Hamburg’s Brazilian midfielder Ze Roberto will remain sidelined until year end after undergoing surgery over damaged knee ligaments. This will be a serious loss for Hamburg, since the Brazilian is the club’s best midfielder at the moment by his FTBL score and the only other Hamburg player in the Top 23 of the Bundesliga.
Villarreal’s Robert Pires might benefit from Ze Roberto’s absence after he took the lead in the FTBL ranking of veteran midfielders just a few days ago. His most immediate rival, Manchester United’s Ryan Giggs, now trails by 11.56 rating points. Pires’ plank to beat in his next game is a negative (-0.95 rating points), which means he is assured to retain the lead in the ranking past the coming weekend.
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