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Argentine prodigy Lionel Messi continued to marvel fans as Barcelona shrugged off No. 17 Real Valladolid yesterday in La Liga (3:0) to move 8 points clear of Real Madrid in the standings.

Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi (left) has been sitting at the top of the FTBL absolute world ranking with a whopping 318.85 points since mid-December. He has doubled his score in the last month and a half, and even very high planks to beat in our system

Barcelona star Xavi (left in first row) failed to clear the 200-point mark in the FTBL system despite the Catalans’ 4:0 win over Sevilla in the last round of games in La Liga; he fell 0.46 points short.

Mali failed to qualify for the 1/4 finals in the African Nations Cup despite the many stars in the squad. Barcelona midfielder Seydou Keita, the highest ranked Malian player in the FTBL system, fell short of 100 points.

Argentina prodigy Lionel Messi continues to be impressive, beating the higher and higher planks he faces with each new game in the FTBL system. He cruised past 300 points last week and has once against posted the biggest gain of the week in the FTBL system.