Chelsea F.C. — Best pictures!

The focus when France take on the Faeroe Islands in a World Cup 2010 qualifier Wednesday will be not so much on who will win this David against Goliath battle but rather on the race to top the FTBL ranking of French forwards between two main rivals, Chelsea’s

Bordeaux’s up and coming star midfielder Yoann Gourcuff (pictured) began the season with a brace as his side trashed Lens 4:1 and rose to the 5th place in the FTBL world ranking of midfielders with 154.41 points.

Olympique Marseille forward and Senegal international Mamadou Niang (pictured) has replaced departing Karim Benzema (for Real Madrid) at the top of the FTBL ranking of forwards in the French Ligue 1 with 156.13 points.

The future of Cameroon international Samuel Eto’o (pictured), Africa’s best player according to FTBL, remains up in the air as talks between the striker and Barcelona about a contract extension reportedly remain inconclusive.

Chelsea’s John Terry, the new leader in the FTBL World Top 23 of defenders, could lose the top spot after the final of the Confederations Cup in South Africa between Brazil and the U.S.: with 141 points over all, Terry is being actively pursued by Inter