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Manchester United defender and England international Rio Ferdinand (pictured left) is now in 2nd place in the FTBL ranking of England defenders with a tally of 106.63 points, after overtaking Chelsea’s Ashley Cole (91.57 points), just as we predicted.

As Chelsea conceded the 2nd defeat in their last 3 games to fiercely competitive Aston Villa, most of the leading Blues saw their FTBL rankings take a battering.

Inter Milan’s Brazil international Julio Cesar (pictured) kept a clean slate as the Nerrazzuri surprisingly trashed 5-placed Genoa 5:0 in front of their home crowd in Serie A action yesterday to take the 3rd spot in the FTBL world ranking of goalkeepers

Chelsea skipper and England anchorman John Terry will have a chance to return to the top of the FTBL world ranking of defenders when the Blues travel to Aston Villa on Saturday.

Manchester United and England defender Rio Ferdinand will have a perfect opportunity to boost his overall FTBL rating when the Red Devils host Bolton Wanderers at Old Trafford on Saturday: all he will have to do is beat a plank of just 7 rating points.