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Fiorentina’s Brazil midfielder Felipe Melo, who until recently was buried deep in the FTBL Top 23 of Serie A midfielders and even flirted with the lower threshold at one point, has now improved his rating to the point of surging to the top.

Fiorentina’s Brazilian midfielders Felipe Melo (pictured) grabbed the 3rd place in the FTBL Top 23 of Serie A midfielders after scoring a goal in Brazil’s 3:0 win over the U.S. yesterday at the Confed Cup in South Africa.

Italy’s 0:1 fall to Egypt yesterday in the Confed Cup in South Africa had a particularly devastating effect on the ratings of Napoli forward Fabio Quagliarella.

Brazilian superstar Kaka, around whom speculation of a move from AC Milan is rife at the moment, could well be pushed out of the FTBL Top 23 of Brazilian players after the World Cup 2010 qualifier against Uruguay.

Bordeaux clinched their first title in 10 years away at Caen with a 1:0 win that led to substantial changes in the FTBL rating of goalkeepers in the Ligue 1, with Marseille’s Steve Mandanda losing his top spot to Bordeaux’s Ulrich Rame (pictured left).