Chelsea F.C. — Best pictures!

Two of the world’s top midfielders in the FTBL ranking, Barcelona’s superstar Lionel Messi (pictured right) and teammate Xavi (left) saw their respective ratings take a beating as the Catalans fell to a spirited Rubin Kazan (Russia) in a Champions League’s

As recently as late August, Chelsea’s Frank Lampard still sat at the top of the FTBL World Ranking of midfielders with an overall rating of more than 220 points. Then he initiated a slide that has seen him drop 60 rating points in the last 5 games alone!

As our analysts predicted, Chelsea’s Frank Lampard’s (pictured second from the left) reign at the top of the FTBL ranking of European midfielders was rather brief, as the Blues yesterday struggled to overcome modest APOEL Nicosia (1:0) in the Champions

Liverpool skipper Steven Gerrard dropped from 1st to 6th place in the FTBL ranking of European midfielders after losing approximately 40 rating points as the Reds fell to Fiorentina (0:2) in Champions League action yesterday (146.06 points).

Chelsea’s surprising 1:3 loss at Wigan resulted in a fundamental reshuffle of the FTBL World Ranking of midfielders, as well as the European Top 23, with Liverpool skipper Steven Gerrard rising to the top of the ranking of European midfielders with a