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It’s the topic of debate up and down pubs and clubs across the land but who really is the world’s hardest footballer? There of course is no real definitive answer but here at ave-it we have trawled the archives to find our top 20 footballers who deservedly earned the ‘hard man’ tag.

Whether you agree, disagree or think we’ve missed someone out, there is no denying that this group of men really knew how to put the ugly into our beautiful game.

20. Terry Butcher

19. Bert Trautmann

18. Terry Hurlock

17. Ferenc Puskas

16. Willie Woodburn

15. Graeme Souness

14. Marco Tardelli

13. Giuseppe Lorenzo

12. Roy McDonough

11. Roy Keane

10. Norman Hunter

9. Mick Harford

8. Leonel Sanchez

7. Chic Charnley

6. Edmundo

5. Ron Harris

4. Duncan Ferguson

3. Dave Mackay

2. Andoni Goikoetxea

1. Billy Whitehurst

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