Tottenham midfielder Paulinho has joined Guangzhou Evergrande on a four-year deal, the Chinese Super League side have announced.

Dunga has been named successor to Luiz Felipe Scolari as Brazil coach.

Brazil will reveal the identity of their new coach on Tuesday, the Brazilian Football Confederation has announced.

Luiz Felipe Scolari has resigned as manager of Brazil, the national football federation has announced.

1. You reap what you sow — eventually

Luiz Felipe Scolari looks set to keep his job despite Brazil’s humiliating World Cup defeat to Germany.

Argentina defender Pablo Zabaleta would love nothing more than to win the World Cup in the spiritual home of Brazilian football.

Argentina defender Pablo Zabaleta would love nothing more than to win the World Cup in the spiritual home of Brazilian football.

Holland coach Louis van Gaal remains convinced the World Cup was set up to favour hosts Brazil.

Brazil star Neymar could not hold back the tears as he revealed he had come within a few inches of being paralysed.

Brazil coach Luiz Felipe Scolari has urged his players and his country to move on from their devastating World Cup semi-final defeat to Germany.

Brazil coach Luiz Felipe Scolari lamented a "disaster in six minutes" in their World Cup semi-final hammering to Germany but insisted his future would not be decided until after the tournament.

Brazil’s humbling at the hands of Germany has become the most tweeted-about sporting event in history.

Brazil woke up to a new footballing catastrophe this morning, 64 years after it experienced the ’Maracanazo’ when the hosts lost in the final of the first World Cup on their soil.

World Cup Semi-Final 

Thiago Silva will be suspended for Brazil’s World Cup semi-final against Germany – and FIFA has also ruled out action by its disciplinary committee for the challenge by Colombia’s Juan Zuniga which left Neymar with a serious injury.

David Luiz is happy to take the responsibility of leading Brazil out in their huge World Cup semi-final against Germany.

Brazil talisman Neymar feared he was paralysed shortly after the knee in the back that ended his World Cup.

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Brazil was in mourning today after an overpass collapsed in Belo Horizonte, reportedly killing two people.

WORLD CUP QUARTER-FINAL:

Neymar is fully fit and ready to lead Brazil one step closer to their first World Cup on home soil.

Brazil 1 Chile 1 (AET) (Brazil win 3-2 on penalties)

Brazil squeezed through to the quarter-finals of the World Cup after coming within a whisker of going out against an accomplished Chile side.

The three highest paid team managers at World Cup 2014 have headed home after the group stages, proving pay is no indicator of performance.

Brazil’s latest hero Neymar played down the pressure on his shoulders after inspiring the hosts into the last 16 of the World Cup to face Chile.

Brazil coach Luiz Felipe Scolari believes Mexico are good enough to cause his side plenty of problems when the two Group A leaders clash in Fortaleza on Tuesday.

WORLD CUP GROUP A:

Fantasy football and grim reality are set to collide at the 2014 World Cup. Liam Mackey, in Rio de Janeiro, predicts the winner.

Brazil football coach Luiz Felipe Scolari has been made the subject of a criminal investigation.

Liverpool midfielders Phillipe Coutinho and Lucas Leiva, AC Milan playmaker Kaka, below, and Atletico Mineiro forward Ronaldinho were among the big names to miss out as Brazil coach Luiz Felipe Scolari unveiled his 23-man World Cup squad yesterday.

AC Milan playmaker Kaka and Atletico Mineiro forward Ronaldinho were among the big names to miss out as Brazil coach Luiz Felipe Scolari unveiled his 23-man World Cup squad today.

Brazilian coach Luiz Felipe Scolari has put down some terms and conditions for players hoping to have sex during this summer’s World Cup.

Liverpool boss’s vision in stark contrast to short-term thinking of his former employers.

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Jose Mourinho is back in the headlines for accepting the Chelsea job, a not-so secret ‘secret’.

Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich deserves a “pat on the back” for bringing Jose Mourinho back to the club, according to former Blues favourite Ron Harris.

Roberto Mancini is on the brink of being sacked by Manchester City and if that isn’t at all surprising, it is something of a shame.

They circled him like sharks, occasionally breaking ranks to dart forward and nip him, just to see what he would do.

Rafael Benitez blinked in irritation when asked if Chelsea could still win the Premier League after falling seven points behind Manchester United.

Brazil have appointed Luiz Felipe Scolari as their new coach.

Roman Abramovich’s decision to sack Roberto Di Matteo just 186 days after he won the Champions League, underlined — as if it really needed emphasising — that Football Plc has finally sucked out all the goodness from a sport that used to be known as the beautiful game and yet is now beholden almost entirely to the ruthless rules of big business.

RUI COSTA led the so-called golden generation and Deco masterminded Luiz Felipe Scolari’s more combative side but now there is a big hole in the Portugal midfield.