Healthy crowds and Messi mania lift Club World Cup
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Messi and his team-mates trained under the watchful eye of David Beckham on the eve of their Club World Cup opener at Hard Rock Stadium
The expanded Club World Cup has kicked off with healthy crowds, "Messi mania" and a festival atmosphere in Miami, giving an early vindication to world football body FIFA after fears of empty stands and global disinterest.