Karim Benzema had a penalty saved in Al-Ittihad's loss at the Club World Cup on Friday and the Saudi Arabian champion exited its home tournament before Manchester City and Fluminense even arrived. Benzema's spot kick to level against Al Ahly in the 45th minute was hit too straight at goalkeeper Mohamed El-Shenawy, and the champion of Africa from Egypt went on to beat Al-Ittihad 3-1 in their second-round game. Al Ahly will next play Fluminense, the champion of South America from Brazil, in the se
Top-seeded América on Wednesday twice erased one-goal deficits to earn a draw against León, while No. 2 Monterrey came up empty at Atlético de San Luis, falling