VfL Wolfsburg — Best pictures!

Stuttgart forward Mario Gomez’s four goals against Wolfsburg in German Bundesliga action on Saturday allowed him to overtake Manchester United’s Wayne Rooney as the new leader of our FTBL Top 23 rating of best forwards in the world.

Wolfsburg’s Bosnian striker Edin Dzeko (pictured left), who is churning out goals this season, grabbed a hat-trick to help his side to a 4:0 win over Hoffenheim on Saturday and take further his rivalry with the Liverpool and Barcelona stars of the FTBL

Stuttgart goalkeeper Jens Lehmann, who will turn 41 this year, proved to his critics once more that they could not write him off just yet. Lehmann, who earned 19.10 rating points in his last appearance, has an overall rating of 103.11 points and tops

Bundesliga leaders Wolfsburg’s flop at relegation-threatened Energie Cottbus 0:2 cost their leader Edin Dzeko dearly. The Bosnian forward, who had led the FTBL World Top 23 rating for two weeks, failed to score in the game, which led to a slump of more

Man United midfielder Cristiano Ronaldo recaptured the lead in the World Top 23 after scoring a double in the Red Devils’ decisive 5:2 win over Tottenham Hotspur at Old Trafford on Saturday. Ronaldo now has 223.68 points and is the best rated football