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Barcelona new boy and Sweden international Zlatan Ibrahimovic will have a plank of just 1.2 rating points to beat in the FTBL system when Sweden take on Malta in their World Cup 2010 qualifier on Wednesday. The plank derives from the Sweden’s 0:1 loss

Valencia and Spain striker David Villa is right on course to claim the top spot in the FTBL World Ranking of strikers going into Wednesday’s World Cup 2010 qualifier against football minnows Estonia.

Today’s final in the U-21 European Championship between England and Germany will decide the fate of Arsenal forward Theo Walcott as regards his position in the FTBL Top 23 of English forwards: after spending much of the season in the shadow of leader

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

England's Wayne Rooney laughs at a news conference in Almaty.