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It appears that Liverpool's youth academy in India, DSK Shivajians Liverpool International Football Academy, is turning out world-class talent. On Sunday, Chhangte Lallianzuala – a product of DSK – scored a brace in only his second-ever international cap for India.

Talk about a good end to the year. On Christmas, Lallianzuala became the youngest player ever to appear on the senior national team for India. Two days later, during India's match against Nepal in the SAFF Championships, he scored this gem:

We're not going to lie. We here at The18.com are partial to any player who sports our digits on his or her back. (Note to Harry Kane: We liked your old number better.) So, it's only fitting that today we celebrate another #18 – Paul Scholes – and what many consider to be the Manchester United legend's finest goal. It came during a match against Aston Villa on this very day in 2006.

In addition to ubiquitous cat videos, YouTube serves as a veritable clearinghouse for amazing footballing exploits. While many of these displays of superhuman skills have been performed on the world’s biggest stages — the Champions League, La Liga, the English Premier League, the Bundesliga — even more are training goals.

Hector Herrera appears to be rounding into form, which is a good thing for Porto.

Look at what he did to Academica on Sunday:

In case you missed Hector Herrera's brilliant back heel goal. pic.twitter.com/7p05aLZqUl

— Cristian Nyari (@Cnyari) December 21, 2015

Raul Jimenez is sometimes lost in the shuffle among Mexico's European-based players. 

Not Sunday, though, as Jimenez flashed the kind of form that caused Benfica to sign him in the first place and Benfica rolled over Rio Ave, 3-1.

.@Raul_Jimenez9 selou o resultado com um remate forte! #SejaOndeFor pic.twitter.com/DgDlWTXfpp

What can you say about the little pea that hasn't already been said? Javier "Chicharito" Hernandez scored his 17th goal in his last 14 games — he has 19 total this season — to give Bayer Leverkusen a 1-0 win over FC Ingolstadt 04 Saturday.

And it was a beauty. Hernandez timed his run perfectly and finished cleanly, two talents that he has shown throughout his career.

Chicharito

Bayer Leverkusen played today, and you know what that means: Chicharito scored another goal.

Video | @CH14_ juega. #Chicharito mete gol. This guy can’t stop scoring!! #PanchoVillasArmy https://t.co/mfWIYDcSOe

I will set the scene: Tigres are up 3-0 on Pumas after thoroughly dominating the first leg of the 2015 Liga MX final. 

The second leg, though, ended up being one of the craziest games we have ever seen, in a final to boot. Pumas needed something damn near a miracle to come back and win, but this is Liga MX, and anything is possible. Lalo Herrera got Pumas on to the comeback trail just before half time.

Just when we thought Mexican forward Javier "Chicharito" Hernandez had reached the peak of his powers with an incredible run on form, he went and topped himself by scoring a hat trick in Bayer Leverkusen's 5-0 victory over Borussia Monchengladbach.

On the first goal, Hernandez got to show off his dribbling skills.

One of the best assists and goals you'll see this weekend courtesy of Kiessling & Chicharito. https://t.co/gajd7Po7JO

Jonathan dos Santos has had a quiet season so far for Villarreal, but there was nothing quiet about the goal he scored Thursday in the Europa league against Czech club Viktoria Plzen.

I mean, look at this beauty. This wasn't a normal cross that happened to go in. He meant to do that, and he knew exacly what he was doing, completely baffling the keeper in the process.