Manchester United are world's best!

After conquering England and Europe, Manchester United were crowned kings of the world in Japan early this morning. United made history being the first British team to win the Club World Cup. After beating Gamba Osaka a few days earlier in the semifinal, United played LDU Quito to determine which club rules the Earth in 2008.

In the first half, United played brilliant football, dominated the match and created good chances, but was unable to make it count. Ji-Sung Park, Wayne Rooney, and Carlos Tevez each had at least one great chance, but LDU Quito's goalkeeper was equal. Both teams went into the break scoreless.

Only five minutes after the interval, Nemanja Vidic got a straight red from the referee after elbowing the opponent in the face. Tevez was sacrificed by Sir Alex Ferguson and young Jonny Evans grabbed his chance keeping the United defense solid.

Down to 10 men, United were unable to press LDU quite as well as in the first period, forcing Edwin van der Sar to make very good saves. But the English champions didn't let the man disadvantage get in their way. In the 73rd minute, Michael Carrick found Cristiano Ronaldo in the middle of the box, who drew 3 LDU defenders to him. Seeing Rooney on his left unmarked, Ronaldo laid the ball in front of him and Rooney's first touch strike to the left corner couldn't be stopped by LDU's goalkeeper. Only one goal was needed to determine the best club in the world.

Line-up: Van der Sar; Rafael (Neville), Ferdinand, Vidic, Evra; Ronaldo, Anderson (Fletcher), Carrick, Park; Rooney, Tevez (Evans).
Unused subs: Brown, Giggs, Nani, Scholes

Rooney, scoring 3 goals in 2 matches, equalled the competition's all-time top goalscorer record. He was also named this year's tournament's best player while Ronaldo was named second best.