体坛英语资讯：Barcelona extend contract for defender Gabi Milito

 FC Barcelona signed an agreement to renew the contract of central defender Gabi Milito on Monday.

The newly crowned La Liga champions, have given another year's contract to the 29-year-old, keeping him at the club until June 30, 2012.

Milito arrived at Zaragoza in the summer of 2007 with a four year contract and played 27 games in his first season before suffering a knee ligament injury that kept him out of action for over a year and a half.

He finally returned to action in the second half of the current season, giving important back up and making 11 first team appearances.

"I am immensely happy, after all I have suffered this is glorious," Milito told Barca TV.

"I have always said this is the best squad I have ever played with and now I can go on holiday knowing I have won the League and have recovered physically," he added.