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Two of the world’s top midfielders in the FTBL ranking, Barcelona’s superstar Lionel Messi (pictured right) and teammate Xavi (left) saw their respective ratings take a beating as the Catalans fell to a spirited Rubin Kazan (Russia) in a Champions League’s

For the argentinean main star Lionel Messi, the next matchup against Uruguay national team will be one of the most important matchups of his career: the trip to South Africa depends on it. The matchup will affect directly also in his personal rating,

As Argentina prepare to take on Peru in World Cup 2010 qualifying this coming Saturday in a crucial encounter, some of coach Diego Maradona’s team leaders will be looking to patch up their FTBL ratings, most of all Liverpool midfielder Javier Mascherano.

As our analysts predicted, Chelsea’s Frank Lampard’s (pictured second from the left) reign at the top of the FTBL ranking of European midfielders was rather brief, as the Blues yesterday struggled to overcome modest APOEL Nicosia (1:0) in the Champions

Barcelona’s Argentine wonder boy Lionel Messi (pictured in the background) interrupted his goal-scoring streak for just one game to return on the scoresheet as the Catalans took care of Ukrainian champions Dynamo Kyiv (2:0) in their Champions League group