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Manchester United and England forward Wayne Rooney will go into today's World Cup qualifier against Croatia just a few tenths of rating points from the top spot in the FTBL ranking of the world’s top players. With an overall rating of 201.97 points at

Chelsea’s England international Frank Lampard, the highest rated player in the FTBL ranking with 201.98 points at the moment, will go into England’s game against Croatia facing a plank of 36 rating points to beat: the plank derives from England’s 6:0

Barcelona new boy and Sweden international Zlatan Ibrahimovic will have a plank of just 1.2 rating points to beat in the FTBL system when Sweden take on Malta in their World Cup 2010 qualifier on Wednesday. The plank derives from the Sweden’s 0:1 loss

Chelsea’s African players had a big weekend in World Cup 2010 qualifiers, with Michael Essien (pictured right) scoring the second goal in Ghana’s 2:0 win over Sudan to earn 17.55 rating points in the FTBL system and consolidate his 2nd position in our

Barcelona’s Xavi displaced teammate Lionel Messi from the 2nd position in the FTBL World Ranking of midfielders as Spain trashed Belgium 5:0 in their World Cup qualifier, while Argentina suffered a 1:3 home defeat at he hands of five-time winners Brazil.