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Barcelona win Fifa World Club title

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FC Barcelona captain Andres Iniesta (C) raises FIFA Club World Cup while his teammates celebrate their victory at the FIFA Club World Cup final in Yokohama, suburban Tokyo on December 20, 2015. FC Barcelona defeated River Plate 3-0. AFP PHOTO

Lionel Messi marked his return from illness with a brilliant goal as Barcelona beat Argentina's River Plate 3-0 to capture a record third Club World Cup on Sunday.

The Spanish giants welcomed back Messi after a bout of kidney stones and the mercurial Argentine scored with a clinical finish on 36 minutes, before a lethal Luis Suarez double destroyed River's hopes in a spiky Yokohama final.

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