2005–06 A.S. Roma season 2005–06 A.S. Roma season The 2005–06 season saw Associazione Sportiva Roma experience several ups and downs, as it went through periods of poor form which bracketed a then-record 11 match winning streak in Serie A. Despite this period of excellent form, the club originally finished just fifth in the final standings, before Juventus, Milan and Fiorentina all were declared of varying guilt in a scandal that rocked Italian football in the summer of 2006. The resulting point deductions directed toward all three aforementioned clubs promoted Roma to second in the final standings. The season also saw Roma hit with a
John Beresford (footballer) John Beresford (footballer) John Beresford (born 4 September 1966) is an English former football player who played as a defender, who is currently a pundit for ESPN. Beresford, whose father John had played for Chesterfield in the 1960s, was born in Sheffield; in his footballing career he played for clubs Manchester City, Finn Harps F.C. Barnsley, Portsmouth, Newcastle United, Southampton and Birmingham City. He is best-known for his Newcastle United spell between 1992 and 1998, with his attacking tendencies being crucial to "the Entertainers". During this time Beresford formed a formidable partnership with the other full back, his doppelgänger Warren