Chelsea F.C. — Best pictures!

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

Barcelona’s Argentine prodigy Lionel Messi (pictured) has reclaimed the top spot in the FTBL World Ranking of midfielders, toppling former leader, Chelsea’s Frank Lampard.

As of today September 26, Chelsea’s Michael Ballack (pictured) and Bayern Munich’s Bastian Schweinsteiger continue to jostle for the top spot in the FTBL ranking of German midfielders.