Real Madrid — Best pictures!

Chelsea’s Portuguese defender Jose Bosingwa (pictured) returned into the elite group of the world’s top football players after an absence of two and an half months following Portugal’s 2:1 win over Albania in a World Cup 2010 qualifier yesterday.

Holland became the first European country to book a place in the 2010 World Cup finals in South Africa when they squeezed a 2:1 win out of Iceland yesterday. The win allowed Real Madrid talented midfielder Rafael van der Vaart (pictured) to put an end

Club Atletico Huracan’s young midfielder Javier Pastores (pictured) has grabbed the top spot in the FTBL rating of midfielders for the Argentinean Primera Liga in competition with such established names as Boca Juniors’s Juan Roman Riquelme and Estudiantes

Barcelona goalkeeper Victor Valdes has come out on top in his duel with Real Madrid’s Iker Casillas for the title of best goalkeeper of La Liga with 117.99 points against the Madrilene’s 58.29 points.

David Villa’s double in Valencia’s 2:0 home win over Athletic Bilbao boosted the striker’s overall rating to 161.17 points, allowing him to return into the FTBL Top 23 rating of top forwards in La Liga while pushing out Real Madrid’s Raul.