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Chelsea’s African players had a big weekend in World Cup 2010 qualifiers, with Michael Essien (pictured right) scoring the second goal in Ghana’s 2:0 win over Sudan to earn 17.55 rating points in the FTBL system and consolidate his 2nd position in our

Liverpool’s Argentine midfielder Javier Mascherano, who is reportedly being pursued by Barcelona, currently has an FTBL rating of 130.32 points, second only to Lionel Messi among Argentinean players, but a move to join the Catalans could end with him

Barcelona’s Yaya Toure has surrendered the top spot in the FTBL rating of top African midfielders to Chelsea’s John Obi Mikel (pictured left) after holding it for a few weeks.

Barcelona won their first of a possible three titles this season when they beat Athletic Bilbao 4:1 to lift the Copa del Rey Wednesday. The Catalans’ goals came from Yaya Toure, Lionel Messi, Xavi, and…18-year-old Bojan Krkic.

Barcelona are already hard at work preparing for their La Liga game against Villarreal after their dramatic Champions League semi-final qualification against Chelsea. The game will be a perfect opportunity for Cote d’Ivoire midfielder Yaya Toure (pictured