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Real Madrid’s Argentina international Gonzalo Higuain (pictured) scored one of the goals in the Merengues’ 3:2 win at struggling Atletico Madrid in La Liga yesterday to hold on to a spot in the top 8 of the FTBL world ranking of midfielders.

As midfielder Sergey Semak (pictured right) and Rubin Kazan prepare to take on former club CSKA Moscow in what should be the central game of the 28th round in the Russian Premier League, he would do well to remember how important the match is for his

Lionel Messi (pictured right) has lost the #1 spot in the FTBL world ranking of midfielders after Barcelona’s less-than-convincing display of late. He has even allowed current No 1 Frank Lampard (pictured left) to extend his lead to more than 35 points.

Rubin Kazan’s impressive, so far, display in the Champions League has reflected in the FTBL rankings of the Russian champions’ leading players: Sergei Ryzhikov (pictured) has captured the lead in our ranking of goalkeepers in the Russian Premier League,

Arsenal’s Cesc Fabregas (pictured left) replaced Barcelona’s Xavi as the StaNo 1 Spanish midfielder in the FTBL ranking as the Gunners clobbered AZ Alkmaar 4:1 at the Emirates Stadium in the Champions League yesterday, while the Catalans were unable to