Real have drawn an oh-so difficult trio of Japan's Jubilo Iwata, LA Galaxy and African champs Hearts of Oak of Ghana for their initial group. They're expected to qualify. They won the trophy in 1999 but it's been downhill from there and the fans are getting very restless indeed. Roth, until recently a player, seems to have a perfect grasp of manager speak. Uruguayan striker Richard Morales has been jailed following a nightclub brawl.
Morales obviously has a bit of a temper.
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