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The following are the football (soccer) events of the year 2006 throughout the world.
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Events
- January 1 – Australia officially left the OFC and joined the AFC.
- January 3 – Antonio Cassano left A.S. Roma and joined Real Madrid. He debuted for the merengues on January 18, in a Copa del Rey match against Real Betis, and scored his first goal just three minutes after he came in during the second half.
- January 4 – Robert Maaskant returns at Dutch club RBC Roosendaal as their new coach.
- January 17 – Euro 2008 qualifying group assignments announced.
- February 1 – Rini Coolen resigns as manager of Dutch club FC Twente.
- February 2 – South Korean club Bucheon FC moved to Jeju Island and changed their name to Jeju United FC.
- February 8 – Turkey are banned from staging their six home qualifying matches for Euro 2008 in Turkey due to incidents during their 2006 World Cup qualification match against Switzerland, which finished 4-2 in November 16, 2005.
- March 5 – Sydney FC are crowned Australian champions in the first season of the revamped national league (the A-League)
- April 5 – Celtic win the Scottish Premier League.
- April 9 – Netherlands Eredivisie: PSV Eindhoven won its second consecutive title, their nineteenth in total.
- April 22 – Alan Shearer announces his retirement from football, three weeks earlier than planned, the cause of his early decision being a niggling knee injury.
- April 29 – Chelsea win second Premiership title in a row.
- April 30 – Starting the largest match fixing scandal in the history of Italian Serie A football. On May 14 F.C. Juventus clinched 29th Italian title.
- May 13 – Bayern Munich win second Bundesliga title in a row.
- May 14 – RSC Anderlecht wins the Belgian First Division, their twenty-eighth in total.
- May 17 – Barcelona beat Arsenal 2-1 in the Champions League Final.
- June 3 – The 2006 FIFI Wild Cup final game, Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus vs. Zanzibar. Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus won the game 4-1 in a penalty shootout, winning their first title.
- June 9 – The 2006 World Cup finals kick off, as Germany beat Costa Rica 4-2.
- June 21 – Midfielder Philip Cocu plays his 100th international match for the Netherlands, when Holland draws with Argentina (0-0) at the 2006 FIFA World Cup.
- July 9 – 2006 World Cup final game, Italy vs. France. Italy won the game 5-3 in a penalty shootout, winning their fourth title.
- August 16 – CONMEBOL Libertadores Cup final game, Internacional vs. São Paulo. Internacional won the cup after the draw in 2-2 in the second game. In first game, Internacional won by 2-1.
- September 14 – Recopa Sudamericana 2006 return match, Boca Juniors wins its 16th international title against São Paulo FC, breaking the world record on number of international club titles.
National champions
UEFA nations
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CONMEBOL nations
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CONCACAF nations
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CAF nations
AFC nations
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International Club Tournaments
- FIFA Club World Cup – Sport Club Internacional
- UEFA Champions League – Barcelona
- UEFA Cup – Sevilla
- CONCACAF Champions' Cup – Club América
- CONMEBOL Libertadores Cup – Sport Club Internacional
- CONMEBOL Sudamericana Cup – Pachuca
- CONMEBOL Recopa Sudamericana – Boca Juniors
International tournaments
Movies
- Zidane, un portrait du 21e siècle (France)
- Deutschland. Ein Sommermärchen (Germany)
- Once in a Lifetime (US)
Deaths
January
- January 7 – Gábor Zavadszky (31), Hungarian footballer
- January 8 – Elson Becerra (27), Colombian footballer
- January 8 – Gerrie Kleton (52), Dutch footballer
- January 13 – Peter Rösch (75), Swiss footballer
- January 14 – Mark Philo (21), English footballer
February
- February 4 – Jenő Dalnoki (74), Hungarian footballer
- February 8 – Ron Greenwood (84), English footballer and manager
- February 9 – André Strappe (77), French footballer
- February 13 – Joseph Ujlaki (76), French footballer
- February 17 – Jorge Pinto Mendonça (51), Brazilian footballer
- February 23 – Telmo Zarraonaindía (85), Spanish footballer
- February 25 – Charlie Wayman (83), English footballer
- February 27 – Ferenc Bene (61), Hungarian footballer
March
- March 1 – Peter Osgood (59), English footballer
- March 6 – Roman Ogaza (54), Polish footballer
- March 12 – Jimmy Johnstone (61), Scottish footballer
- March 13 – Roy Clarke (80), Welsh footballer
- March 15 – Red Storey (88), Canadian footballer
- March 26 – Ole Madsen (71), Danish footballer
April
- April 16 – Georges Stuber (80), Swiss footballer
- April 18 – John Lyall (66), English manager
- April 21 – Telê Santana (74), Brazilian manager
- April 25 – Brian Labone (66), English footballer
May
- May 2 – Luigi Griffanti (89), Italian footballer
- May 23 – Kazimierz Górski (85), Polish manager
June
- June 9 – Shay Gibbons (77), Irish footballer
- June 24 – Jean Varraud (85), French footballer and manager
July
- July 21 – Bert Slater (70), Scottish footballer
- July 31 – Pascal Miézan (47), Ivorian footballer
August
- August 1 – Ferenc Szusza (82), Hungarian footballer
- August 15 – Faas Wilkes (82), Dutch footballer
- August 20 – Oscar Miguez (78), Uruguayan footballer
- August 24 – Mokhtar Ben Nacef (80), Tunisian footballer
- August 31 – Mohamed Abdelwahab (23), Egyptian footballer
September
- September 2 – Pietro Broccini (78), Italian footballer
- September 4 – Giacinto Facchetti (64), Italian footballer
October
- October 17 – Lieuwe Steiger (82), Dutch footballer
November
- November 3 – Alberto Spencer (68), Ecuadorian footballer
- November 4 – Sergi López Segú (39), Spanish footballer
- November 5 – Pietro Rava (90), Italian footballer
- November 17 – Ferenc Puskás (79), Hungarian footballer
- November 28 – Max Merkel (87), Austrian footballer and manager
December
- December 15 – Alessio Ferramosca and Riccardo Neri (17), Italian footballers
- December 31 – Ya'akov Hodorov (79), Israeli footballer
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