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Sports News of Saturday, 21 December 2019

Source: Goal

History: Liverpool wins Club World Cup

Liverpool defeated Flamengo to lift club world cup trophy Liverpool defeated Flamengo to lift club world cup trophy

English side, Liverpool have become football's world champion after beating Brazilian side, Flamengo in the club world cup final 1-0.

Klopps team are world champions for the first time as Roberto Firmino made amends for two earlier misses with the winner against Flamengo.

Roberto Firmino struck in extra time to claim a first Club World Cup title for European champions Liverpool as they beat Flamengo 1-0 in Doha on Saturday.

A tightly contested final should have been settled by Firmino long before the 99th minute, but the usually reliable forward twice missed the target when well placed.

Liverpool also had a last-gasp penalty award struck off in normal time following a VAR review, giving Flamengo - victors over the Reds in the 1981 Intercontinental Cup final - a lifeline.

They became the second English club aide to ever winnthebtrophy after Manchester United under Sir Alex Ferguson in 2008.