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Russia’s defeat to Slovenia cost Konstantin Zyryanov (pictured left), Russia’s best midfielder in the FTBL ranking at the moment with a score of 84.67 points, 10 rating points in our system, but the Zenit St. Petersburg man has managed to retain a comfortable

Despite a game in half-tones against Slovenia yesterday in his own admission, Russia skipper and Arsenal forward Andrei Arshavin (pictured in the center) still managed to slightly improve his overall FTBL score thanks to Russia’s overall victory.

Zenit St. Petersburg’s Russian international Igor Denisov added 13.66 rating points to his overall FTBL score after Russia defeated Slovenia 2:1 in the first leg of their World Cup 2010 playoff yesterday to claim the 3rd spot in the FTBL ranking of Russian

Everton’s Russian international Diniyar Bilyaletdinov (pictured) helped Russia to a 2:1 home win over Slovenia in the first leg of their World Cup 2010 playoff yesterday with a fantastic double, amply justifying the confidence coach Guus Hiddink had put

Just as the playoffs against Slovenia could earn Russia a last-minute berth to the next World Cup in South Africa, they could also send Zenit’s Igor Denisov (pictured right) and Vladimir Bystrov into the top echelon of the FTBL ranking of midfielders