Chelsea F.C. — Best pictures!

After the weekend WC qualifiers, there have been a lot of changes in FTBL top charts. The russian defeat by the german national team let Per Mertesacker get an award of 10 points to his personal rating, entering the TOP-23 chart with 118.27 points.

Two Chelsea teammates, Michael Ballack (pictured right) and Yuri Zhirkov, will cross swords as Germany and Russia battle each other for a World Cup 2010 berth next Saturday.

Barcelona skipper Carles Puyol (pictured) could use Spain’s World Cup 2010 qualifier against lowly Armenia on Saturday to try and overtake Chelsea’s John Terry and Ashley Cole in the FTBL World Ranking of defenders.

French international Nicolas Anelka has had a roller-coaster football career so far: in the 90s, he almost left the game altogether after a failed stint at Real Madrid left him badly bruised. But he has found the inner strength to engineer a comeback

Hamburg midfielder David Jarolim (pictured) is now solidly in the lead in the FTBL ranking of Czech playmakers after contributing a goal in the 38h minute to help the current vice-leaders in the German Bundesliga secure a 3:1 victory at bottom-placed