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.
Brazilian and Spain playmakers Kaka and Xavi had a chance to overtake the Portuguese, but Xavi let that chance slip away when Spain unexpectedly lost 0:2 to the U.S. in the Confed Cup in South Africa: Xavi dropped 22 rating points in the process. The Spaniard is now wedged between Ronaldo and Kaka, with 161.48 points.
Only Kaka now retains a theoretical chance of overtaking his soon-to-be teammate at Real Madrid. His plank to beat in the coming Confed Cup final against the U.S. will amount to 13 rating points. The final is rated Category 8 in the FTBL rating system, so a victory for Brazil, coupled with a strong performance by Kaka, will power the Brazilian past his rival.
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