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Manchester United defender and England international Rio Ferdinand (pictured left) is now in 2nd place in the FTBL ranking of England defenders with a tally of 106.63 points, after overtaking Chelsea’s Ashley Cole (91.57 points), just as we predicted.

Manchester United and England defender Rio Ferdinand will have a perfect opportunity to boost his overall FTBL rating when the Red Devils host Bolton Wanderers at Old Trafford on Saturday: all he will have to do is beat a plank of just 7 rating points.

Something of a sensational has happened in the English Premier League, where Everton’s US goalkeeper Tim Howard has surged in the FTBL ranking to capture the 3rd spot. Howard pulled the feat despite the fact that Everton were held to a 1:1 draw at Goodison

Arsenal’s Belgium international Thomas Vermaelen (pictured) produced a stunning performance yesterday as the Gunners trounced Blackburn Rovers 6:2 in Premier League action, scoring the opener and breaking into the top 6 of the FTBL world ranking of defenders.

Manchester United and England forward Wayne Rooney will go into today's World Cup qualifier against Croatia just a few tenths of rating points from the top spot in the FTBL ranking of the world’s top players. With an overall rating of 201.97 points at