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Chelsea midfielder and England international Joe Cole remains under the watching eyes of doctors as he prepares for a new season that promises added excitement: Cole, who at the moment has an overall rating of just 64.84 points, could face serious competition

If rumors that Premier League giants Chelsea have tabled 60 million euro for Inter Milan striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic--with Deco and Ricardo Carvalho thrown in--prove true and the deal is concluded, the Sweden international, with a tally of 197.45 points,

Olympique Marseille forward and Senegal international Mamadou Niang (pictured) has replaced departing Karim Benzema (for Real Madrid) at the top of the FTBL ranking of forwards in the French Ligue 1 with 156.13 points.

The future of Cameroon international Samuel Eto’o (pictured), Africa’s best player according to FTBL, remains up in the air as talks between the striker and Barcelona about a contract extension reportedly remain inconclusive.

The world’s best defender at the moment, Chelsea’s John Terry (141.75 points), is reportedly being aggressively pursued by Manchester City, who are offering to increase the England international’s salary to a weekly 200,000 pounds aside from the 40 million