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Chelsea's Germany skipper Michael Ballack could be expected to boost his rating when he leads his country in a World Cup 2010 qualifier against Azerbaijan Wednesday; his plank to beat in the encounter will amount to just 5 rating points.

Wolfsburg will begin the defense of their title against Stuttgart when the German Bundesliga kicks off in the coming days, with Bosnian international Edin Dzeko, the best FTBL-rated European striker at the moment, facing a tricky plank of 45 rating points

German Bundesliga title holders Wolfsburg have extended the contracts of their two prolific top strikers, Brazilian Grafite and Bosnian Edin Dzeko. The two have the best FTBL ratings in the Bundesliga at the moment: Grafite has 177.89 points over all,

German Bundesliga title holders Wolfsburg are reportedly close to signing Newcastle United’s Nigerian international Obefemi Martins (pictured). If the deal is completed, Martin, who has an FTBL rating of just 51.81 points, will play second fiddle to Wolfsburg’s

Italy international Luca Toni has reportedly drawn the ire of new manager Louis van Gall at Bayern Munich and has been sent packing to the second team for alleged lack of fitness. Toni, who is one of the highest ranked players at Bayern with 131.49 points