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Spain’s 1:0 win over Iraq in the Confed Cup in South Africa has allowed Barcelona playmaker Xavi (pictured) to move to 3rd place in the FTBL Top 23 of the world’s best midfielders, pushing down Real Madrid’s new sign superstar Cristiano Ronaldo.

Liverpool’s Spanish star midfielder Xabi Alonso (pictured heading the ball) is back in the FTBL World Top 23 after boosting his personal rating by 19.05 points to 143.96 points over all following Spain’s 5:0 mauling of New Zealand in the Confederations

Liverpool star forward and Spain international Fernando Torres (pictured) took center stage in yesterday’s 5:0 drubbing of a clearly ill-equipped New Zealand by Spain in the Confederations Cup in South Africa with a hat-trick.

Spain will kick off their Confederations Cup campaign today in South Africa against New Zealand, with their point man forward Fernando Torres of Liverpool facing a high plank of 27 rating points to beat; he set the plank in the 4:4 thriller against Arsenal

Cristiano Ronaldo, whose move to Real Madrid in a mega deal has now been confirmed, remained locked in a tug war with Barcelona’s Lionel Messi for the top spot in FTBL rating of the world’s top midfielders throughout the season, with the Portuguese holding