Valencia — Best pictures!

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.

Valencia striker David Villa and his Liverpool colleague Fernando Torres yesterday paired in the Spain squad to inflict misery on Belgium in their World Cup 2010 qualifier (5:0) and improve their fortunes in the FTBL World Ranking of strikers.

Valencia young midfielder David Silva (pictured in the number 18 jersey) grabbed a double as Spain yesterday trashed Belgium 5:0 in their World Cup 2010 qualifier to return in the top tier of the FTBL ranking of midfielders in La Liga.