Corinthians players joke around after they defeated Vasco da Gama to win
the World Club championship final, at Maracana stadium in Rio de Janeiro
January 14. Corinthians won the tournament in a penalty shootout (4-3) after
playing to a 0-0 tie in regulation./Reuters Photo.
Vasco da Gama striker Edmundo covers his face (L) as Corinthians goal
keeper Dida walks by, after Edmundo missed the final penalty kick during the
shootout, at their World Club championship final match, at Maracana stadium
in Rio de Janeiro January 14. Corinthians won the tournament after
Edmundo's miss. See photo.
Thousands of fans of the Brazilian club Corinthians wave-off their rivals from
Vasco da Gama, prior to their championship match at the World Club
championships, at Maracana stadium in Rio de Janeiro January 14. See photo.
Necaxa goal keeper Hugo Pineda (R) celebrates after Javier Dorado of
Spanish-side Real Madrid misses a penalty kick in their third-place World
Club Championship football match at Maracana stadium in Rio de Janeiro
January 14. Necaxa won third place in the penalty shootout after finishing the
game in a 1-1 tie. See photo.
Necaxa goal keeper Hugo Pineda (L) grabs a high ball in front of the goal, as
Vasco da Gama's Mauro Galvao misses a header on a corner kick, in the
second half of their world club championship match at Maracana stadium in
Rio de Janeiro January 11. Vasco da Gama won 2-1 and advanced to the final match. See photo.
Quinton Fortune of Manchester United leaps over goalkeeper Chris Jones of
South Melbourne after scoring his second goal during the first half of their
world club championship match, at Maracana stadium in Rio de Janeiro
January 11. Manchester beat South Melbourne 2-0. See photo.
Striker Marcelinho from Brazilian team Corinthians heads the ball during their FIFA
World Club Championship match against Saidi Arabia's Al Nassr in Sao
Paulo January 10. Corinthians beat Al Nassr 2-0 and advanced to the final match. See photo.
Roberto Carlos and teammate Guti watch their Spanish team Real Madrid play against
Morocco's Raja Casablanca at the FIFA World Club Championship match in
Sao Paulo, January 10. Roberto Carlos and Guti were expelled from the
match. Real Madrid beat Raja Casablanca 3-2. See photo.
Necaxa captain Alex Aguinaga (C) struggles to reach the ball through the feet
of South Melbourne's defence during their World Club Championship match,
at Maracana stadium in Rio de Janeiro January 8. Necaxa won 3-1. See photo.
Manchester United goalkeeper Marc Bosnich on the field at the end of the
game against Vasco da Gama January 8. Vasco da Gama beat Manchester
United 3-1 at the FIFA World Club Championship match in Rio de Janeiro. See photo.
Saudi Arabia's Al Nassr goalie Mohammed Babkr is consoled by teammate Ibrahim
Al Shokia (R) after he was replaced in the first half of his FIFA Club World
Championship match against Morocco's Raja Casablanca in Sao Paulo
January 7. Al Nassr beat Raja 4-3. See photo.
Real Madrid striker Nicolas Alenka (R) celebrates his goal with temmates
Geremi and Fernando Hierro (L) against Brazilian team Corinthians, during the
first half of the FIFA Club World Championship match, in Sao Paulo January
7. Real and Corinthias drew 2-2. See photo.
Midfielder David Beckham (C) of Manchester United consoles Mexican Jose
Milian (on ground) of Necaxa after injuring him with a high kick, during the first
half of their World Club Championship match, at Maracana stadium in Rio de
Janeiro January 6. Beckham received a red card and was sent off by referee
Horacio Elizondo of Argentina. Manchester and Necaxa drew 1-1. See photo.
Vasco da Gama (L) soccer star Edmundo scores against South Melbourne past
goalkeeper Milan Udvaracz and defender Robert Liparoti in their World Club
Championship match, at Maracana stadium in Rio de Janeiro January 6.
Vasco da Gama beat South Melbourne 2-0. See photo.
Andreas Widhoelzl of Austria soars through the air during the final competition of
the International Four Hills ski jumping tournament at Bischofshofen, Austria, on
Thursday January 6, 2000. Widhoelzl put together the two longest jumps of the day
Thursday to win. See photo.
Brazilian football player Savio (UP) celebrates his goal with teammate Brazilian
defender Roberto Carlos from Spanish team Real Madrid against Saudi
Arabia's Al Nassar during their FIFA World Club Championship match in Sao
Paulo January 5. Real Madrid beat Al Nasser 3-1. See photo.
Luizao (L) from Brazilian team Corinthians fights for the ball against Abdellatif Jrindou from Morocco's Raja Casablanca during their FIFA World Club Championship
match in Sao Paulo January 5. Corinthias beat Raja 2-0. See photo.
Former Dutch national football player Johann Cruyf (L) and former German national football player Franz Beckenbauer display their trophies during the ''World Football
Gala 2000'' ceremony January 4. Cruyf was named the 2nd and Beckenbauer
the 3rd ''Best World football player of the Century''. Legendary Brazilian Pele
was named the number one player of the century. Hundreds of football
coaches and journalists all over the world took part in the nomination. See photo.
Masahiko Harada of Japan soars through the air, during
the qualifying for the third event of the Four Hills Jumping
tournament in Innsbruck, Austria, Sunday, January 2,
2000. See photo.
Runners take off from the starting line at the world's first official marathon of the
new millennium Saturday, Jan. 1, 2000 in Hamilton, New Zealand. Competitors
included 700 Americans, 580 Germans, and 526 New Zealanders. See photo.
Kenya’s Tegla Loroupe clinched victory in the women’s race at the IAAF Rome
Millennium marathon, in a winning time of 2:32:04, January 1, 2000 in Rome, Italy.
See photo.
Kenya's Josephat Kiprono cuts the finish line to
win the Rome Millennium Marathon - Maratona
del Giubileo - (Jubilee marathon) in two hours, 8
minutes and 27 seconds, in Rome, Saturday, Jan. 1, 2000. See photo.
Sources: AP and REUTERS Photo Services.
