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Slovenian international midfielder Natja Ceh, who had been without a club this season, has signed a three-year contract with Russian Premier League newcomers FK Khimki.

Spain forward Juan Carlos Valeron returned to training with the Deportivo Coruna squad on Thursday, after recovering from his second knee ligament operation in a year.

CSKA Moscow goalkeeper Igor Akinfeyev has been voted the top player in the former Soviet Union in a media poll of all 15 ex-Soviet republics conducted by Russian daily Sport-Express.

The 20-year-old Russian international beat Arsenal’s Belarus midfielder Alexander Hleb and Chelsea’s Ukraine striker Andriy Shevchenko, who has won the award for the last two years.

Villarreal CF have unveiled Chilean striker Matías Fernández as their first signing of the winter break, joining from CD Colo Colo for a fee of €8.7m.

UEFA Cup holders Sevilla FC are set to sign Aleksandr Kerzhakov on a five-and-a-half year contract from FC Zenit St. Petersburg in a deal worth €5m.

FC Dinamo 1948 Bucuresti are looking into the option of playing home matches in Italy or Spain if they qualify for next season’s UEFA Champions League.

FC Porto defenders Diogo Valente and Ezequias have both been loaned out for the rest of the season, to CS Marítimo and SC Beira-Mar respectively.

Chelsea FC have been dealt a blow with the news that captain John Terry may be out for six weeks after undergoing surgery on a back injury in France.

Frenchman Luis Fernández has been unveiled as the new coach of Spanish Primera División strugglers Real Betis Balompié, replacing Javier Irureta.