Rio Ferdinand Signs One-Year Contract Extension at Manchester United: The Daily EPL

Rio Ferdinand has signed a one-year deal at Manchester United to keep him at the club through until the end of the 2013-14 season.

The 34-year-old defender, who announced his retirement from the England national team last week, said  “It has been an incredible journey and I am glad it will continue. I can now fully concentrate on my club career which has worked well for me over the past few years.”

David Moyes said: “It is clear for everyone to see that Rio has had one of his best seasons with the club and I think even from the outside you can see what a big character Rio is around the dressing room, so I am delighted he has signed a new contract. I am looking forward to working with him.”

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Here are today’s Premier League news headlines:

• Rio Ferdinand signs one-year contract extension at Manchester United — The Guardian
• Europa League winners could earn Champions League place — BBC Sport
• BT Sport picks up non-league soccer package in UK — SportsPro
• Berlin to host 2015 Champions League final, Warsaw gets Europa League — The Guardian
• Titus Bramble will leave Sunderland but not be fined £80,000 — The Mail
• Roberto Martínez’s future will be decided next week — The Guardian
• Liverpool striker Andy Carroll delays over West Ham move — The Independent
• Monaco preparing €30m offer for Manchester City captain Vincent Kompany [L’Equipe] — 101GG
• Man City face competition from Real Madrid for Isco, according to reports in Spain — Independent
• Manchester City MLS franchise can help US soccer grow, says Hart – video — The Guardian
• Liverpool are being linked with a move for Spanish forward Iago Aspas — Liverpool FC
• Gareth Bale switch to Real Madrid would suit him, declares Sergio Ramos — The Independent
• Sacked Tony Pulis writes thank you letter to Stoke fans in local paper — Dirty Tackle
• Manchester City denies club are chasing the signatures of Falcao and Neymar — FOX Soccer
• Scott Sinclair has to had have his rib removed — The Daily Mail
• Arsene Wenger urge Thomas Vermaelen to stay and fight for his place — The Telegraph
• Alan Pardew free to focus on summer plans following meeting with Newcastle hierarchy — Independent
• Coaches seek urgent help from ruling bodies as they look to German model to boost talent — Telegraph
• Roy Hodgson’s warning: No anti-IRA songs at Wembley — Evening Standard
• Roberto Mancini’s voice is deleted from the Manchester Metrolink — The Mail

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