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Spain will kick off their Confederations Cup campaign today in South Africa against New Zealand, with their point man forward Fernando Torres of Liverpool facing a high plank of 27 rating points to beat; he set the plank in the 4:4 thriller against Arsenal

Cristiano Ronaldo, whose move to Real Madrid in a mega deal has now been confirmed, remained locked in a tug war with Barcelona’s Lionel Messi for the top spot in FTBL rating of the world’s top midfielders throughout the season, with the Portuguese holding

Barcelona’s Argentine prodigy Lionel Messi (pictured), who five days ago topped the FTBL rating of the world’s best midfielders, has dropped to 4th place, even letting new Real Madrid sign Cristiano Ronaldo overtake him.

Chelsea skipper John Terry (pictured right) and teammate Frank Lampard (pictured on the left) produced rock-solid performances in England’s 6:0 trouncing of Andorra in a World Cup 2010 qualifier yesterday at Wembley Stadium to vault to the top spots in

England's captain John Terry speaks during a news conference in London Colney, north of London.