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Paulinho of Brazil and Jonathan de Guzman of the Netherlands compete for the ball during the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil Third Place Playoff match between Brazil and the Netherlands at Estadio Nacional on July 12, 2014 in Brasilia, Brazil. Jamie ...

Livorno's Brazilian striker Paulinho, who is a reported target for various Premier League clubs, has paved the way for a move to England after his agent claimed the player would jump at the chance. In 2013/14, Paulinho scored 15 ...

Sometime around the fourth goal, I descended into hysterics. No exaggeration - as Toni Kroos nicked the ball from Paulinho on the 25th minute and slotted the ball into the back of the net, almost from kickoff, moving and passing around Brazil's ...

Neymar, Hulk, Oscar, David Luiz, Fernandinho and Paulinho of Brazil sing the National Anthem prior to the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil match between Brazil and Colombia at Castelao on July 4, 2014 in Fortaleza, Brazil. Laurence Griffiths/ ...

Brazil's Thiago Silva, bottom, celebrates with Paulinho after scoring the opening goal during the World Cup quarterfinal soccer match between Brazil and Colombia at the Arena Castelao in Fortaleza, Brazil, Friday, July 4, 2014. FORTALEZA: Brazil ...

From left to right, Brazil's players Paulinho, Hulk, Julio Cesar, Thiago Silva and Fred attend a training session in Teresopolis near Rio de Janeiro on July 6, 2014. (Reuters Photo/Marcelo Regua) Brasilia . Brazil launched a desperate appeal to ...

Six Premier League stars were included in the squad – Tottenham's Paulinho, Manchester City's Fernandinho and Chelsea's Oscar, David Luiz, Willian and Ramires all made the cut.