2006 in sports describes the year's events in world sport. American football Super Bowl XL – the Pittsburgh Steelers (AFC) won 21–10 over the Seattle Seahawks (NFC) Location: Ford Field Attendance: 68,206 MVP: Hines Ward, WR (Pittsburgh) Rose Bowl (2005 season): The Texas Longhorns won 41–38 over the Southern California Trojans to win the BCS National Championship March 14 - former San Diego Chargers quarterback Drew Brees signs a 6-year, $60 million deal with the New Orleans Saints after the Miami Dolphins were suggested by medical staff to not sign Brees due to a career-threatening shoulder injury he suffered at the end of the 2005 season. After Brees had immediate success and broke several records in New Orleans, this signing is believed by many as the greatest free agency signing in NFL history, tied with the Denver Broncos’ signing of Peyton Manning in 2012. August 19 - Barrow High School played the first organized football game in the Arctic against Delta Junction High School. MVP of Super Bowl XL is Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Hines Ward. Reggie White, Troy Aikman, John Madden, Warren Moon, Harry Carson, and Rayfield Wright are elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Association football January 1 – Australia officially leaves the Oceania Football Confederation and joins the Asian Football Confederation International competitions 2006 African Cup of Nations – Egypt 2006 FIFA World Cup – Italy 2006 FIFA Club World Cup – Sport Club Internacional Copa Libertadores 2006 – Sport Club Internacional UEFA Champions League 2005-06 – FC Barcelona Domestic competitions Argentina Primera División – Boca Juniors (Clausura) Brazil Campeonato Brasileiro – São Paulo FC England Premiership – Chelsea France Ligue 1 – Lyon Germany Bundesliga – Bayern Munich Italy Serie A – Inter Milan awarded title after initial winners Juventus were stripped of the title due to involvement in the 2006 Serie A match fixing scandal. Spain La Liga – FC Barcelona Portugal Liga – FC Porto Athletics March – 2006 Commonwealth Games held in Melbourne May 12 – Justin Gatlin equals Asafa Powell's 100 m world record time of 9.77 seconds in Doha, Qatar. Gatlin was initially given a time of 9.76, which would have been a new record, but a few days later the time was corrected to 9.77 June 11 – Asafa Powell equals the 100 m world record once again, as he ran the distance in 9.77 seconds at Gateshead,