Chelsea F.C. — Best pictures!

Barcelona’s France international Thierry Henry has reportedly recovered from injury and is getting ready for the World Cup 2010 qualifier against Romania with redoubled effort, as Les Bleus badly need a win, while Henry would doubtless love to return

Bayern Munich’s Bastian Schweinsteiger (pictured) scored the opener in Germany’s 2:0 win over Azerbaijan in a World Cup 2010 qualifier Wednesday to simultaneously capture the top spots in the FTBL rankings of midfielders in the German Bundesliga and German

Chelsea’s France international Nicolas Anelka (pictured) captured the 3rd spot in the FTBL ranking of English Premier League strikers after helping France overcome the Faeroe Islands (1:0) in a World Cup 2010 qualifier Wednesday.

Chelsea midfielder and Germany skipper Michael Ballack (pictured in the number 13 jersey) has eared back a spot in the FTBL Top 23 of English Premier League midfielders with a solid performance in a World Cup 2010 qualifier against Azerbaijan.

Chelsea’s Cote D’Ivoire forward Salomon Kalou (pictured right) edged Marseille’s Bakari Kone out of the FTBL Top 23 of African forwards after Cote D’Ivoire’s 3:2 away victory over Burkina Faso in a World Cup qualifier on June 20.