2008 in association football

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The following are the association football events of the year 2008 throughout the world.

Contents

News

January

February

March

May

June

July

August

September

International tournaments

Men

Women

National champions

AFC nations

UEFA nations

CAF nations

CONMEBOL nations

(A = Apertura, C= Clausura)

CONCACAF nations

(A = Apertura, C= Clausura)

OFC nations

Deaths

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

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References

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