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Liverpool’s Xabi Alonso (pictured left), who scored the winner for Spain against hosts South Africa in the game for the 3rd place in the Confederations Cup has returned in the elite of English Premier League midfielders.

Today’s game between South Africa and Spain for the third place in the Confed Cup would provide a chance for Barcelona playmaker Xavi to break clear of Real Madrid’s Cristiano Ronaldo in the FTBL Top 23 of the world’s top midfielders.

Portuguese superstar Cristiano Ronaldo surprisingly remains entrenched in the top echelon of our World Top 23 with 178.02 despite not having played a rated match for sometime now.

Chelsea’s John Terry, the new leader in the FTBL World Top 23 of defenders, could lose the top spot after the final of the Confederations Cup in South Africa between Brazil and the U.S.: with 141 points over all, Terry is being actively pursued by Inter

Brazil’s laborious win over gritty South Africa in the Confederations Cup semi-final has allowed two of the Selecao’s big guns, Inter Milan’s right-back Maicon and Bayern Munich’s central defender Lucio (pictured in a yellow jersey), to return in the