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Tottenham Hotspur’s England international Jermain Defoe (pictured left) extended his scoring streak with a hat-trick as Spurs trashed Hull City 5:1 in Premier League action to continue his climb in FTBL rankings.

Russia’s Dmitri Loskov has joined the FTBL World Top 23 of veteran midfielders (players over 35) following a series of five consecutive wins with his side Saturn in the Russian Premier League. The midfielder has picked up a little under 50 rating points

As the new football season continues to gather steam across Europe, Inter Milan’s Brazil international Julio Cesar sits confidently on top of the FTBL World Ranking of goalkeepers with a tally of 139.70 points.

Wolfsburg’s Swiss goalkeeper Diego Benaglio (pictured) is threatening to elbow Manchester United’s Edwin van der Sar out of the 3rd spot in the FTBL World Ranking of goalkeepers. The Dutch goalie has been on the sideline for weeks now after surgery on

The Tottenham – Liverpool matchup (2:1) had entirely opposite consequences for the leaders of both teams: if Spurs’ Aaron Lennon managed to boost his FTBL rating, the same cannot be said of Liverpool’s Steven Gerrard.