Valencia — Best pictures!

Valencia’s David Silva (pictured left) scored one as his side crushed Real Valladolid 4:2 before their home crowd on Sunday to continue a rise in the FTBL ranking of La Liga midfielders that has brought him within a few rating points of the dominant figures

Manchester United’s England superstar Wayne Rooney (pictured) held on to his top spot in the FTBL World Ranking of strikers, fending off the attacks of rivals David Villa of Valencia and Barcelona’s Sweden international Zlatan Ibrahimovic.

Manchester United and England forward Wayne Rooney will go into today's World Cup qualifier against Croatia just a few tenths of rating points from the top spot in the FTBL ranking of the world’s top players. With an overall rating of 201.97 points at

Barcelona new boy and Sweden international Zlatan Ibrahimovic will have a plank of just 1.2 rating points to beat in the FTBL system when Sweden take on Malta in their World Cup 2010 qualifier on Wednesday. The plank derives from the Sweden’s 0:1 loss

Valencia and Spain striker David Villa is right on course to claim the top spot in the FTBL World Ranking of strikers going into Wednesday’s World Cup 2010 qualifier against football minnows Estonia.