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Real Madrid’s new superstar sign Kaka will vault to the top spot in the FTBL rating of Brazilian midfielders if he produces a strong performance tonight against Paraguay in their 2010 World Cup qualifier.

Lyon forward Karim Benzema has finished the season with an overall rating of 160 points, the highest in the French Ligue 1 for any forward, while Bordeaux’s Yoann Gourcuff tops the rating of midfielders with 144.06 points.

Bordeaux clinched their first title in 10 years away at Caen with a 1:0 win that led to substantial changes in the FTBL rating of goalkeepers in the Ligue 1, with Marseille’s Steve Mandanda losing his top spot to Bordeaux’s Ulrich Rame (pictured left).

Frank Lampard’s winner in the FA Cup final against Everton (2:1) ended his much-talked–about goal drought and earned him 18.44 rating points to bring the Chelsea celebrated midfielder within less than a point from Liverpool’s Steven Gerrard, his direct

Lyon forward and France international Karim Benzema (pictured left) grabbed the top spot in the FTBL rating of Ligue 1 forwards from Bordeaux’s Yoann Gourcuff in addition to the stop spot in the FTBL overall rating for the French league after his side’s