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Cristiano Ronaldo, whose move to Real Madrid in a mega deal has now been confirmed, remained locked in a tug war with Barcelona’s Lionel Messi for the top spot in FTBL rating of the world’s top midfielders throughout the season, with the Portuguese holding

Barcelona’s Argentine prodigy Lionel Messi (pictured), who five days ago topped the FTBL rating of the world’s best midfielders, has dropped to 4th place, even letting new Real Madrid sign Cristiano Ronaldo overtake him.

Argentine prodigy Lionel Messi lost his top spot in the FTBL Top 23 of the world’s best midfielders to Liverpool’s Steven Gerrard after dropping more than 16 rating points in the World Cup 2010 qualifier against Columbia despite Argentina’s 1:0 win.

Barcelona goalkeeper Victor Valdes has come out on top in his duel with Real Madrid’s Iker Casillas for the title of best goalkeeper of La Liga with 117.99 points against the Madrilene’s 58.29 points.

Barcelona’s French forward Thierry Henry is back in training after a month on the sideline nursing an unfortunate injury sustained when the Catalans trashed their arch-rival Real Madrid 6:2.