The circus is back in town for tonight's World Club Cup (otherwise known as the Intercontinental Cup, Toyota Cup or Mickey Mouse Windshield Trophy) between Germany's Bayern Munich and Boca Juniors of Argentina.
Boca actually arrived in Japan last Wednesday, which tells us: a) how desperate they are to salvage their season, and b) how little there is to do in Buenos Aires at the weekend.
The Germans, on the other hand, have got the right idea. They arrived yesterday after spending Saturday night in a bierkeller slapping each other's thighs and telling David Beckham jokes to the accompaniment of local oompagh-oompagh band Daftwerk.