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Shakhtar Donetsk’s Ukraine international Aleksandr Kucher will go into the first game of the World Cup 2010 playoffs against Greece as Ukraine’s best player in the FTBL ranking, irrespective of position. The fact that he ranks ahead of even strikers is

Shakhtar Donetsk goalkeeper Andriy Pyatov has achieved the quasi-impossible: his FTBL rating is as close as ever to the 100-point mark despite the fact that he plays in a Cat 2 league. For perspective, remember that only 6 goalkeepers have ratings beyond

Mexico striker Guillermo Franco (R) celebrates with teammate Nery Castillo after scoring against Trinidad and Tobago during their CONCACAF qualifier for World Cup 2010 soccer match at the Azteca stadium in Mexico City.

AC Milan’s erstwhile feared forward Andriy Shevchenko missed a perfect opportunity to return in the elite group of Ukrainian players after he was forced out of the pitch 23 minutes into the game due to injury in the World Cup 2010 qualifier against Croatia