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“The absence of Ronaldo and Messi will not have an impact on the interest of sponsors in the World Cup,” FIFA President Joseph Blatter said recently. That was a bold statement, if hardly sincere. In fact, the chances of the World Cup taking place without

Uruguayans would probably give a lot just to be sure Atletico Madrid’s Diego Forlan is in optimal form in the runnup to the crucial World Cup 2010 qualifiers against Ecuador and Argentina. Uruguay are only 6th in the standings, out of the 5 automatically

Manchester City star Carlos Tevez (pictured) will have a perfect opportunity to return to the top in the FTBL ranking of Argentine strikers when his side take on Aston Villa in Premier League action on Oct 5.

A Uruguayan player has captured the lead in the FTBL ranking of South American strikers after a long absence, but the player is not last year’s winner of the Golden Boot, Atletico Madrid’s Diego Forlan, but Ajax’s Luis Suarez.

Atletico Madrid’s Uruguay striker Diego Forlan (pictured), the man who was the world's top player on the FTBL ranking for a considerable stretch of time last season, seems to be returning to his senses after a spell of bad form since the beginning of