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Toulouse striker Andre-Pierre Gignac (pictured) captured the lead in the FTBL ranking of strikers in the French Ligue 1 with strong performances for the French squad in early October and has continued to strengthen his hold playing for his club.

The world #2 in the FTBL ranking of midfielders, Barcelona’s Argentine prodigy Lionel Messi (pictured), added excitement to the battle for the top spot with a goal in the Catalans’ 6:1 demolition of Real Zaragoza in La Liga last Sunday.

Chelsea’s Frank Lampard (pictured) captured the top spot in the FTBL world ranking of midfielders with two goals as the Blues yesterday crushed Blackburn Rovers 5:0 at Stamford Bridge in the Premier League.

Chelsea’s Petr Cech used the flop of rivals Iker Casillas and Victor Valdes in their Champions League home games to surge to the top of the FTBL world ranking of goalkeepers.As Barcelona fell to Russia’s Rubin Kazan, Valdes dropped 11 rating points to

Chelsea’s Frank Lampard (pictured) used the slip of Barcelona’s leaders Lionel Messi and Xavi against Russia’s Rubin Kazan to claim the 2nd spot in the FTBL world ranking of midfielders as he helped the Blues rout dysfunctional Atletico Madrid 4:0 in