COPA LOAD OF THIS
Set to the theme of “A New Era Begins”, the opening ceremony of the Club World Cup featured performances by assorted Fifa-approved rappers and crossover artists we’d never heard of before. As a daily email of a certain age our knowledge of the Miami music scene begins and ends with the 80s legend that is Gloria “Paging Dr Beat!” Estefan, whose husband produced this spectacular track but apparently couldn’t find a place for her in it. Boo! Billed as “a vibrant prelude to a competition where one champion will rise to claim one goal, one dream and eternal glory”, Gianni Infantino had probably hoped the match that followed wouldn’t end without any goals but as stalemates go the opener between Al Ahly and Inter Miami could have been worse.
