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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 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.

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Winners national championship

National club championship in Europe

• Albania:
  • Albanian First Division – KS Elbasani
  • Albanian Cup and Supercup – SK Tirana
• Andorra:
  • Andorran First Division and Super Copa – FC Rànger's
  • Copa Constitució – FC Santa Coloma
• Armenia:
  • Armenian Premier League – Pyunik Erevan
  • Armenian Cup and Supercup – Mika Ashtarak
• Austria:
  • Bundesliga and Stiegl Cup – FK Austria Wien
  • Red Zac Austrian First League – SC Rheindorf Altach
• Azerbaijan:
  • Yuksaq Liqa – FK Baku
  • Azerbaijan Cup – FK Qarabag Agdam
• Belarus:
  • Belarusian Premier League and Cup – FC Bate Borisov
• Belgium: For fuller coverage, see 2005-06 in Belgian football.
  • Jupiler League – RSC Anderlecht – For fuller coverage, see Jupiler League 2005-06
  • Belgian Cup – SV Zulte-Waregem – For fuller coverage, see Belgian Cup 2005-06
• Bosnia and Herzegovina:
  • Premier League – NK Široki Brijeg
  • Cup – NK Orašje
• Bulgaria:
  • Bulgarian Premier League – PFC Levski Sofia
  • Bulgarian Cup and Supercup – CSKA Sofia
• Croatia:
  • Croatian First League – Dinamo Zagreb
  • Croatian Cup – NK Rijeka
• Cyprus:
  • Cypriot First Division and Supercup – Apollon Limassol
  • Cyprus Cup – FC Apoel Nicosia
• Czech Republic:
  • Gambrinus Liga – FC Slovan Liberec
  • Czech Republic Football Cup – AC Sparta Praha
• Denmark: For fuller coverage, see 2005-06 in Danish football.
  • Danish Superliga – FC Copenhagen For fuller coverage, see Danish Superliga 2005-06.
  • Danish Cup – Randers FC
• England: For fuller coverage, see 2005-06 in English football.
  • Premiership – Chelsea For fuller coverage, see FA Premier League 2005-06.
  • FA Cup – Liverpool
  • League Cup – Manchester United
  • The Championship – Reading, Sheffield United and Watford
  • League One – Southend United, Colchester United and Barnsley
  • League Two – Carlisle United, Northampton Town, Leyton Orient and Cheltenham Town
  • Conference National – Accrington Stanley and Hereford United
• Estonia:
  • Meistriliiga – TBD (champion is held on November 2006)
  • Esiliiga – FC Levadia II
  • Estonian Cup – FC TVMK Tallinn
• Finland:
  • Veikkausliiga – Tampere United
  • Finnish Cup – HJK
  • Ykkönen – FC Viikingit
• France:
  • Ligue 1 – Lyon
  • French Cup – PSG
  • French League Cup – Nancy
  • Ligue 2 – Valenciennes, Sedan and Lorient
• Germany:
  • Bundesliga – Bayern Munich
  • German Cup – Bayern Munich
  • Second Bundesliga – VfL Bochum, Alemannia Aachen and Energie Cottbus
• Greece:
  • Alpha Ethniki – Olympiakos
  • Greek Cup – Olympiakos
• Iceland:
  • Landsbankadeild – FH – For fuller coverage, see Landsbankadeild 2006
  • VISA-bikar (Icelandic Cup) – Keflavík
• Ireland: for fuller coverage, see: Football League of Ireland 2006 season
  • League of Ireland - Shelbourne
  • FAI Cup - Derry City
  • Football League of Ireland Cup - Derry City
  • Setanta Sports Cup - Drogheda United
• Israel:
  • Israeli Premier League - Maccabi Haifa FC
  • Israeli Cup - Hapoel Tel-Aviv FC
• Italy:
  • Serie A – Internazionale (Juventus stripped of title) For fuller coverage, see: Serie A 2005-06 and 2006 Serie A scandal
  • Serie B – Atalanta, Catania and Torino For fuller coverage, see Serie B 2005-06
  • Coppa Italia and Supercoppa Italiana – Internazionale
• Netherlands:
  • Eredivisie – PSV Eindhoven
  • KNVB Cup – Ajax
  • Eerste Divisie – Excelsior
• Northern Ireland:
  • Irish Premier League – Linfield F.C.
  • Irish Cup – Linfield F.C.
  • Irish Football League Cup – Glentoran F.C.
• Poland:
  • Ekstraklasa: Legia Warsaw
  • Polish Cup: Wisła Płock
• Portugal: For fuller coverage, see: 2005-06 in Portuguese football
  • SuperLiga – FC Porto
• Russia:
  • Russian Premier League – PFC CSKA Moscow
  • Russian Cup – PFC CSKA Moscow
  • Russian First Division – FC Khimki
  • Russian Second Division:
    • West – FC Arsenal Tula
    • Centre – FC Don Novomoskovsk
    • South – FC Alnas Almetyevsk
    • East – FC Amur Blagoveshchensk
• Scotland:
  • Scottish Premier League – Celtic
  • Scottish Cup – Hearts
  • Scottish Football League First Division – St Mirren
  • Scottish Football League Second Division – Gretna
  • Scottish Football League Third Division – Cowdenbeath
• Spain:
  • La Liga – Barcelona
  • Copa del Rey – Espanyol
  • Supercopa-Barcelona
  • Segunda División – Recreativo Huelva, Gimnàstic Tarragona and Levante
• Switzerland:
  • Super League – FC Zürich
• Turkey:
  • Turkish Premier Super League – Galatasaray
  • Turkish Cup – Beşiktaş J.K.
  • Turkish Super Cup – Beşiktaş J.K.
  • Second League Category A – Bursaspor, Antalyaspor and Sakaryaspor
• Ukraine:
  • Ukrainian Premier League – Shaktar Donetsk
  • Ukrainian Cup and Super Cup – Dynamo Kyiv
  • Ukrainian First League – FC Zorya Luhansk, Karpaty Lviv
• Wales:
  • Welsh Premier League – Total Network Solutions (now The New Saints)
  • Welsh Cup – Rhyl
  • FAW Premier Cup – Swansea City

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The Belgian First Division, also known as Jupiler League (for sponsorship reasons), is the top competition in Belgian football (soccer). ... Royal Sporting Club Anderlecht, usually known as Anderlecht, is a Belgian football club from the Brussels Capital Region. ... The 2005/06 season of the Belgian Jupiler League began on August 5, 2005 and is expected to end on May 8, 2006. ... The Belgian cup is the main knockout football competition in Belgium. ... S.V. Zulte Waregem is a Belgian football club based in Waregem, West Flanders. ... There are very few or no other articles that link to this one. ... The Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina The Premier League is the top football league in Bosnia and Herzegovina. ... NK Å iroki Brijeg is a Bosnia-Herzegovinan football team from the town of Å iroki Brijeg that currently plays in the Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina. ... The Football Cup of Bosnia and Herzegovina is a knock-out football competition contested annually by teams from Bosnia and Herzegovina. ... HNK OraÅ¡je is a football club from OraÅ¡je, Bosnia and Herzegovina. ... The Bulgarian A Professional Football Group (А Професионална футболна група) or A PFG (А ПФГ) is the top division of Bulgarian football. ... Levski Sofia or simply Levski (Bulgarian: ) is the most widely supported Bulgarian football club, playing in the capital, Sofia. ... The Bulgarian Cup (Bulgarian: ) is a Bulgarian annual football competition. ... The Bulgarian Supercup (Суперкупа на България) is an annually held football match between the football club that has won the Bulgarian A Professional Football Group and the club that has won the Bulgarian Cup. ... PFC CSKA Sofia is the football club of the CSKA sports club of Sofia, Bulgaria, founded on May 5, 1948. ... The Croatian First League (Croatian: Prva hrvatska nogometna liga or shortly Prva HNL) is the top football league in Croatia. ... Dinamo is a football club from Zagreb, the capital city of Croatia. ... The Croatian Cup (Croatian: Hrvatski nogometni kup) is an annually held football tournament for Croatian football clubs and is the second most important national title in Croatian football after the Croatian First League title. ... HNK Rijeka is a Croatian football club, from Rijeka on the Croatian coast. ... The Cypriot First Division or Cyprus Championship First Division (in Greek Παγκύπριο Πρωτάθλημα Α΄ Κατηγορίας) is the highest football league in Cyprus. ... The Cyprus Football Association Shield or the Cyprus Super Cup (in Greek Ασπίδα ΚΟΠ) is a Cypriot association football trophy, contested in an annual match between the Cyprus Champion (Cypriot First Division) and the winners of the Cyprus Cup. ... Apollon Limassol (Greek: Απόλλων Λεμεσού) is a Cypriot football club, based in Limassol. ... The Link titleCyprus Cup is the main cup competition in Cypriot football, run by Cyprus Football Association. ... APOEL FC (Greek: ΑΠΟΕΛ; Aθλητικός Ποδοσφαιρικός Όμιλος Eλλήνων Λευκωσίας, Athlitikos Podosfairikos Omilos Ellinon Lefkosias, Hellenic Athletic Football (Soccer) Team of Nicosia) is a Cypriot football club, playing in Nicosia. ... Gambrinus liga is the official name of the Czech football premier league. ... FC Slovan Liberec is a Czech football club based in city of Liberec. ... The Czech Republic Football Cup (Czech: Pohár ÄŒMFS) is the major cup competition in the Czech Republic, and was born in 1993, after the dissolution of Czechoslovakia into two independent states (Czech Republic and Slovakia). ... AC Sparta Praha (English: Sparta Prague) is the most popular and most successful Czech football club and one of the most successful clubs in Central and Eastern Europe. ... 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National club championship in South America

• Argentina
  • Primera División Argentina
    • 2005-06 Clausura – Boca Juniors
    • 2006-07 Apertura – Estudiantes La Plata
• Brazil
  • Copa do Brasil – Flamengo
• Chile
  • Primera División de Chile
    • 2005-06 Apertura – Colo Colo
    • 2006-07 Clausura – Colo Colo
• Paraguay
  • Liga Paraguaya – Club Libertad
• Peru
  • Primera División Peruana – Alianza Lima

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National club championship in North America

• Honduras for fuller coverage, see: 2005-06 Apertura in Honduran Football & 2005-06 Clausura in Honduran Football
  • Liga Profesional de Honduras
    • 2005-06 Apertura – Club Olimpia Deportivo
    • 2005-06 Clausura – Club Olimpia Deportivo
• Mexico
  • Primera División de Mexico
    • 2005-06 Apertura – Chivas de Guadalajara
    • 2005-06 Clausura – Pachuca
• USA
  • MLS – Houston Dynamo
  • USL First Division – Vancouver Whitecaps
  • USL Second Division – Richmond Kickers
  • US Open Cup – Chicago Fire

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National club championship in Africa

• Egypt:
  • Ahly Sporting Club

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National club championship in Asia

• Australia
  • 2005-06 A-League – Sydney F.C.
• Iran
  • 2005-06 Iran's Premier Football League – Esteghlal FC
• Japan
  • J. League Division 1 – Urawa Reds
  • J. League Division 2 – Yokohama F.C.
  • J. League Cup – JEF United Ichihara Chiba
  • Emperor's Cup – Urawa Reds (Played January 1, 2007)
• Thailand
  • Thailand Premier League – Bangkok University FC
  • Pro League - TOT FC
• Saudi Arabia
  • Saudi King Cup 2005-06 – Al-Shabab
  • Crown Prince Cup 2005-06 – Al-Hilal
  • Prince Faysal bin Fahad U-23 Cup 2005-06 – Al-Hilal
• Singapore
  • S.League - SAFFC

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National club championship in countries not FIFA affiliated

• Kosovo
  • Kosovar Superliga – Besa Pejë
• Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus
  • Birinci Lig – Mağusa Türk Gücü
  • Federasyon Kupası – Çetinkaya

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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

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International tournaments

• January 20-February 10: 2006 African Cup of Nations (Country winners: Egypt). Participating countries: Angola, Cameroon, Côte d'Ivoire, Congo DR, Egypt, Ghana, Guinea, Libya, Morocco, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa, Togo, Tunisia, Zambia, Zimbabwe (see also: 2006 African Cup of Nations (squads))
• May 29-June 3: 2006 FIFI Wild Cup in Germany (Winner: Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus). Participating countries: Gibraltar, Greenland, Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, Republik St. Pauli, Tibet, Zanzibar
• June 9-July 9: 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany (Winner: Italy). Participating countries: Angola, Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Costa Rica, Côte d'Ivoire, Croatia, Czech Republic, Ecuador, England, France, Germany, Ghana, Iran, Italy, Japan, Korea Republic, Mexico, Netherlands, Paraguay, Poland, Portugal, Saudi Arabia, Serbia and Montenegro, Sweden, Switzerland, Togo, Trinidad & Tobago, Tunisia, Ukraine, United States (see also: 2006 FIFA World Cup squads)

The 2006 African Cup of Nations was the 25th edition of the African Cup of Nations, the soccer championship of Africa (CAF). ... Below is a list of squads used in the 2006 African Nations Cup. ... 2006 FIFI Wild Cup (FIFI is told to stand for Federation of International Football Independents) was an international football tournament arranged in May 29 - June 3, 2006 in Hamburg, Germany. ... First International Turkish Cypriots 0 - 5 Turkey (1962) Largest win TR Northern Cyprus 10 - 0 Tibet (GazimaÄŸusa, TR Northern Cyprus; November 21, 2006) Worst defeat Turkish Cypriots 0 - 5 Turkey (1962) Turkey 5 - 0 TFS North Cyprus (Ä°zmir, Turkey; September 28, 1980) The Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus national... First International Turkish Cypriots 0 - 5 Turkey (1962) Largest win TR Northern Cyprus 10 - 0 Tibet (GazimaÄŸusa, TR Northern Cyprus; November 21, 2006) Worst defeat Turkish Cypriots 0 - 5 Turkey (1962) Turkey 5 - 0 TFS North Cyprus (Ä°zmir, Turkey; September 28, 1980) The Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus national... St. ... First international Nepal 4 - 0 Tibet (China; November 6, 1972) Largest win None Worst defeat Tibet 0 - 7 St. ... First international Kenya 2 - 3 Zanzibar (Zanzibar; Date Unknown, May,1949) Largest win Zanzibar 3 - 0 Tanzania (Kenya; October 10, 1967) Worst defeat Kenya 10 - 0 Zanzibar (Kenya; Date Unknown, 1961) World Cup Appearances none (First in -) Best result - African Nations Cup Appearances none (First in -) Best result - The Zanzibar... Qualifying countries The 2006 FIFA World Cup was the 18th staging of the FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international association football world championship tournament. ... First international Scotland 0 - 0 England (Partick, Scotland; 30 November 1872) Biggest win Ireland 0 - 13 England (Belfast, Ireland; 18 February 1882) Biggest defeat Hungary 7 - 1 England (Budapest, Hungary; 23 May 1954) World Cup Appearances 12 (First in 1950) Best result Winners, 1966 European Championship Appearances 7 (First in... First International Trinidad and Tobago 3 - 3 Dutch Guiana (Trinidad and Tobago; August 6, 1934) Largest win Trinidad and Tobago 11 - 0 Aruba (Port-of-Spain, T&T; June ?, 1989) Worst defeat Mexico 7 - 0 Trinidad and Tobago (Mexico City, Mexico; October 8, 2000) World Cup Appearances 0 (First in... This article lists the confirmed squads for the 2006 FIFA World Cup tournament held in Germany, between June 9 and July 9, 2006. ...

Movies

• Zidane, un portrait du 21e siècle (France)
• Deutschland. Ein Sommermärchen (Germany)

Zidane, un portrait du 21e siècle (aka Zidane, A 21st Century Portrait) is a documentary film in which the main subject is French football player Zinedine Zidane. ... Deutschland. ...

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

January 7 is the seventh day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... January 8 is the 8th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Elson Evelio Becerra (April 26, 1978 — January 8, 2006) was a Colombian footballer, who was shot in a night club Cartagena together with friend Alexander Ríos. ... Gerrie Kleton (born September 15, 1953 – died January 8, 2006) was a football midfielder from the Netherlands, who played for Ajax Amsterdam, AZ Alkmaar, HFC Haarlem, RKC Waalwijk and Cercle Brugge. ... January 13 is the 13th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... January 14 is the 14th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Mark Philo (October 5, 1984 - January 14, 2006) was an English professional 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

February 4 is the 35th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... February 8 is the 39th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Ron Greenwood CBE (November 11, 1921 — February 8, 2006) was an English football player and manager, best known for being manager of the English national football team from 1977 until 1982. ... February 9 is the 40th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... André Strappe (born in Bully-les-Mines, Pas-de-Calais, February 23, 1928 – dead February 9, 2006) was a french football (soccer) player in striker role, and later manager. ... February 13 is the 44th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... February 17 is the 48th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Jorge Pinto Mendonça, best known as Jorge Mendonça (born in Silva Jardim, June 6 de 1954 – dead in Campinas, February 17, 2006) was a Brazilian footballer most famous during 1970s and 1980s in striker role. ... February 23 is the 54th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Zarra redirects here: for the town in Spain, see Zarra, Valencia. ... February 25 is the 56th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Charles Wayman (16 May 1922 - 25 February 2006) was an English footballer. ... February 27 is the 58th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Ferenc Bene (Balatonújlak, December 17, 1944 – Budapest, February 27, 2006) was a Hungarian football (soccer) player of Újpesti Dózsa, who was a member of the team that won the gold medal at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. ...

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

March 1 is the 60th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (61st in leap years). ... Peter Osgood (February 20, 1947 - March 1, 2006) played football in the Football League in the 1960s and 1970s. ... March 6 is the 65th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (66th in leap years). ... Roman Grzegorz Ogaza (November 17, 1952 - March 4, 2006) was a Polish footballer. ... March 12 is the 71st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (72nd in leap years). ... James Connolly Jimmy Johnstone (30 September 1944 – 13 March 2006), was a Scottish football legend. ... March 13 is the 72nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (73rd in leap years). ... Royston James Clarke (1 June 1925 - 13 March 2006) was a Welsh footballer. ... March 15 is the 74th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (75th in leap years). ... This person is a member of the Hockey Hall of Fame. ... March 26 is the 85th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (86th in leap years). ... Ole Madsen (born December 21, 1934) is a former international footballer from Denmark. ...

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

April 16 is the 106th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (107th in leap years). ... April 18 is the 108th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (109th in leap years). ... John Lyall (24 February 1940 - 18 April 2006) was an English footballer and manager. ... April 21 is the 111th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (112th in leap years). ... Telê Santana da Silva, usually known as Telê Santana (born June 26, 1931 in Itabirito, Minas Gerais - died April 21, 2006 in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais), was a Brazilian football manager and former player. ... April 25 is the 115th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (116th in leap years). ... Brian Leslie Labone (23 January 1940 – 24 April 2006) played football for Everton between 1958 and 1971. ...

May

• May 2 – Luigi Griffanti (89), Italian footballer
• May 23 – Kazimierz Górski (85), Polish manager

May 2 is the 122nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (123rd in leap years). ... Luigi Griffanti (born in Turbigo, Milan, April 20, 1917 – dead in Florence, May 2, 2006) was an italian footballer. ... May 23 is the 143rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (144th in leap years). ... Kazimierz Klaudiusz Górski (born 2 March 1921 in Lwow, now Ukraine, died 23 May 2006) was a legendary coach of Poland national football team and honorary president of Polish Football Union (Polski Związek Piłki Nożnej, PZPN). ...

June

• June 9 – Shay Gibbons (77), Irish footballer
• June 24 – Jean Varraud (85), French footballer and manager

June 9 is the 160th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (161st in leap years), with 205 days remaining. ... Shay Gibbons (19 May 1929 – 9 June 2006) is a former Irish international footballer who was regarded as one of the top players in the Football League of Ireland in the 1950s. ... June 24 is the 175th day of the year (176th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 190 days remaining. ...

July

• July 21 – Bert Slater (70), Scottish footballer
• July 31 – Pascal Miézan (47), Ivorian footballer

July 21 is the 202nd day (203rd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 163 days remaining. ... Bert Slater (born May 5, 1936 in Musselburgh; died July 21, 2006) was a professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper during the 1950s and 60s. ... July 31 is the 212th day (213th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 153 days remaining. ...

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

August 1 is the 213th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (214th in leap years), with 152 days remaining. ... Ferenc Szusza (December 1, 1923 - August 1, 2006) was one of Hungarys greatest football players. ... August 15 is the 227th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (228th in leap years), with 138 days remaining. ... Servaas Faas Wilkes (born October 13, 1923 in Rotterdam) is a former Dutch football (soccer) player. ... August 20 is the 232nd day of the year (233rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Omar Oscar Miguez (December 5, 1927 – August 19, 2006) was a Uruguayan footballer. ... August 24 is the 236th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (237th in leap years), with 129 days remaining. ... August 31 is the 243rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (244th in leap years), with 122 days remaining. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

September

• September 2 – Pietro Broccini (78), Italian footballer
• September 4 – Giacinto Facchetti (64), Italian footballer

September 2 is the 245th day of the year (246th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Pietro Broccini (born in Portovenere, La Spezia, January 2, 1928 – dead in Sanremo, Imperia, September 2, 2006) was an Italian football (soccer) player in midfielder role. ... September 4 is the 247th day of the year (248th in leap years). ... Giacinto Facchetti. ...

October

• October 17 – Lieuwe Steiger (82), Dutch footballer

October 17 is the 290th day of the year (291st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Lieuwe Steiger (born in Haarlem, April 15, 1924 – dead in Eindhoven, October 17, 2006) was a Dutch football (soccer) goalkeeper. ...

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

November 3 is the 307th day of the year (308th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 58 days remaining. ... Alberto Pedro Spencer Herrera (born December 6, 1937), widely considered one of the best Ecuadorean soccer player, is most known for his still-standing record for scoring the most goals in Copa Libertadores, the South American equivalent of the Champions League in Europe. ... November 4 is the 308th day of the year (309th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 57 days remaining. ... Sergio Sergi López Segú (born 6 October 1967 in Granollers, near Barcelona - d. ... November 5 is the 309th day of the year (310th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 56 days remaining. ... Pietro Rava (born January 21, 1916) is a former Italian football defender and coach. ... 17 November is also the name of a Marxist group in Greece, coinciding with the anniversary of the Athens Polytechnic uprising. ... Ferenc Puskás (April 2, 1927–November 17, 2006) (Hungarian: Puskás Ferenc, nickname Puskás Öcsi, Spanish: Ferenc Puskas Biro), was a legendary Hungarian football forward and coach. ... November 28 is the 332nd day (333rd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Max Merkel - in his second tenure with 1860 Munich, 1974 Image courtesy tsv1860. ...

December

• December 15 – Alessio Ferramosca and Riccardo Neri (17), Italian footballers
• December 31 – Ya'akov Hodorov (79), Israeli footballer

December 15 is the 349th day of the year (350th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Alessio Ferramosca (1989 - December 15, 2006) was a youth player for Juventus F.C.. He drowned in suspicious circumstances on 15th December 2006 along with Juventus team-mate Riccardo Neri. ... Riccardo Neri (1989 - December 15, 2006) was a youth player for Juventus F.C.. He drowned on the 15th December 2006 in suspicious circumstances along with team mate Alessio Ferramosca. ... December 31 is the 365th day of the year (366th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Yaakov Hodorov (June 16, 1927 - December 31, 2006) was a Israeli football goalkeeper in the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s. ...