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Cristiano Ronaldo’s month-long absence could bring about a radical change in the FTBL ranking of strikers in La Liga, with Raul now likely to return to first-team action much more often.

Germany international Mesut Ozil (pictured) captured the lead in the FTBL world ranking of U-21 midfielders as he helped Werder Bremen to a 2:0 home win over 1899 Hoffenheim in Bundesliga action yesterday.

Competition is fierce at the very top of the FTBL world ranking of goalkeepers, with current leader Iker Casillas of Real Madrid (142.62 points) in real danger of losing the lead to Barcelona’s Victor Valdes (121.8 points) over the coming weekend.

Real Madrid’s Brazil superstar Kaka (pictured) slumped to the bottom of the top 8 midfielders in the world on the FTBL ranking after Brazil’s 1:2 loss to Bolivia last Sunday.

The “Lyon” midfielder Jeremy Toulalan has never been a star and probably will never be: his humility and his defensive position don't let him shine, but no one doubts about this effectiveness and usefulness. Regardless his discreccion, he has been nominated