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Brazilian playmaker Ronaldinho scored one goal and set up two others Thursday as Spanish powerhouse Barcelona beat Mexico's Club America 4-0 to book a spot in the final of the Club World Cup. Ronaldinho gave the European champions a 3-0 lead in the 65th minute when he fired a right-foot blast into the top corner after Club America goalkeeper Guillermo Ochoa made a superb save off a Ludovic Giuly shot. ...

Flavio and Mohamed Aboutrika scored second-half goals Sunday to lead African champions Al Ahly of Egypt to a 2-0 win over amateur side Auckland City in the opening match of the Club World Cup. Moteab Emad fed Flavio with a pass in the 51st minute at Toyota Stadium and the Angolan striker rifled an angled shot into the top corner, past the outstretched arms of Auckland goalkeeper Ross Nicholson to make it 1-0. ``We scored an early goal ...

Ronaldinho will lead FC Barcelona at the Club World Cup. The Brazil playmaker was listed Tuesday on the Spanish League champion's roster for next month's tournament in Japan. The Club World Cup is a tournament for the continental champions of each of the six FIFA confederations. The European champions will be joined by Internacional (South America), America (CONCACAF), Al Ahly (Africa), Chonbuk Motors (Asia) and Auckland City (Oceania). Barcelona picked ...