Chelsea F.C. — Best pictures!

Chelsea will launch their Premier League campaign this season by hosting Hull City, with Frank Lampard at the helm of the FTBL world ranking of midfielders with an overall rating of 214.19 points.

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.

Cristiano Ronaldo, whose move to Real Madrid in a mega deal has now been confirmed, remained locked in a tug war with Barcelona’s Lionel Messi for the top spot in FTBL rating of the world’s top midfielders throughout the season, with the Portuguese holding

Barcelona’s Argentine prodigy Lionel Messi (pictured), who five days ago topped the FTBL rating of the world’s best midfielders, has dropped to 4th place, even letting new Real Madrid sign Cristiano Ronaldo overtake him.

Chelsea skipper John Terry (pictured right) and teammate Frank Lampard (pictured on the left) produced rock-solid performances in England’s 6:0 trouncing of Andorra in a World Cup 2010 qualifier yesterday at Wembley Stadium to vault to the top spots in