- Title: Pride and tears in Brazil after Flamengo's Club World Cup loss to Liverpool
- Date: 21st December 2019
- Summary: RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL (DECEMBER 21, 2019) (REUTERS) FANS REACTING TO MOMENT IN GAME FLAMENGO FAN WITH HAND OVER HIS FACE DISAPPOINTED FANS, FAN GOES TO THE GROUND AND PRAYS FANS REACTING TO MOMENT IN GAME INSIDE OF BAR WITH FANS REACTING IN DISAPPOINTMENT TO MOMENT IN GAME MAN INSIDE BAR YELLING AT TV SCREEN AFTER MOMENT IN GAME INSIDE OF BAR WITH FANS REACTING AND JUMPING DURING MOMENT / WOMAN CRYING DISAPPOINTED FANS FAN CRYING AND WIPING AWAY TEARS (SOUNDBITE) (Portuguese) FLAMENGO FAN, GONCALA COELHO, SAYING: "There are a lot of emotions. I wanted my Flamengo to be the World Champion. I've been waiting 38 years for this. I was just 14 when Flamengo was World Champion, and I wanted Flamengo to be World Champion again. I couldn't handle that goal from (Liverpool's Roberto) Firmino, a Brazilian." (SOUNDBITE) (Portuguese) FLAMENGO FAN, ROBERTO CALDAS, SAYING: "Flamengo is the team. Flamengo played beautifully, completely honestly and with wins. Long Live Mister (coach Jorge Jesus)" FANS APPLAUDING AND CHANTING AT END OF GAME
- Embargoed: 4th January 2020 23:12
- Keywords: Brazil Club World Cup Flamengo Jorge Jesus Liverpool Rio de Janeiro coach
- Location: RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL
- City: RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL
- Country: Brazil
- Topics: Soccer,Sport
- Reuters ID: LVA001BAX5CN7
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text: Emotions were high in Rio de Janeiro on Saturday (December 21) with fans of local club Flamengo on edge during a nail-biting final between the Brazilian team and Liverpool that saw the English side come out on top at the Club World Cup Final.
After watching their team lose 0-1 in overtime, some Flamengo fans wept with sadness whilst others felt pride that their local club had gone so far in the tournament.
Ironically, it was Liverpool's rising star from Brazil, Roberto Firmino, who had broken the hopes of these fans back home. Firmino's goal in the 100th minute of the game cemented a strong year for Liverpool.
But for the giant European club, Flamengo was no push over. Fans in Rio de Janeiro were proud of their team's efforts in the final, with the club seeing a local resurgence under its current coach Jorge Jesus.
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