Chelsea F.C. — Best pictures!

England international Frank Lampard’s brace helped Chelsea defeat Birmingham City 3:0 yesterday in the English Premier League and allowed him to claim the 2nd spot in the FTBL world ranking of midfielders with 210.37 points.

France international Florent Malouda (center) netted the opener as Chelsea put an end to Birmingham City’s 19-game unbeaten run with a 3:0 win and returned to the top of the table. The Frenchman added a whopping 25 rating points in the FTBL system to

Chelsea’s Portugal international Deco will be in the starting lineup in today’s Premier League game against No. 8 Birmingham City. If he produces a strong performance, his FTBL score could improve substantially.

Chelsea’s Cote d’Ivoire international Salomon Kalou will go into the quarter-finals of the African Nations Cup against Algeria with a perfect chance to break the 100-point barrier in the FTBL system.

Chelsea’s Germany international Michael Ballack returned among the top 8 midfielders of the English Premier League in the FTBL ranking after the Blues’ 7:2 mauling of Sunderland. He scored one of the goals and bagged 21.60 points in our system to boost