Chelsea F.C. — Best pictures!

French international Nicolas Anelka (left) was on target yesterday as Chelsea defeated Burnley at Turf Moor 2:1 to claim the 2nd spot in the FTBL world ranking of strikers with 228.12 points and turn up the pressure on the current No. 1, Manchester United’s

Russian international and Zenit St. Petersburg midfielder Igor Semshov (pictured left) believes Chelsea’s Germany skipper Michael Ballack should be given particular attention as Russia prepare to host the Germans in their World Cup 2010 qualifier this

Liverpool midfielder Yossi Benayoun, who until recently was among the world’s top players in the FTBL ranking, will need a miracle in order to return in that elite group when the Reds travel to Chelsea on Sunday: he will have a daunting plank of 42.70

As of today September 26, Chelsea’s Michael Ballack (pictured) and Bayern Munich’s Bastian Schweinsteiger continue to jostle for the top spot in the FTBL ranking of German midfielders.

Chelsea’s midfielder and England international Frank Lampard became the highest rated player in the FTBL system with 205.71 points after the Blues 3:0 win over newly promoted Burnley, as other highly rated players all dropped rating points.