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Olympique Marseille forward and Senegal international Mamadou Niang (pictured) has replaced departing Karim Benzema (for Real Madrid) at the top of the FTBL ranking of forwards in the French Ligue 1 with 156.13 points.

Chelsea’s Cote D’Ivoire forward Salomon Kalou (pictured right) edged Marseille’s Bakari Kone out of the FTBL Top 23 of African forwards after Cote D’Ivoire’s 3:2 away victory over Burkina Faso in a World Cup qualifier on June 20.

Arsenal’s Togo international Emmanuel Adebayor will have an opportunity to boost his sagging rating when Togo take on Morocco in World Cup 2010 qualifying on June 20. With a plank of just 2.44 rating points to beat, Adebayor, who is currently not even

Cote D’Ivoire's 2:1 win away in Guinea on June 7 in a World Cup qualifier brought changes in the FTBL Top 23 of African forwards, with Olympique Marseille’s Ivorian striker Bakari Kone (pictured) forcing out fellow countryman Salomon Kalou of Chelsea.

Barcelona’s Brazilian star Dani Alves (pictured) re-claimed the top spot in the FTBL Top 23 of Brazilian defenders after a convincing performance in Montevideo in which Brazil trashed Uruguay 4:0 in a World Cup 2010 qualifier.