体坛英语资讯：MLS champions Seattle Sounders acquire Brazilian midfielder Joao Paulo
<p><span word="WASHINGTON">WASHINGTON</span>, <span word="Jan">Jan</span>. 31-- <span word="MLS">MLS</span> <span word="defending">defending</span> <span word="champions">champions</span> <span word="Seattle">Seattle</span> <span word="Sounders">Sounders</span> <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="signed">signed</span> <span word="Brazilian">Brazilian</span> <span word="midfielder">midfielder</span> <span word="Joao">Joao</span> <span word="Paulo">Paulo</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Brazilian">Brazilian</span> <span word="club">club</span> <span word="Botafogo">Botafogo</span>.</p><p><span word="Paulo">Paulo</span>, 28, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="central">central</span> <span word="midfielder">midfielder</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="spent">spent</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="entirety">entirety</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="career">career</span> <span word="thus">thus</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="native">native</span> <span word="Brazil">Brazil</span>, <span word="most">most</span> <span word="recently">recently</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Botafogo">Botafogo</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="made">made</span> 36 <span word="appearances">appearances</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="club">club</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="season">season</span>.</p><p>"<span word="His">His</span> <span word="signing">signing</span> <span word="adds">adds</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="strong">strong</span> <span word="piece">piece</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="talented">talented</span> <span word="roster">roster</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="we">we</span>'<span word="re">re</span> <span word="excited">excited</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="taking">taking</span> <span word="shape">shape</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="season">season</span> <span word="approaches">approaches</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="pleased">pleased</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Joao">Joao</span> <span word="Paulo">Paulo</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="talented">talented</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="versatile">versatile</span> <span word="player">player</span>, <span word="will">will</span> <span word="bring">bring</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="experience">experience</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="club">club</span>," <span word="the">the</span> <span word="team">team</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="general">general</span> <span word="manager">manager</span> <span word="Garth">Garth</span> <span word="Lagerwey">Lagerwey</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="club">club</span> <span word="statement">statement</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Joao">Joao</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tactically">tactically</span> <span word="excellent">excellent</span> <span word="player">player</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="solves">solves</span> <span word="problems">problems</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pitch">pitch</span>, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="passing">passing</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="set">set</span>-<span word="piece">piece</span> <span word="service">service</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="dangerous">dangerous</span>," <span word="sporting">sporting</span> <span word="director">director</span> <span word="Chris">Chris</span> <span word="Henderson">Henderson</span> <span word="said">said</span>. "<span word="I">I</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="opportunity">opportunity</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="meet">meet</span> <span word="Joao">Joao</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Brazil">Brazil</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="witness">witness</span> <span word="first">first</span>-<span word="hand">hand</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="professionalism">professionalism</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="character">character</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="fit">fit</span> <span word="exactly">exactly</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="stand">stand</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Seattle">Seattle</span>. <span word="On">On</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="that">that</span>, <span word="he">he</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="captain">captain</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="brings">brings</span> <span word="experience">experience</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="leadership">leadership</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="squad">squad</span>."</p>
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