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Bayern Munich extends top-scoring Thomas Müller’s contract

Bayern Munich have rewarded Germany international Thomas Müller, top scorer at the World Cup with five goals, with an improved two year contract extension, the Bundesliga champions announced on Friday.

Bayern Munich extends top-scoring Thomas Müller's contract
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The new deal ties Müller to Bayern until 2015.

The 20-year-old’s starring role in helping Bayern to the double last season and in helping Germany into third place in South Africa has earned him an improved €3 million a year deal, local media reported.

Bayern president Karl-Heinz Rummenigge said on Friday: “Bayern rewards performance and Thomas Müller’s performances last season was extraordinary.”

“Thomas has given us a lot of joy, he won the German league title and German Cup, and played in the Champions League final….we are very happy to know that his long term future is with Bayern.”

The player himself added: “I feel at home at Bayern. I am proud to be wearing the Bayern colours for the next five years.”

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VIDEO: Spain’s La Liga reviews video of boy racially abusing Vinicius

Spain's La Liga on Monday said it was reviewing a video of a child making racist insults towards Real Madrid forward Vinicius Junior during the 2-2 draw with Valencia at the weekend.

VIDEO: Spain's La Liga reviews video of boy racially abusing Vinicius

“We’re in the process of studying and analysing the facts from a legal standpoint to see what we can and should do,” La Liga sources said.

In a video published by a journalist for ESPN Brasil, and picked up by Spanish media, a boy sitting in a woman’s lap can be heard calling Vinicius a “monkey”.

The Brazilian scored twice for Madrid as his team recovered from two goals down at Mestalla on Saturday.

Vinicius raised his fist in a “Black Power” salute after the first of his two goals at a ground where he was racially abused last season. Valencia subsequently banned three people from the stadium for life.

The 23-year-old has become a symbol of the fight against discrimination in Spanish football after suffering racist abuse on many occasions, and he was jeered repeatedly by home supporters on Saturday.

Jude Bellingham was sent off after the final whistle against Valencia for protesting after the referee blew the final whistle right before the England midfielder headed home what he thought was the winning goal.

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