Juninho Paulista.....

Caesium137

Caesium137

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.....new role? I didn't realise he was working with the international set up.

Former Middlesbrough midfielder Juninho Paulista, the Brazil national team coordinator, said the eight England-based players had been called up with the belief an agreement would be made next week allowing players to avoid travel restrictions.

"We've had lots of positive meetings with Fifa, the Premier League and the British government, and we trust that there will be a positive solution next week," he said. "That is why we have called them up."

www.bbc.co.uk

Brazil recall Premier League players

Brazil select eight Premier League players for October's World Cup qualifiers despite the country remaining on the UK's travel red list.
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Where did the Paulista name come from, ? I thought that his full title is Osvaldo Giraldo junior ?
 
Uhtred said:
Where did the Paulista name come from, ? I thought that his full title is Osvaldo Giraldo junior ?
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To distinguish him from Juninho Pernambucano. It’s apparently a popular way of doing it in Brazil, adding on the players home state or similar when people have the same name.
 
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