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As Russia prepare to travel to Slovenia for game 2 of their World Cup 2010 playoff, Chelsea’s Yuri Zhirkov (pictured left), who wasted an excellent chance to score in game 1 in Moscow, will have a perfect opportunity to boost his overall FTBL score.

Despite CSKA Moscow’s recent miseries in the Russian Premier League, Russian international Sergei Ignashevich (pictured in a red shirt) has managed to retain the top spot in the FTBL ranking of Russian defenders, even though he has lost the leadership

The goal conceded in the dying minutes of yesterday's game against Slovenia denied goalkeeper Igor Akinfeev the full pleasure of a deserved “clean” victory, but the CSKA Moscow last man was nonetheless able to re-captured the top spot in the FTBL ranking

The Russian – Germany matchup will behave like a test for the goalkeeper Igor Akinfeev, which some european clubs (headed by “Manchester United”) have pay attention to. This fact could at the same time affect directly to his personal rating in FTBL.

Two Chelsea teammates, Michael Ballack (pictured right) and Yuri Zhirkov, will cross swords as Germany and Russia battle each other for a World Cup 2010 berth next Saturday.