Chelsea F.C. — Best pictures!

Chelsea’s Germany skipper Michael Ballack (pictured) has begun the new Premier League campaign in impressive form, pushing up resolutely in the FTBL World Ranking of midfielders.

As Manchester United yesterday produced a flurry of second-half goals to trounce Wigan Athletic 5:0, England international and now top forward at Old Trafford Wayne Rooney (pictured right) contributed two, picking up approximately 30 rating points to

Ukrainian striker Andrij Shevchenko remains a Chelsea player despite rumors he is heading back home to his first team Dinamo Kyiv. With a very low FTBL rating of 38.27 points at the moment, the once-fearsome striker is second from the bottom among strikers

Chelsea’s Germany skipper Michael Ballack (pictured) captured the 4th spot in the FTBL ranking of midfielders in the English Premier League after scoring the opener as the Blues overcame a fiercely combative Sunderland 3:1 in league action.

Wolfsburg’s Bosnian international Zvjezdan Misimovic (pictured) has captured a spot in the FTBL World Top 23 of midfielders with robust performances in the first two rounds of his new Bundesliga campaign.