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Liverpool midfielder and Team Argentina skipper Javier Mascherano (pictured) and Bayern Munich’s Mark van Bommel are poised for a return in the FTBL Top 23 of the world’s best midfielders after World Cup 2010 qualifiers this week.

England's Wayne Rooney laughs at a news conference in Almaty.

Boca Juniors’ Juan Riquelme (pictured) has re-claimed a spot in the FTBL Top 23 rating of top Argentinean midfielders in the Primera A, while Tigre forward Carlos Luna, as we predicted, has also re-joined the group of top forwards of the league.

Liverpool’s Dutch forward Dirk Kuyt ended the season with a rating of 206.54 points, the best in the English Premier League as it stands. His nearest rival, Teammate Fernando Torres, is only second with 192.96 points over all.

Chelsea’s Czech goalkeeper Petr Cech (pictured) used his side’s FA Cup win over Everton to engineer a return in the FTBL Top 23 of the world’s best goalkeepers.