Weeks after he was sent home from the FIFA World Cup in Qatar for incompetency, Referee Antonio Mateu Lahoz has hit the headlines again.
Barcelona signed the talismanic forward from Bayern Munich for €50 million.
His official presentation is scheduled to follow later Wednesday.
The Argentine won the trophy ahead of Robert Lewandoski, Jorginho, Karim Benzema, N’golo Kante, and Cristiano Ronaldo.
European sides have won each of the last seven editions of the Club World Cup, a run started by Bayern in 2013 and extended by Liverpool’s 2019 triumph.
