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As Argentina prepare to take on Peru in World Cup 2010 qualifying this coming Saturday in a crucial encounter, some of coach Diego Maradona’s team leaders will be looking to patch up their FTBL ratings, most of all Liverpool midfielder Javier Mascherano.

“The absence of Ronaldo and Messi will not have an impact on the interest of sponsors in the World Cup,” FIFA President Joseph Blatter said recently. That was a bold statement, if hardly sincere. In fact, the chances of the World Cup taking place without

Unfortunately, that could very well happen. The world’s best player according to many, including the FTBL ranting, is seeing his chances of making it to South Africa evaporate quite fast: even victories in their remaining two qualifiers cannot guarantee

Real Madrid’s France international Lanssana Diarra (pictured) found himself in the top 8 of the FTBL ranking of La Liga midfielders after Barcelona’s Cote d’Ivoire international Yaya Toure dropped dramatically.

With Barcelona’s 1:0 home win over UD Almeria in La Liga yesterday, Lionel Messi (pictured left) and Xavi (pictured right) consolidated their respective leads in the FTBL world and European rankings of midfielders.