BEHRAMI: Napoli denied midfielder Valon Behrami was set for surgery after the Switzerland international was quoted as saying he would need to have an operation on a toe injury and would be out for six weeks. Italian media reported that the 28-year-old will undergo surgery at a specialist clinic in Germany. The Swiss FA also said that Behrami should be available to play for his national team in the friendly with Croatia on March 5.

CHARGED: Manchester United manager David Moyes has been charged with misconduct for his post-match comments about the referee after Tuesday’s League Cup defeat at Sunderland. Moyes was unhappy with the match officials following the 2-1 defeat particularly Andre Marriner’s decision to award a free-kick to Sunderland which resulted in their opening goal. “We’ve got an opposition to play and sometimes we’ve got other people to play at the moment,” Moyes was quoted as saying.

GERMANY: Germany will wrap up their 2014 World Cup preparations with a friendly against Armenia on June 6. The three-time World Cup winners will take on the Armenians in Mainz and will depart for the tournament in Brazil the next day. The Germans will also play Chile in Stuttgart on March 5 before taking on Poland on May 13. They will also face Cameroon on June 1.

KEMP: Crystal Palace have appointed David Kemp as technical coach to bolster Tony Pulis’s backroom team. Former Palace player Kemp worked alongside Pulis at Stoke City, Portsmouth and Plymouth and the pair have been reunited at Selhurst Park.

VITESSE: Dutch title contenders Vitesse Arnhem have strengthened their squad with yet another loan signing, this time adding Morocco international Zakaria Labyad to their repertoire. The 20-year-old attacking midfielder joins players from Premier League clubs Chel-sea and Everton on loan at the club, who are joint top of the Dutch first division standings.

SCOTTISH PREMIER: Aberdeen vs Hibernian 1-0.

THE CHAMPIONSHIP: Leicester City vs Derby County 4-1.

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