PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- A different type of "football" is taking over Lincoln Financial Field this summer. The first of eight FIFA Club World Cup Matches will take place, starting Monday night, in South Philadelphia. The stadium has been transformed into a football pitch.

In principle there ought to be nothing particularly contentious about a competition to decide the best club side in the world. Between 1960 and 2004 the champions of Europe and South America faced off for bragging rights,