Sao Paulo win World Club Champs

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Sao Paulo win World Club Champs

YOKOHAMA - Sao Paulo were yesterday crowned world champions after beating Liverpool 1-0, ending the English club's eight game winning streak and record run of clean sheets.

A 27th minute goal from Mineiro put paid to the European champions dream of hoisting the only piece of silverware to elude them in their distinguished 113-year history.

In front of some 70 000 fans on a bitterly cold night, it could have gone either way in a fast and furious match worthy of a World Club Championship final.

Liverpool will count themselves unlucky after creating chance after chance without finding the net.

It was a classic dogfight by Sao Paulo, who repealed wave after wave of attacks before making a deadly strike.

-Nampa-Reuters

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