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The focus when France take on the Faeroe Islands in a World Cup 2010 qualifier Wednesday will be not so much on who will win this David against Goliath battle but rather on the race to top the FTBL ranking of French forwards between two main rivals, Chelsea’s

Arsenal are close to signing Chelsea’s Cote d’Ivoire international Salomon Kalou (pictured), according to sports news channel ESPN. If the two sides agree on a fee, Kalou will be poised to play a leading role at the Emirates Stadium.

Chelsea new manager Carlo Ancelotti has said that he is happy with the Anelka-Drogba tandem, adding he will be looking to use the combination in the coming season. The two star players are currently among the highest rated in the English Premier League:

If rumors that Premier League giants Chelsea have tabled 60 million euro for Inter Milan striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic--with Deco and Ricardo Carvalho thrown in--prove true and the deal is concluded, the Sweden international, with a tally of 197.45 points,

Spain will kick off their Confederations Cup campaign today in South Africa against New Zealand, with their point man forward Fernando Torres of Liverpool facing a high plank of 27 rating points to beat; he set the plank in the 4:4 thriller against Arsenal