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Russia’s and CSKA Moscow’s number one goalkeeper Igor Akinfeev (pictured) is in risk of losing his top spot in the FTBL ranking of Russian keepers to rival Vyacheslav Malafeev of Zenit St. Petersburg.

The Russian – Germany matchup will behave like a test for the goalkeeper Igor Akinfeev, which some european clubs (headed by “Manchester United”) have pay attention to. This fact could at the same time affect directly to his personal rating in FTBL.

Two Chelsea teammates, Michael Ballack (pictured right) and Yuri Zhirkov, will cross swords as Germany and Russia battle each other for a World Cup 2010 berth next Saturday.

CSKA Moscow's Chilean midfielder Mark Gonzalez (pictured left) was stellar in his side’s 4:0 trashing of second-from-the-bottom-placed Kuban in Russian league action yesterday, netting a double to see his FTBL rating increase by 23.45 rating points to

Zenit St. Petersburg’s Aleksandr Anyukov captured the lead in the FTBL ranking of Russian defenders as his side defeated CSKA Moscow 2:0 in Russian Premier League action yesterday.