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2004–05 Chelsea F.C. season
2004–05 Chelsea F.C. season: José Mourinho's first Chelsea campaign, winning the Premier League (95 points, 15 goals conceded, 25 clean sheets) and League Cup, and reaching the Champions League semi-finals, lost to Liverpool.
2004–05 FA Premier League
2004-05 FA Premier League, won by Chelsea under José Mourinho with a record 95 points, 15 goals conceded, and 25 clean sheets, ending a 50-year title wait; Arsenal second, Southampton, Norwich, Crystal Palace relegated.
2004–05 in English football
2004–05 in English football: Chelsea won the Premier League under José Mourinho with a record 95 points and 15 goals conceded; Liverpool won the Champions League; Crystal Palace, Norwich, and Southampton were relegated.
2004–05 Liverpool F.C. season
2004-05 Liverpool F.C. season: Rafael Benitez's first season as manager (appointed 16 June 2004). Liverpool finished 5th in the Premier League with 58 points but won the Champions League, beating AC Milan 3-2 on penalties after a 3-3 final in Istanbul.
2004–05 Manchester United F.C. season
The 2004–05 Manchester United F.C. season finished third in the Premier League, reached the FA Cup final, and lost the Champions League first knockout round to AC Milan.
2004–05 Serie A
2004–05 Serie A, the Italian top-flight season won on the pitch by Juventus (86 points) ahead of Milan, with Cristiano Lucarelli top scorer on 24 goals; the title was revoked in the Calciopoli scandal and never assigned.
2004–05 UEFA Champions League
2004–05 UEFA Champions League: Liverpool beat AC Milan 3–3 (3–2 pens) in the Istanbul final after trailing 3–0, the "Miracle of Istanbul", Liverpool's fifth European title.
2005 FIFA Confederations Cup
2005 FIFA Confederations Cup, seventh edition, held 15-29 June 2005 in Germany as a 2006 World Cup rehearsal. Brazil won 4-1 against Argentina in the Frankfurt final; Adriano scored twice and was top scorer with five goals; hosts Germany finished third.
2005 FIFA World Youth Championship
2005 FIFA World Youth Championship, held in the Netherlands 10 June to 2 July 2005, was the last edition under that name. Argentina beat Nigeria 2-1 for a record fifth title, with Lionel Messi scoring both penalties and winning the Golden Ball and Golden Boot with six goals.
2005 UEFA Champions League final
2005 UEFA Champions League final, the Miracle of Istanbul: Liverpool beat AC Milan 3-3 (3-2 pens) on 25 May 2005 at the Atatürk Olympic Stadium after trailing 3-0 at half-time, winning a fifth European Cup.
2005–06 Arsenal F.C. season
2005-06 Arsenal F.C. season: Arsène Wenger's side finished 4th in the Premier League (67 points), left Highbury, and reached their first Champions League final, losing 2-1 to Barcelona in Paris after Lehmann's 18th-minute red card.
2005–06 Chelsea F.C. season
2005-06 Chelsea F.C. season: Jose Mourinho's Blues retained the Premier League with 91 points (W29 D4 L5, 72-22), won their first nine league games, sealed the title against Manchester United, and fell to Barcelona in the Champions League last 16.
2005–06 FA Premier League
2005–06 FA Premier League (FA Barclays Premiership), 13 August 2005 to 7 May 2006. Chelsea retained the title under Jose Mourinho with 91 points, eight ahead of Manchester United; Henry won the Golden Boot with 27 goals; Birmingham, West Brom, and Sunderland were relegated.
2005–06 in English football
2005-06 in English football: Chelsea retained the Premier League under Mourinho; Liverpool beat West Ham on penalties in the FA Cup; Manchester United won the League Cup 4-0 over Wigan; Reading set a 106-point Championship record.
2005–06 Manchester United F.C. season
2005-06 Manchester United season: Sir Alex Ferguson's side finished 2nd in the Premier League with 83 points behind Chelsea, won the League Cup 4-0 over Wigan, and exited the Champions League group stage; Vidic and Evra arrived in January.
2005–06 UEFA Champions League
2005–06 UEFA Champions League, 51st edition, won by Barcelona 2-1 over Arsenal in the Paris final on 17 May 2006; Shevchenko top scorer with 9 goals; 250 matches, 285 goals.
2005–06 UEFA Cup
The 2005-06 UEFA Cup, second season with a group stage, was won by Sevilla, who beat Steve McClaren's Middlesbrough 4-0 in the Eindhoven final on 10 May 2006, Sevilla's first European trophy.
2006 FIFA World Cup
2006 FIFA World Cup (FIFA Fussball-Weltmeisterschaft Deutschland 2006), held in Germany 9 June-9 July 2006; 32 teams, 64 matches, 147 goals, 12 venues. Italy beat France 5-3 on penalties after a 1-1 final; Zidane headbutt; hosts Germany third.
2006 FIFA World Cup final
2006 FIFA World Cup final: Italy beat France 1-1 (5-3 on penalties) on 9 July 2006 at Berlin's Olympiastadion for a fourth title, after Zidane's headbutt on Materazzi and Trezeguet's missed kick.
2006 FIFA World Cup knockout stage
2006 FIFA World Cup knockout stage: the single-elimination phase in Germany, June 24 to July 9, 2006. Italy beat France 5-3 on penalties after a 1-1 final; Germany took third place.
2006 FIFA World Cup squads
The 2006 FIFA World Cup squads were the 23-player rosters for the tournament in Germany, featuring England's 16-year-old Theo Walcott and Italy's seven players in the final squad.
2006 UEFA Champions League final
2006 UEFA Champions League final: FC Barcelona beat Arsenal 2-1 on 17 May 2006 at the Stade de France, Paris, after Lehmann's first-final red card; Campbell scored, Eto'o and Belletti won it.
2006–07 Chelsea F.C. season
2006-07 Chelsea F.C. season: defending Premier League champions under Jose Mourinho finished second to Manchester United with 83 points but won the League Cup and the first FA Cup final at the new Wembley, losing the Champions League semi-final to Liverpool on penalties.
2006–07 FA Premier League
2006-07 FA Premier League (FA Barclays Premiership), 15th season of the competition. Manchester United won a ninth title with 87 points over Chelsea; Watford, Sheffield United, and Charlton were relegated; 931 goals set a low-scoring record.
2006–07 FC Barcelona season
2006-07 FC Barcelona season: Frank Rijkaard's fourth year. Won Spanish Super Cup and Catalan Cup; 2nd in La Liga on 76 points, level with Real Madrid who won on head-to-head; out to Liverpool in Champions League last 16.
2006–07 La Liga
2006-07 La Liga, the 76th Spanish top-flight season (26 Aug 2006 - 17 Jun 2007). Real Madrid and Barcelona finished level on 76 points; Real Madrid won its 30th title on head-to-head, beating Mallorca 3-1 on the final day under Fabio Capello.
2006–07 UEFA Champions League
The 2006–07 UEFA Champions League, the fifteenth season of Europe's premier club competition, was won by AC Milan, who beat Liverpool 2-1 in the final in Athens on 23 May 2007.
2007 AFC Asian Cup
2007 AFC Asian Cup, 14th edition, held 7-29 July 2007, co-hosted by Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam. Iraq won its first title, beating Saudi Arabia 1-0 in the Jakarta final; Australia debuted.
2007 BCS National Championship Game
The 2007 BCS National Championship Game was a college football bowl game played January 8, 2007, in Glendale, Arizona, where second-ranked Florida beat top-ranked Ohio State 41-14.
2007 Copa América
2007 Copa América (Copa América Venezuela 2007), 42nd edition of the South American football championship, held 26 June–15 July 2007 in Venezuela, its first time hosting. Brazil won, beating Argentina 3-0 in the Maracaibo final; Robinho was top scorer with 6 goals.