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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.

Portuguese superstar Cristiano Ronaldo surprisingly remains entrenched in the top echelon of our World Top 23 with 178.02 despite not having played a rated match for sometime now.

Villarreal’s Spain international Juan Capdevila (pictured in a red jersey) has lost the top spot in the FTBL Top 23 of the world’s best defenders to Chelsea’s John Terry following Spain’s shock 0:2 loss to the U.S. in the Confed Cup semi-final in South

Barcelona international midfielder Xavi (pictured) proved utterly powerless as the U.S. put an abrupt end to Spain’s run of 35 unbeaten matches with a 2:0 victory yesterday in the Confed Cup in South Africa. The playmaker saw his rating sink as a consequence.