Flamengo desperate to pip Liverpool to Club World Cup crown



A recent article in the Guardian declared the Club World Cup to be superfluous to Liverpool's season. That might be the view from Britain, but no one in South America sees the tournament as unnecessary. Indeed, the Club World Cup comes top of most teams' wish list.
Part of the appeal of winning the Copa Libertadores is that it brings with it the chance to represent the continent and have a crack at the holders of Europe's Champions League. Flamengo of Brazil are fixated, obsessed. And this...