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Everyone knew of Rogerio Ceni heading into the second FIFA Club World Cup™ in 2005. He was the bouncer paid to protect nets who instead acted as burglar, damaging them with alarming regularity. He was the man careering down Jose Luis Chilavert’s world record for goals by a goalkeeper.

It’s didn’t take long for a Rogerio speciality. The Pato Branco native scored the winner from the spot – it was, astonishingly, his 21st of the calendar year – as Sao Paulo edged Al Ittihad in the semi-finals.

Then came Liverpool. Rafa Benitez’s squad did extensive work in training on not giving away free-kicks around the box, wary of Rogerio’s deadliness in these positions.