16 December 2005 (Friday)
- College football: Appalachian State defeats Northern Iowa 21–16 to win the NCAA Division I-AA national football championship. This is the first football title for the Mountaineers, and the school's first team NCAA title in any sport.
- Football: In Nyon, Switzerland, the draw takes place for the knockout Round of 16 of the UEFA Champions League and Round of 32 of the UEFA Cup. Particularly anticipated is the rerun of last season's meeting at the same stage of the Champions League between Chelsea and Barcelona.
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Famous quotes containing the word december:
“Work—work—work,
In the dull December light,
And work—work—work,
When the weather is warm and bright—
While underneath the eaves
The brooding swallows cling
As if to show me their sunny backs
And twit me with the spring.”
—Thomas Hood (1799–1845)