Mohammad Abou Tarika scored two lovely goals (in which the enigmatic Flavio played a big part), sandwiching a Cuauhtemoc Blano inspired goal for Salvador Cabanas. The Ahly fans were happy, and the...
This could have been one of the more interesting games of the tournament, seeing as it featured two teams who were fairly evenly matched. But the first half, at least, was rather dire. The...
Well. WELL. It's 4.15, and time for the first match of the afternoon. Ahly SC vs Club America. Sepp Blatter's out there, wearing what looks like a VERY expensive cashmere coat, and I think he's...
We're here in Yokohama for the opening act in tonight's doubleheader: the match between Al Ahly and Club America for the dubious honour of third place. The stadium's only about half full right now...
In spite of a moment of minor panic on the train out of Tokyo, we made it to Yokohama in one piece. It's finals day, no less, so there are two matches being played on this final day of the World...
A few lingering questions from yesterday's match:
1. Why do they play Seven Nation Army at halftime in all the games? The wise and wonderful Google tells me that it was apparently a popular chant...
Internacional booked themselves a place in the final, where they'll face either Barcelona or Club America, with a 2-1 victory over Al Ahly. And despite my prediction yesterday, I think they were...
Internacional vs Al Ahly was the one we've been waiting for, putting two quality teams against each other that attracted journalists other than a bunch of bloggers. The atmosphere was easily the...
Since both teams wear red uniforms, Internacional will play Match 3 from the Fifa Club WC all in white. The goalie will be in black. The information is from Jose Evaristo Villalobos, press officer...
The competition proper starts today. I'll kick off by apologising for the lack of activity on here yesterday, but the jet lag hit me like a tidal wave, and I was unable to function for most of the...