Paulinho, Silva help Brazil clinch top spot

Paulinho and Thiago Silva earned Brazil a largely comfortable 2-0 victory over Serbia that clinched top spot in World Cup Group E and eliminated Mladen Krstajic’s side.

Watch: Messi stars in Eibar rout

Lionel Messi was in inspirational form as he scored four goals to lead Barcelona to a crushing 6-1 La Liga win over Eibar on Tuesday, continuing their 100 per cent start to the campaign.

Pele backs new Barcelona signing Paulinho to succeed

Paulinho has received backing from Brazil icon Pele after leaving China to join Barcelona in the transfer window.

Xavi: Barcelona signings do not fit system

Barcelona signings like Paulinho do not fit into the team’s system, according to legendary midfielder Xavi.

Barca sign Paulinho from Guangzhou Evergrande

Barcelona have struck a €40-million deal to sign Brazilian midfielder Paulinho from Chinese side Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao.

Highlights: Brazil vs Argentina

Brazil produced an impressive performance to beat arch-rivals Argentina 3-0 in their 2018 World Cup qualifying on Thursday.