Reigning Copa Libertadores champions Santos FC and FIFA World Club Cup 2011 finalists Santos FC have unveiled their Nike 2012 home kit. The eight time Campeonato Brasileiro Série A switches...

Reigning Spanish La Liga, UEFA Champions League and FIFA World Club Cup champions FC Barcelona have received their FIFA World Champions 2011 badge. It will appear on Barca's match shirts...

Welcome to the first Friday Crackovia Club of 2012! As the Catalans say... "és temps de festa!" (time to party) And really, who better to raise your first toast to than these brilliant actors, who do it week in and week out? (just like the players!

On this week's main listening report we look back at some of the big stories from the football world in 2011. This is part two which will focus on July to December.

Barcelona striker David Villa got a welcome boost as he was released from Hospital yesterday, five days after undergoing an operation on his broken leg picked up last month in his clubs successful World Club Cup competition.

Villa must be delighted with being able to spend Christmas day with his childhood sweetheart, Wife Patricia Gonzalez and their two Daughters, Zaida (8) and Olaya (2).

Defending Spanish La Liga and UEFA Champions League winners FC Barcelona won their second FIFA World Club Cup in the past three years with a 4-0 dismantling of Brazil's Santos FC this past Sunday. In commemoration of manager Pep Guardiola's team triumph in Yokohama, Japan Barca technical sponsor has released the official FC Barcelona World [.

Many of you have asked about this peculiar shirt sported by Puyol after Barca's World Club Cup win over Santos on Sunday. 'El Guaje' is David Villa's nickname, and as you may know, the poor tipo has been ruled out with a horrendous broken leg that has ruled him out for the rest of the season and possibly Euro 2012.

In this week's review of the footballing action, we congratulate Barcelona on becoming champions of the world and feature two financial scandals: one from Spain and one from Italy.

Roberto Soldado ... need we say more?! If there was a man Valencia needed to serve up the best paellas to it'd be Senor Soldado himself. While the focus has largely been on Real Madrid and Barcelona winning their World Club Cup trophy last weekend, we've decided to devote La Liga Lunes to the Valencian striker who scored twice against Malaga last night.

FC Barcelona humbled Copa Libertadores champions Santos FC to win the 2011 edition of the FIFA World Club Cup by a score of 4-0 on Sunday. The UEFA Champions League winners dominated play throughout the match and went ahead after just seventeen minutes on a Lionel Messi goal. Goals from Xavi in the 24th and [.

FC Barcelona were crowned the 2011 World Club Champions following a brilliant 4-0 victory against South American Champions Santos. The battle between the Champiosn of Europe and Champiosn of South America were a mismatch with Barca controlling the proceedings for the majority of match.

The trophy that sets Man United apart from Liverpool, but why doesn't anyone in Britain care?

A look at British clubs' history in the Club World Cup and its forerunner the Intercontinental Cup/World Club Cup

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Neymar oh Neymar, você esqueceu o seu ... concealer?!! (did you forget your concealer?) Oh never mind all that make-up, tomorrow is the World Club Cup final between Santos and Barcelona. With all that hype surrounding Neymar in recent days (oh come on, you guys are late to the party!

On this week's podcast we ask who has been the best ever overseas player to have played in the Premier League as well as previewing the World Club Cup between Barcelona and Santos

Barcelona will be without striker David Villa for at least 6 moinths after the striker broke his leg in Barcelona's 4-0 rout over Al-Sadd in the World Club Cup semi-finals today. There was no dirt in the tackle which seen Villa unleash a shot under pressure from a defender before both took a tumble and Villa immediately signalled to the bench he was injured, eventually being stretchered off with his side leading 1-0 thanks to a major blooper from the opposing keeper let in adriano for his first of two goals.

Barcelona will be without striker David Villa for at least 6 moinths after the striker broke his leg in Barcelona's 4-0 rout over Al-Sadd in the World Club Cup semi-finals today. There was no dirt in the tackle which seen Villa unleash a shot under pressure from a defender before both took a tumble and Villa immediately signalled to the bench he was injured, eventually being stretchered off with his side leading 1-0 thanks to a major blooper from the opposing keeper let in adriano for his first of two goals.

Barcelona eased pass Qatari side Al Sadd and into the World Club Cup final but the 4-0 win was marred by a serious injury to striker David Villa. Pep Guardiola's men booked their place in Sunday's Club World Cup final against Brazilian outfit Santos thanks to an easy 4-0 win over Al Sadd. Goals by [.

European champions FC Barcelona will meet Copa Libertadoes winners Santos FC in Sunday's final of the FIFA World Club Cup after powering past Qatar's Al-Sadd 4-0 on Thursday in the semi final round of the competition. Adriano put Barca up 2-0 by halftime while Seydou Keita and Maxwell completed the rout in the 64th and [.

AVB in his comments about Didier Drogba leaving for the African Cup of Nations in January made a point that I believe to be quite interesting. He said:

"Of course, Anelka will not be available anymore but we have Sturridge, Lukaku and Fernando competing for that place when Drogba will be away.

FC Barcelona booked a place in the final of this year's World Club Championship final against Santos courtesy of an easy 4-0 drubbing of Qatari Club Al Sadd. It was a mismatch from the beginning and the only question was by what margin FC Barcelona will emerge victorious. But the match didn't end up so well for us, with David Villa being substituted midway due to injury.

Reigning Copa Libertadores champions Santos FC are currently in Japan preparing for the semi-final round of the FIFA World Club Cup 2011. The eight time Campeonato Brasileiro Série A winners will play their first match of the tournament against the winner of the Espernace ST / Al-Sadd quarter-final.

The FIFA World Club Cup Japan 2011 kicks off on Thursday with Japanese J. League Division 1 champions Kashiwa Reysol meeting 2011 OFC Champions League winners Auckland City FC. Next week UEFA Champions League winners FC Barcelona and Copa Libertadores trophy holders Santos FC enter the competition at the semi-final stage.

Every Friday seems to be "World Club Cup" Friday here, but believe us... it's purely coincidental! Neymar, Elano and the rest of the Santos clan joined Brazil's Japanese consul general and his cute kimono-wearing wife Eiko Obe, during a "farewell party" at their residences in Sao Paulo on Wednesday.

O-GENKI-DESKA, TOMODACHI?!! ("What's Up homies?!") International footballing superstar, Lionel Messi has officially won the whole of Japan over with his awkward 'Spanese' greetings to all football fans in the region. Ok, he didn't exactly say that, but who cares?

Johan Cruyff, speaking with Rob Draper of the UK's Daily Mail, recounted seeing Pep Guardiola for the first time --shortly after Cruyff had been named Barcelona coach and Guardiola was a "scrawny teenager" in Barcelona's youth team
The Barca youth coaches told Cruyff that Guardiola was "one of the best.

Defending FIFA World Club Cup champions and last season's Italian Serie A runners-up Inter Milan have released their 2011/12 Nike away kit. Here is a look at the new Nerazzurri jersey in detail along with a press release from Inter and Nike. The Inter Mian Nike 2011/12 home kit was launched in early July.

By Chris Wright

Posted without comment: Santos' billboard, advertising the club's upcoming World Club Cup jaunt a tournament that is due, it should be pointed out, to take place in Japan in mid-December...

We used to get made to stand in the corner for doing things like that at primary school just saying.

Back again with yet another Italian Serie A new kit release, the Nike Inter 2011-2012 home jersey presentation. The official Inter home jersey release was last Friday, July 8th. Our current FIFA World Club Cup Champions will first wear their new attire during Italian Super Cup against city rivals AC Milan, Derby numero uno boyz.

Defending FIFA World Club Cup champions and last season's Italian Serie A runners-up Inter Milan have released their 2011/12 Nike home kit. Here is a look at the new Nerazzurri jersey in detail along with a press release from Inter. It will be available at the World Soccer Shop, Onionbag and Subside Sports Inter Milan [.

CF Monterrey defeated hosts Real Salt Lake by a score of 1-0 in Sandy, UT on Wednesday night to emerge as the winners of the 2010/11 CONCACAF Champions League. Monterrey has qualified for the 2011 FIFA World Club Cup to be held in Japan in December as a result Chilean international Humberto Suazo scored for the [.

Real Salt Lake took a step closer to becoming the first Major League Soccer team to win the CONCACAF Champions League and participate in the FIFA World Club Cup via a 2-2 draw at Mexican Champions Monterrey on Wednesday night. The match was the first in the home and away series making up the Final [.

An MLS team has not won the CONCACAF Champions League (née Champions Cup) since 2000 and one has never graced the FIFA World Club Cup*. Last night, Real Salt Lake strengthened their bid to do both at once by making the big federation final with a 3-2 aggregate victory over semifinal second leg hosts Saprissa.

Rogerio Ceni, Sao Paulo goal keeper since 1990 till now, scored yesterday his 100th goal in a 2-1 victory over Corinthians from a 25 yards wonderful free-kick.
Rogerio is the all time history top scorer as a goal keeper. He won 1992 and 1993 Copa-Libertadores with the golden Sao Paulo team and winner Intercontinental Cups for both years vs.

Giampaolo Pazzini scored against his former employers to give Inter a priceless 2-1 win over Fiorentina in Florence. This home defeat was Fiorentina 1st since October. This fixture was re-arranged from week 19 after Inter World Club Cup commitments. For Inter new signing Yuto Nagatomo was given his 1st start at left back and Dejan Stankovic returned from injury.

Sport Club Internacional, known simply as Internacional or Inter, is a Brazilian football team from Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul founded on April 4, 1909. Many may remember Inter for their 2006 FIFA World Club Cup triumph over an FC Barcelona side featuring the likes of Ronaldinho and Deco. The club participated in the 2010 [.

Loved by the Red Devils hated by the opposition, Manchester United defender Gary Neville (35) has announced his retirement for the game with immediate effect.

Neville leaves the game having won 8 Premier League Titles, 3 FA Cups, 2 League Cups, 3 Community Shields, 1 Champions League 1999, 1 Intercontinental Cup and a FIFA World Club Cup.