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The 33-year-old Bulgarian has joined the Ligue 1 title contenders until the end of the season and will wear the number 15 shirt.

Gervinho set up one goal and scored another as Roma moved within six points of Serie A leader Juventus with a 3-1 victory at Hellas Verona.

Gianluigi Buffon was sent off and Juventus were held to 1-1 at Lazio, ending the two-time defending champion's 12-match winning streak in Serie A.

Afellay's last game for Barcelona was in May 2012, after which he was loaned to Schalke for the 2012-13 season.

Barcelona were held to a 1-1 draw at Levante on Sunday, but now play in the Copa del Rey quarter-finals.

Churchill Brothers and Dempo SC entered the semi-finals of the 35th Federation Cup after contrasting results in their respective last league matches.

Former AC Milan player Clarence Seedorf will take charge of his first match as coach of the Italian team when they hosts in-form Hellas Verona.

Spain hold a big lead over Germany in second place, with Argentina in third.

Barcelona's payment of 40 million euros is being investigated by Spanish state prosecutors for misappropriation of funds.

Ruiz is moving from Fulham to PSV Eindhoven on loan for the remainder of the season as he seeks more playing time ahead of the World Cup.

Aguero will return from a month out with a calf injury in City's third-round replay against Blackburn in the FA Cup on Wednesday.

Ribery missed out on the 2013 Ballon d'Or accolade but said there was little more he could have done to win the award.

Ronaldo has won the FIFA Ballon d'Or award for 2013, ending Lionel Messi's four-year run as the world's best player.

Real Madrid needed defender Pepe to score in the second half to secure a 1-0 victory at Espanyol.

Suarez grabbed a brace and Daniel Sturridge came off the bench to score as Liverpool overcame defensive inadequacies to beat Stoke 5-3.

Aguero is City's top scorer this season with 19 goals but has not played since the 6-3 win over Arsenal on December 14.