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Liverpool skipper Steven Gerrard dropped from 1st to 6th place in the FTBL ranking of European midfielders after losing approximately 40 rating points as the Reds fell to Fiorentina (0:2) in Champions League action yesterday (146.06 points).

Just a few days ago, the leadership of Chelsea’s Ashley Cole and John Terry in the FTBL World Ranking of defenders seemed unshakable, but that was until Chelsea fell to Wigan Athletic (1:3) in a Premier League shocking upset Saturday, and Barcelona’s

Chelsea’s surprising 1:3 loss at Wigan resulted in a fundamental reshuffle of the FTBL World Ranking of midfielders, as well as the European Top 23, with Liverpool skipper Steven Gerrard rising to the top of the ranking of European midfielders with a

Liverpool skipper Jamie Carragher (pictured in a red jersey) returned among the top 6 defenders in the English Premier League on the FTBL chart after the Reds trashed Hull City 6:1 in league action in the weekend.

Real Madrid’s Portugal international Pepe, who has been purging a 10-game disqualification, returned triumphantly yesterday to help the Merengues extend their winning streak to 5 games as they muscled aside newly promoted Tenerife 3:0. He is now 1st in