Chelsea F.C. — Best pictures!

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.

Despite their purchase in the off season of Russian midfielder Yuri Zhirkov (80.78 points) from CSKA Moscow, it is hard to see where Chelsea needs reinforcement in midfield with the likes of England international Frank Lampard---the best midfielder in

Chelsea defender Frank Lampard (pictured) concludes the season at the top of the FTBL ranking of English players with 214.67 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.