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The week’s World Top 23 was marked by the return of Spain striker David Villa. The Valencia forward racked in 35 rating points in the week thanks to a double in Valencia’s 2:1 win over Real Betis. He now has 218.54 points over all, second only to Wolfsburg

Inspired by Andrei Arshavin’s performance in the match against Liverpool, Russian fans believe the playmaker has a bright future ahead of him. Asked whether they believe Arshavin could break into the World Top 23 in the near future, 73% of those who took

German international and Stuttgart forward Mario Gomez (pictured) and Wofsburg’s Brazilian striker Grafite have all broken into the World Top 23 rating. Gomez’s hat-trick helped Stuttgart trash FC Koln (3:0), while Grafite had a double in Wofsburg’s 2:1

The week’s Top 23 ranking was marked by the meteoric rise of Bosnian Edin Dzeko and Portugal star Cristiano Ronaldo. Dzeko is now the best player in the world with a rating of 219.73 points. Ronaldo tops the rating of midfielders with 214.55 points.

Portuguese international and world player of the year Cristiano Ronaldo (pictured in front) was front and center in the Porto–Man United Champions League quarter-final to demonstrate that in football sometimes just one strike can be enough to slay two