3. This includes the players who could arrive and the ones on their way out across the Premier League and beyond. The information found within this article has been gathered according to The Athletic’s sourcing guidelines.