“The champions of all the continents have congregated in Abu Dhabi for the annual World Club Cup – to the usual European indifference. The great Brazilian left-back Roberto Carlos recently spoke of how, in 2000, he tried in vain to get his Real Madrid team-mates excited at the prospect of becoming world champions, but they treated it as a holiday. It did not endear him to fans of Corinthians, his current club, who won the title a decade ago.” BBC – Tim Vickery