1. Italian soccer was rocked in early May with the publication of intercepted phone calls between the general manager of Juventus, Luciano Moggi, and senior officials at the Italian Football Federation (FIGC), discussing refereeing appointments during the 2004-05 season. Within days, officials at AC Milan, Fiorentina, Lazio and Reggina were also dragged in. After a four-month investigation, the Italian sports courts delivered their sentences: Juventus was relegated to the second-division Serie B on minus 17 points, while Milan, Lazio, Reggina and Fiorentina stayed in Serie A, but with points penalties. 2. Doha, the capital of Qatar, successfully hosted the 15th Asian Games, the largest ever in the history of the regional sporting event, from December 1 to 15. More than 10,000 athletes from 45 countries and regions competed across the 39 sports. It was the first time that the Asian Games have been held in the Arabic region. 3. Italy lifted the FIFA World Cup for the fourth time after beating France on penalties in the final in Berlin on July 9. France captain Zinedine Zidane won the FIFA Golden Ball award as the outstanding player of the World Cup despite being sent off in the final for headbutting Italy defender Marco Materazzi. 4. China's hurdles star Liu Xiaang shattered the men's 110m hurdles world record when he clocked 12.88 seconds in an IAAF meet in Lausanne, Switzerland on July 11. The 23-year-old Liu had jointly held the previous world best of 12.91 with Britain's Colin Jackson. 5. The credibility of athletics and cycling was called into question when Olympic 100 meters champion Justin Gatlin and Tour de France winner Floyd Landis both tested positive for elevated levels of testosterone. 6. Spain captured the country's first world basketball championship title in Japan on September 3 after beating Greece 70-47 in the final. Red-hot favorite the United States finished with bronze after being humbled by Greece in the semi-finals. 7. Italy's World Cup winning captain Fabio Cannavaro was named the FIFA World Player of the Year on December 18, beating playmakers Zinedine Zidane and Ronaldinho to become the first defender to win the award. Brazilian international Marta won the FIFA Women's World Player of the Year award. US veteran Kristine Lilly and Germany's midfielder Renate Lingor finished second and third respectively in the voting. 8. More than 2,600 athletes from 80 countries and regions participated in the 20th Winter Olympic Games in Turin, Italy. Winter sports powerhouses Germany, the United States and Austria finished top three in the gold medals table. China, which sent its biggest delegation ever to a Winter Games, clinched two golds, leveling its 2002 haul. But the February 10-26 Games were overshadowed by a string of doping incidents. 9. Germany's Michael Schumacher, the most successful driver in the 56-year history of the Formula One championship, called it quits on October 22.Schumacher headed into retirement with seven crowns, 91 race wins in his 16-year F1 career. 10. Henri Serandour, the president of the French national Olympic committee (CNOSF), was handed a three-month suspended prison sentence and a 20,000 euro fine by a Paris court on October 12 for conflicts of interest. He was found guilty of having made two transactions on behalf of the CNOSF with a communications company for which his wife, former champion swimmer Catherine Poirot, worked.

1、意大利足坛在今年5月份由于电话门事件可谓是风雨飘摇，这个被窃听的电话是尤文图斯的总经理Luciano Moggi与意大利足联的高级官员之间关于指定04-05赛季裁判的谈话。AC米兰、佛罗伦萨、拉齐奥、雷吉纳均被牵涉其中。在长达4个月的调查后，意大利体育法庭作出以下判决：尤文图斯被判降入乙级，并且被扣罚17个联赛积分。AC米兰、拉齐奥、佛罗伦萨、雷吉纳被处以同样的罚分，但得以继续留在甲级联赛。 2、12月1日至15日，在卡塔尔首都多哈举办的第15届亚运会。这是这个地区举办过的最为盛大的赛事。来自45个国家和地区的超过一万名运动员参加了39个体育项目。这也是亚运会第一次在阿拉伯国家举行。 3.7月9日，在柏林举行的世界杯足球赛中，意大利队在点球大战中击败法国队，第四次捧起大力神杯。虽然法国队队长齐达内，在决赛中用头将意大利队后卫马特拉齐撞倒，被红牌罚下，但由于它在世界杯期间的优异表现，仍然获得本届世界杯赛最佳球员“金球奖”。 4、中国跨栏选手刘翔在今年7月11日瑞士洛桑举行的国际田联黄金联赛中，以12.88秒的成绩打破了110米栏的世界纪录。年仅23岁的他早已跑出了英国选手 Colin Jackson创造的前世界纪录12.91秒。 5、在100米奥运冠军Justin Gatlin 与环法自行车赛冠军Floyd Landis 的尿检均呈阳性后，这2项运动的成绩可信度面临着严峻的危机。 6、西班牙国家队在今年9月3日在日本举行的世界篮球锦标赛中，以70比47的比分击败希腊队，而获得了他们的第一个世界冠军。而美国梦之队在半决赛中输给希腊后，仅获铜牌。 7、世界冠军意大利队的队长卡纳瓦罗在今年12月8日获得国际足联评选中，击败齐达内和罗纳尔蒂奥获得的“世界足球先生”的称号。他也是获此殊荣的第一个后卫运动员。巴西的Marta获得“世界足球小姐”的称号，而美国老将Kristine Lilly与德国中场运动员Renate Lingor在投票中分列2、3位。 8、 在2月10号~26号期间，来自80个国家和地区的超过2600名运动员参加了在意大利都灵举行的第20届冬奥会。传统强队德国、美国、澳大利亚分列金牌榜的前三位。中国代表团也派出了冬奥会有史以来最庞大的阵容参赛，收获了2枚金牌，这也追平了2002年冬奥会的记录。但赛事期间服用兴奋剂事件让赛事精彩减半。 9、一级方程式赛车（F1）56年历史中最为杰出的车手德国人舒马赫，在10月22号宣布退役，带着7个F1年度总冠军、91个分站冠军告别了他16年的F1生涯。 10、10月12日，法国国家奥委会主席Henri Serandour，由于假公济私，巴黎法院的判决他3个月监禁，缓期执行，并被处以20000欧元的罚款。他被发现在操纵2起奥委会与他妻子（前游泳冠军 Catherine Poirot）所任职的通讯公司之间违法的交易。