Real Madrid are officially the most successful club in the world and have overtaken Barcelona according to Fifa

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Real Madrid are officially the most successful club in the world and have overtaken Barcelona according to Fifa

FIFA had a change of heart this week when they declared all winners of the International cup, between 1960 and 2004, officially world champions.

With this in mind, Real Madrid overtake Barcelona as the most successful club, according to Fifa.

AP:Associated Press Luis Figo celebrates with the Intercontinental cup- Real Madrid have now overtaken Barcelona as the most successful club according to Fifa[/caption]

World football’s governing body had originally not recognised winners of this tournament as world champions.

But with this change in mindset Los Blancos now have the crown thanks to their success story in the tournament.

Earlier this week, we revealed the Manchester United treble winning team were FINALLY confirmed as world champions.

The Intercontinental Cup was scrapped in 2004 and replaced with the Fifa World Club Cup.

The reigning European champions are officially more successful than Barcelona- according to FifaGetty Images - Getty

News Group Newspapers Ltd Brian Clough and Peter Taylor get their hands on the Intercontintal cup[/caption]

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But in the years that it ran, in various different double-match formats and with different names thanks to commercial rights, Real Madrid had great success.

This coupled with their success in the World Club cup cement their position as the most successful team in the world.

The Intercontinental Cup was a competition contested between representative clubs from Uefa and Conmebol.

The winners of the Champions League and the South American version, Copa Libertadores, met each other to determine the best team on the planet.

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