Chelsea F.C. — Best pictures!

Two Chelsea teammates, Michael Ballack (pictured right) and Yuri Zhirkov, will cross swords as Germany and Russia battle each other for a World Cup 2010 berth next Saturday.

Russian international and Zenit St. Petersburg midfielder Igor Semshov (pictured left) believes Chelsea’s Germany skipper Michael Ballack should be given particular attention as Russia prepare to host the Germans in their World Cup 2010 qualifier this

French international Nicolas Anelka has had a roller-coaster football career so far: in the 90s, he almost left the game altogether after a failed stint at Real Madrid left him badly bruised. But he has found the inner strength to engineer a comeback

Hamburg midfielder David Jarolim (pictured) is now solidly in the lead in the FTBL ranking of Czech playmakers after contributing a goal in the 38h minute to help the current vice-leaders in the German Bundesliga secure a 3:1 victory at bottom-placed

Something of a sensational has happened in the English Premier League, where Everton’s US goalkeeper Tim Howard has surged in the FTBL ranking to capture the 3rd spot. Howard pulled the feat despite the fact that Everton were held to a 1:1 draw at Goodison