Manchester City wrapped up a trophy-laden 2023 with a 4-0 defeat of Brazil’s Fluminense to win their first Club World Cup, confirming Europe’s dominance of a competition that will expand to 32 teams in 2025.
All it took was 40 seconds for City to take control of the final against the Rio club. Nathan Ake exploited an avenue of space to curl an effort against the woodwork and Julian Alvarez, stepping in for marquee striker Erling Haaland, drew on his instinct to meet the rebound. After all the build-up to
