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Mexico striker Guillermo Franco (R) celebrates with teammate Nery Castillo after scoring against Trinidad and Tobago during their CONCACAF qualifier for World Cup 2010 soccer match at the Azteca stadium in Mexico City.

Former Juventus Czech star midfielder Pavel Neved (pictured) has retired at the top of the FTBL ratings of Czech and veteran midfielders at the age of 36.

David Villa’s double in Valencia’s 2:0 home win over Athletic Bilbao boosted the striker’s overall rating to 161.17 points, allowing him to return into the FTBL Top 23 rating of top forwards in La Liga while pushing out Real Madrid’s Raul.

Barcelona skipper Carles Puyol earned 16.30 rating points after leading the Catalans to a 2:0 victory against Manchester United in the Champions League final last night. Puyol is now back in the FTBL World Top 23 and has claimed back the top spot in the

Villarreal midfielder and former France international Robert Pires (pictured left) continued his ascent in the FTBL rating of veteran midfielders when he picked up 10 rating points in Villarreal’s 3:1 victory over Valencia on Saturday. He now has 77.44