Ronaldo treble fires Real to Club World Cup

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YOKOHAMA, Japan: Cristiano Ronaldo fired a hat-trick as Real Madrid survived a major scare to win the Club World Cup by beating Japan’s Kashima Antlers 4-2 on Sunday.

A Gaku Shibasaki double in Yokohama threatened one of football’s greatest shocks. But Ronaldo equalised from the penalty spot before pouncing twice in extra time to give the Spanish giants their second world title in three years.