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Ligue 1's leading lights safely navigated their paths through the French Cup round of 64 at the weekend, with OGC Nice the only top-flight side to succumb to lower-league opposition.

Seasoned FC Internazionale Milano centre-back Marco Materazzi has been ruled out for a month after undergoing arthroscopic surgery to repair damage to the medial meniscus in his right knee.

The eagerly anticipated UEFA Grassroots Day, which is scheduled to take place in Madrid on Wednesday 19 May, is a focal point of the latest edition of the UEFA Grassroots Newsletter.

It was a case of as you were at the Liga summit after impressive weekend wins for leaders FC Barcelona and Real Madrid CF, while
there was also joy for Valencia CF as they cemented third place.

AC Milan triumphed 3-0 away to Juventus but were unable to cut FC Internazionale Milano's eight-point lead at the summit after the champions recorded a remarkable 4-3 home win against AC Siena.

Ligue 1's leading lights safely navigated their paths through the French Cup round of 64 at the weekend, with OGC Nice the only top-flight team to succumb to lower-league opposition.

Arsenal FC and Manchester United FC beat the wintry weather but not their weekend opponents as both failed to take their chance to turn up the pressure on Premier League frontrunners Chelsea FC.

Jesús Navas enjoyed a memorable end to 2009, making his Spain debut and helping Sevilla FC advance in the UEFA Champions League. Here, he discusses his ambitions for the year ahead.

Former UEFA vice-president Sándor Barcs − a much-respected figure who acted as caretaker president of European football's governing body in 1972 and 1973 – has died aged 97 in Hungary.

Voting has now closed for the uefa.com users' Team of 2009 which will be announced on uefa.com and in Champions magazine on 20 January, so log on then to see if your selections made the final cut.

Roni Levy has been named as the new coach of FC Unirea Urziceni following the departure of Dan Petrescu, with the Israeli agreeing an 18-month contract with the Romanian champions.

The UEFA Champions League produced its usual superb array of skills during the group stage and on the UEFA Training Ground you can learn some of the best tricks from Europe's stellar talents.

Club Brugge KV have signed 17-year-old Maxime Lestienne and Daan Van Gijseghem, 21, as free agents after R. Excelsior Mouscron withdrew from the Belgian top flight at the end of 2009.

Voting for the uefa.com users' Team of 2009 closes today and fans have until 12.00CET to select their star performers of the past 12 months from a list of 60 players and coaches. Click here to vote.

Roberto Mancini has made his first signing as boss of Manchester City FC by bringing his former player Patrick Vieira back to England on a six-month loan deal from Serie A's FC Internazionale Milano.

Club Atlético de Madrid have strengthened their squad with the loan signing of Tiago from Juventus until the end of the season with an option to buy the 28-year-old Portugal midfielder.

German international midfielder Christian Gentner will return to VfB Stuttgart this summer after making the "difficult decision" to leave Bundesliga titleholders VfL Wolfsburg after three successful years.

Portugal's preparations for the forthcoming UEFA European Futsal Championship in Hungary have suffered a significant blow with the news that Ricardinho has been ruled out of the finals in Hungary by a hip injury.

Morten Olsen has signed a two-year contract extension to continue as coach of Denmark, an agreement which will take the 60-year-old into his 12th year in charge of the 2010 FIFA World Cup finalists.

Italy left-back Andrea Dossena cannot wait to play in front of SSC Napoli's "amazing fans" after joining the Serie A high-flyers from Liverpool FC for a reported fee of €5m on a contract until 2014.