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The review of the latest news from Spain.
D.Beckham extends contract with "Real"
English national team captain David Beckham is determined to end his career at Real Madrid. The defender himself initiated the offer to extend his contract for another two years. Real president Florentino Perez gladly accepted Beckham's proposal and in the coming days, a contract, valid until 2009, will be signed.
"Barca" crushes Chinese champions
Catalan club Barcelona continues to prepare for the new season. Yesterday, the Spanish champions defeated the Chinese Super League champions "Shenzhan Jianlibao" 9-0. Goals were scored by: Andres Iniesta, Henrik Larsson, Ludovic Giuly, Samuel Eto'o (2), Deco, Giovanni van Bronckhorst, and Lionel Messi (2). "Barca" coach Frank Rijkaard stated after the victory that the result did not reflect the match and the opponents were really strong.
Vicente suffers minor injury
Valencia executives can breathe easier - it was revealed that full-back Vicente's injury, sustained during the Intertoto Cup match against "Roda JC", is not serious. The 24-year-old footballer missed most of the last season due to a shin injury, and there were fears that it had recurred, but after numerous tests, this was not confirmed. Valencia executives hope that Vicente will be able to play in the Intertoto Cup final against "Hamburg."
"Atletico" interested in N.Solano
According to the Peruvian media, Aston Villa full-back Nolberto Solano could move to Atletico or Newcastle. "Good clubs are interested in N.Solano. I cannot say the names of the teams. This season is his last for Aston Villa, so several clubs would like to see N.Solano in their ranks in the future, and Newcastle wants to bring him back," said N.Solano's agent Horacio Jauregui.
Will I.Cordoba play for Real Madrid in the future?
According to the Spanish newspaper "Marca", it is possible that Real Madrid has acquired priority rights to Inter defender Ivan Cordoba. This season the Colombian will not join the royal club yet, as Real already has three players without a European Union passport (Ronaldo, Julio Baptista, and Robinho), but it is likely that in the future, the speedy defender will become a "galactico."
