That's exactly what Bayern Munich striker Claudio Pizarro did by scoring four goals in a 9-2 rout of Hamburg to knock the Barcelona star into second place in the latest Associated Press global soccer rankings.

The Peruvian striker hadn't scored a league goal since the final day of last season, making his achievement even more spectacular.

Cedric Rouquette of Eurosport in France calls Pizarro "the symbol of a team, which totally dominated its subject."

Pizarro collected 133 points to Messi's 99. Dutch winger Arjen Robben pulled in 71 points to move into third by contributing two goals — one a sublime chip from the edge of the penalty area — as Bayern beat Hamburg.

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Anelka was kicked off the team a day earlier for a profanity-laced tirade against coach Raymond Domenech, whose tactics and management skills have been called into question.

"The French Football Federation did not at any time try to protect the group. They took a decision uniquely based on facts reported by the press," Domenech said, reading from a statement written by the players explaining their protest.

"As a consequence and to show our opposition to the decision taken by officials of the federation, all the players decided not to take part in today's training session."

The latest chaotic scene also led to the resignation of France team director Jean-Louis Valentin.

"It's a scandal for the French, for the young people here. It's a scandal for the federation and the French team," Valentin said. "They don't want to train. It's unacceptable.

"As for me, it's over. I'm leaving the federation. I'm sickened and disgusted," said Valentin, who walked away from the training field, got into a car and drove off.

The team arrived at training as usual Sunday and got off the bus to greet fans, but Domenech and France captain Patrice Evra stayed on the bus to talk.

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