Despite news of his injury taking longer than predicted to heal, Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo is unlikely to suffer any dramatic drop in the FTBL world ranking, which he tops at the moment with a tally of 205.03 points.

Because he will not play in the coming weeks, the Portugal international’s FTBL rating will not undergo substantial changes: even if he remains sidelined until the end of the year, he is unlikely to lose more than 10 rating points. Even though he runs the risk of losing the leadership in the ranking, the drop is unlikely to be dramatic.

Ronaldo, therefore, is poised to remain among the top 5 players in the world until year-end.