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The International Federation of Football History and Statistics (IFFHS) has announced that Spain is leading the world national football league rankings, surpassing England, which was previously in the lead, and securing Italy in the third place.
Meanwhile, the Lithuanian championship is ranked in a modest 82nd place and is surpassed not only by its neighbor Estonia (60th place), but also by countries such as Guatemala, Zimbabwe, Sudan, Zambia, Armenia, and Vietnam. However, Latvians are even lower - in 91st place, which they share with Botswana.
Since 1991, the ranking takes into account the clubs' results in local competitions and international matches.
2010 IFFHS Ranking: (place, country, points)
1. Spain 1092
2. England 1039
3. Italy 1021
4. Brazil 982
5. Germany 932
6. France 884
7. Argentina 861
8. Portugal 789
9. Netherlands 787
10. Ukraine 709
11. Belgium 703
12. Mexico 690
13. Ecuador 662
14. Russia 660
15. Greece 636
...
60. Estonia 313
...
81. Lithuania 252
...
91. Botswana 230
Latvia 230
...
125. Kyrgyzstan 99
