High Five : Best Matches Of The Year 2011

So many wonderful games have been played out this year. TheHardTackle attempts to pick the best five of the lot.

So many wonderful games have been played out this year. TheHardTackle attempts to pick the best five of the lot.
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Dempo managed to hold on to their numero uno position at the top of the standing with a clinical win over HAL, while Churchill thrashed Sporting in the Goan Derby and remain just a point adrift of the pace-setters. Here’s the highlight of an eventful Round-12, which witnessed goals galore.

TheHardTackle takes a look back at those goals that simply took our breath away. We present to you the best goals of 2011.

What do Alex, Barrios, Gourcuff, Montolivo and Rodwell have in common? As the winter transfer window opens in about 48 hours, we take a look at five players, who can prove to be bargain in hindsight, as the years roll by.

TheHardTackle analyzes the top five youth prodigies in football who outshone the other probables by making the opportunities presented to them count.
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2011 was a good year for Indian football. The year began with India bowing out in group stages of AFC Asia Cup but ended with the team winning a record 6th SAFF Cup title. There were some notable performances in youth level. Indian football fans were exposed to a host of international names this year, including Lionel Messi. In club football, this year saw some of the most intriguing matches in recent times and the demise of one of India’s most successful clubs.

TheHardTackle brings to you the worst five duds of the year as far as English Football is concerned. Andrei Arshavin, Fernando Torres, Blackburn Rovers FC, Racism and Refereeing features in that esteemed list.

TheHardTackle takes a look at 10 things you should be looking out for in the next 7 days in the world of the NPower Championship.

Barclays Premier League continues in its most grueling and hectic face as the big games come thick and fast. THT previews Round 19 with all the exclusive team news and talking points.

Boxing Day saw a full programme of fixtures as the NPower Championship season reached the halfway stage. With Southampton extending their lead at the top, Middlesbrough consolidating their place in the top three and bottom club Coventry City gaining a much-needed win, TheHardTackle takes a look at which players have made our NPower Championship Team [...]