Chelsea F.C. — Best pictures!

Chelsea’s Russian international Yuri Zhirkov (pictured left) was able to play a full match with the Blues yesterday, something he had seldom had the chance to do, earning 13 rating points in the FTBL system after the 1:0 win at FC Porto.

As Russia prepare to travel to Slovenia for game 2 of their World Cup 2010 playoff, Chelsea’s Yuri Zhirkov (pictured left), who wasted an excellent chance to score in game 1 in Moscow, will have a perfect opportunity to boost his overall FTBL score.

After the weekend WC qualifiers, there have been a lot of changes in FTBL top charts. The russian defeat by the german national team let Per Mertesacker get an award of 10 points to his personal rating, entering the TOP-23 chart with 118.27 points.

Two Chelsea teammates, Michael Ballack (pictured right) and Yuri Zhirkov, will cross swords as Germany and Russia battle each other for a World Cup 2010 berth next Saturday.

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