Palmeiras fans had to wait 100 minutes for the goal, but Paulinho's strike was a deserved reward for the teams' play and the colorful scene in the stands at Lincoln Financial Field.

By Fernando Kallas PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) -Paulinho came off the bench to score a dramatic extra-time winner as Palmeiras edged out fellow Brazilians Botafogo 1-0 on Saturday to book their place in the Club World Cup quarter-finals.

Palmeiras rewarded their raucous fans with an extra-time goal, defeating Botafogo and advancing to the Club World Cup quarterfinals.

Cristiano Ronaldo preferred to take a rest rather than play in the revamped Club World Cup, the Portuguese international said on Saturday after renewing his contract with Al-Nassr. The Saudi Pro League club announced on Thursday that Ronaldo had signed a two-year contract which would keep him at the club past his 42nd birthday.

Cristiano Ronaldo thinks it “didn’t make sense” to complete a transfer just to play in the FIFA Club World Cup as he sets his sights on a bigger goal. The former Manchester United and Real

After more than a year of uncertainty and criticism, the Club World Cup kicked off in Miami, and soccer may never be the same.