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Chelsea will launch their Premier League campaign this season by hosting Hull City, with Frank Lampard at the helm of the FTBL world ranking of midfielders with an overall rating of 214.19 points.

German side Bayern Munich remain interested in signing Chelsea’s Portuguese defender Jose Bosingwa (pictured), according to The Telegraph, a British newspaper. We take a look at the defender’s position at Chelsea and whether he should take the plunge.

Bayern Munich’s Bastian Schweinsteiger (pictured) scored the opener in Germany’s 2:0 win over Azerbaijan in a World Cup 2010 qualifier Wednesday to simultaneously capture the top spots in the FTBL rankings of midfielders in the German Bundesliga and German

Chelsea’s France international Nicolas Anelka (pictured) captured the 3rd spot in the FTBL ranking of English Premier League strikers after helping France overcome the Faeroe Islands (1:0) in a World Cup 2010 qualifier Wednesday.

Chelsea midfielder and Germany skipper Michael Ballack (pictured in the number 13 jersey) has eared back a spot in the FTBL Top 23 of English Premier League midfielders with a solid performance in a World Cup 2010 qualifier against Azerbaijan.