Team of The Year 2006
| Player | Team | Appearance |
| Gianluigi Buffon | Juventus | 3 |
| Gianluca Zambrotta | Barcelona / Juventus | 1 |
| Fabio Cannavaro | Real Madrid / Juventus | 1 |
| Carles Puyol | Barcelona | 3 |
| Philipp Lahm | Bayern Munich | 1 |
| Steven Gerrard | Liverpool | 2 |
| Cesc Fàbregas | Arsenal | 1 |
| Kaká | Milan | 1 |
| Ronaldinho | Barcelona | 3 |
| Thierry Henry | Arsenal | 5 |
| Samuel Eto'o | Barcelona | 2 |
Coach: Frank Rijkaard Barcelona
Players who played for two teams during the year have the team they finished the year with listed first.
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