Manchester United have now officially been world
club champions twice following a ruling by FIFA on
Friday.
The council of the sport's world governing body said it
had officially recognised the winners of the
Intercontinental Cup, which was staged between 1960
and 2004, as club world champions.
The competition was usually played between the
winners of the European Cup and South America's
Copa Libertadores but was dogged by violence,
disagreements over the format and disinterest from
European teams. Liverpool, for example, refused to
play Argentina's Boca Juniors in 1977 and 1978.
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British clubs had a very poor record in the
competition, with Celtic, Manchester United,
Nottingham Forest, Liverpool (twice) and Aston Villa
all losing finals before United finally beat Brazil's
Brazilian side Palmeiras in 1999.
The Red Devils also won FIFA's revamped
tournament, the Club World Cup, in 2008.
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