Bordeaux suffer Jurietti setback

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FC Girondins de Bordeaux's French international defender Franck Jurietti has undergone groin surgery and will be out of action for several weeks. The 30-year-old, who has made 22 Ligue 1 appearances for second-placed Bordeaux this term, has been struggling with the injury since the turn of the year. He will miss France's friendly against Slovakia on 1 March.

Bundesliga outfit 1. FC Köln's relegation worries have deepened after they learned that goalkeeper Stefan Wessels could miss the rest of the season with a pelvic injury. The 26-year-old had to be substituted at half-time of Saturday's 2-0 defeat at VfL Borussia Mönchengladbach, and club doctor Peter Schäferhoff revealed he could be out for ten to 12 weeks. Wessels was replaced by Roland Benschneider in Monchengladbach, but the latter's subsequent dismissal leaves the bottom side with major goalkeeping problems.

Bundesliga club 1. FC Nürnberg and defender Dominik Reinhardt have agreed a contract extension until 2009. The 21-year-old's deal was due to run until summer 2007, but with the youngster developing into one of Nürnberg's key players, the club have awarded new and improved terms. "I am happy here and I think Nürnberg can establish themselves properly in the Bundesliga," said Reinhardt, who has made 36 Bundesliga appearances, scoring one goal.

Leaders Celtic FC recorded the biggest win in Scottish Premier League history with an 8-1 demolition of Dunfermline Athletic FC on Sunday. Polish international Maciej Zurawski scored four goals with the others coming from Stilian Petrov, John Hartson, Shaun Maloney and Neil Lennon. The victory restored Celtic's 13-point lead over Heart of Midlothian FC at the top of the table.

In Ukraine, FC Metalist Kharkiv have handed a two-year contract to Brazilian midfielder Marcos Paulo Alves. The 28-year-old, who has three international caps, joins after a spell in his homeland with Guarani FC. He has previously played in Europe with Udinese Calcio, Sporting Clube de Portugal and Maccabi Haifa FC.

Newry City FC have found a successor to manager Paul Millar, handing the job to Roy Coyle – the man Millar replaced as Glentoran FC boss last week. The 60-year-old Coyle is the most successful manager in the history of Northern Irish domestic football, winning 49 trophies with Linfield FC and Glentoran. Coyle left the Glens earlier this month after a poor run of results.

The Scandinavian Royal League quarter-final draw has pitted father against son with Swedish representatives Hammarby, who are coached by Anders Linderoth, being put up against FC København, the Danish club who include Sweden’s Tobias Linderoth in their midfield. Another team from Sweden, IFK Göteborg, will meet Lillestrøm SK, which means a return to Norway for Göteborg’s former Lillestrøm coach Arne Erlandsen. The same two countries are involved in the quarter-final between Allsvenskan champions Djurgårdens IF and Tippeligaen counterparts Vålerenga IF. Finally, Danish hopefuls FC Midtjylland will take on SFK Lyn Oslo, also from Norway. Matches will be played over two legs on 23 February and 9 March.

Swedish Allsvenskan newcomers AIK Solna have signed Liberia striker Dulee Johnson on a one-year contract with an extension option. The 21-year-old left BK Häcken, where he scored eleven goals in 117 games over five seasons, at the end of the 2005 campaign.