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Barcelona’s Victor Valdes, who took the lead in the FTBL world ranking of goalkeepers at the end of last year, remained at the top throughout January.

Defender Gerard Pique (left) benefited most in the FTBL system from Barcelona’s 1:0 win at Sporting Gijon yesterday in La Liga; he picked up 11.02 points to boost his tally to 135.82 points. He now has a better score than teammate and established star

Barcelona star Lionel Messi’s 7-game goalscoring run snapped yesterday in the La Liga game against Sporting Gijon, even though the Catalans still walked away with a 1:0 win. Messi missed out on a huge gain in the FTBL system. Can he now sustain his sky-high

Barcelona’s Mali international Seydou Keita added 11.03 points in the FTBL system in his first La Liga game after returning from the African Nations Cup, where Mali failed at the group stage. In Saturday’s game against Sporting Gijon, he will have a chance

Prolific striker David Villa incurred a huge loss in the FTBL system as Valencia were held to a goalless draw at No. 18 Tenerife (0:0), allowing Barcelona’s Sweden international Zlatan Ibrahimovic to claim the top spot in our ranking of forwards in La