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Valencia striker David Villa and his Liverpool colleague Fernando Torres yesterday paired in the Spain squad to inflict misery on Belgium in their World Cup 2010 qualifier (5:0) and improve their fortunes in the FTBL World Ranking of strikers.

Liverpool’s Spain international Fernando Torres (162.48 points), on national duty with Spain this weekend and beyond in World Cup 2010 qualifiers against Belgium and Estonia, will have a plank of just 7.44 rating points to beat in order to re-claim a

Manchester United’s star forward Wayne Rooney will go into the season opener against newly promoted Birmingham City with a plank of 15 rating points to beat if he wants to remain in the top tier of the FTBL world ranking of strikers.

Liverpool’s Xabi Alonso (pictured left), who scored the winner for Spain against hosts South Africa in the game for the 3rd place in the Confederations Cup has returned in the elite of English Premier League midfielders.

Today’s game between South Africa and Spain for the third place in the Confed Cup would provide a chance for Barcelona playmaker Xavi to break clear of Real Madrid’s Cristiano Ronaldo in the FTBL Top 23 of the world’s top midfielders.