Matthias Sammer's contract extended

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Frankfurt, MAY 31 (AP): The German soccer federation extended the contract of sports director Matthias Sammer by two years on Saturday.

The new deal will keep Sammer with the federation until April 1, 2013. He oversees Germany's youth soccer and the training of coaches, and is the only person to have held the position since it was created in 2006.

"The contract extension is in my view a clear recognition of the work done for the federation and the position of sport director,"Sammer said.