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Spain international Cesc Fabregas (pictured in front) was instrumental as the Gunners trashed host Everton 6:1 in their season opener yesterday: he contributed two excellent goals to vault into the top three midfielders of the Premier League on the FTBL

Chelsea’s France international Nicolas Anelka (pictured) captured the 3rd spot in the FTBL ranking of English Premier League strikers after helping France overcome the Faeroe Islands (1:0) in a World Cup 2010 qualifier Wednesday.

The focus when France take on the Faeroe Islands in a World Cup 2010 qualifier Wednesday will be not so much on who will win this David against Goliath battle but rather on the race to top the FTBL ranking of French forwards between two main rivals, Chelsea’s

Bordeaux’s up and coming star midfielder Yoann Gourcuff (pictured) began the season with a brace as his side trashed Lens 4:1 and rose to the 5th place in the FTBL world ranking of midfielders with 154.41 points.

It is no secret that Arsenal’s Russian international Andrei Arshavin has been nurturing the desire to play at Barcelona. A deal even seemed possible last year, as the Catalans expressed readiness to pay 15 million euros for the forward. But Arshavin ended