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Barcelona’s Argentine prodigy Lionel Messi (pictured), who five days ago topped the FTBL rating of the world’s best midfielders, has dropped to 4th place, even letting new Real Madrid sign Cristiano Ronaldo overtake him.

Bayern Munich midfielder Mark van Bommel (pictured in the center) has joined his compatriots Edwin van der Sar of Manchester United and Livepoool’s Dirk Kuyt in the FTBL Top 23 following the Netherlands’ 2:0 convincing win over Norway in a World Cup 2010

Chelsea skipper John Terry (pictured right) and teammate Frank Lampard (pictured on the left) produced rock-solid performances in England’s 6:0 trouncing of Andorra in a World Cup 2010 qualifier yesterday at Wembley Stadium to vault to the top spots in

Albert Riera (R) of Spain fights for the ball with Jamshid Maharramov of Azerbaijan during their friendly soccer match in Baku.

England's Steven Gerrard stretches during a team soccer training session in London Colney, north of London.