Dortmund captain Sebastian Kehl extends contract

Dortmund captain Sebastian Kehl extends contract

Published Feb. 21, 2012 10:58 a.m. ET

Borussia Dortmund captain Sebastian Kehl has agreed to stay with the Bundesliga leaders for at least another season.

Dortmund says the 32-year-old midfielder extended his contract by a season with an option for a further term to June 2014. His current deal had been due to expire at the end of this season.

Kehl says he is happy to stay on at a ''very special club.''

Along with 31 caps for Germany, Kehl has played in 203 Bundesliga games for Dortmund since joining from Freiburg in 2003.

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Defending champion Dortmund leads the Bundesliga by three points from Borussia Moenchengladbach.

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