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Chelsea’s England international Frank Lampard, the highest rated player in the FTBL ranking with 201.98 points at the moment, will go into England’s game against Croatia facing a plank of 36 rating points to beat: the plank derives from England’s 6:0

Barcelona’s Xavi displaced teammate Lionel Messi from the 2nd position in the FTBL World Ranking of midfielders as Spain trashed Belgium 5:0 in their World Cup qualifier, while Argentina suffered a 1:3 home defeat at he hands of five-time winners Brazil.

Manchester United’s star forward Wayne Rooney will go into the season opener against newly promoted Birmingham City with a plank of 15 rating points to beat if he wants to remain in the top tier of the FTBL world ranking of strikers.

Villarreal’s 31-year-old Spain international Juan Capdevila (pictured in a red jersey) grabbed the lead in the FTBL Top 23 of the world’s best defenders after Spain beat Iraq 1:0 in the Confed Cup in South Africa to be the first country to qualify for

Villarreal defender and Spain international Juan Capdevila (pictured left) could grab the top spot from Chelsea’s John Terry in the FTBL Top 23 of the world’s top defenders following Spain’s game today in the Confed Cup: Capdevila currently has 127.19