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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.

Spanish La Liga giants Barcelona appear determined to continue looking for a central defender if efforts to sign their first choice, Shakhtar’s Dmytro Chigrinsky, prove unsuccessful. FTBL.com takes a look at the Catalans’ options.

As reports surface of Manchester City’s decision to abandon the pursuit of Barcelona’s Cameroonian striker Samuel Eto’o, some in the British media are claiming that Manchester United are interested in the Cameroonian and willing to come up with 29 million

Inter Milan and Brazil goalkeeper Julio Cesar could return in the FTBL World Top 23 of goalkeepers during the Confederations Cup in South Africa as early as after the first match against Egypt by pushing out Chelsea’s Petr Cech.

Barcelona’s Argentine prodigy Lionel Messi (pictured), who five days ago topped the FTBL rating of the world’s best midfielders, has dropped to 4th place, even letting new Real Madrid sign Cristiano Ronaldo overtake him.