Neymar extends contract with Santos

 　　RIO DE JANEIRO, Nov. 9 (Xinhua) -- The 19-year-old phenom Neymar extended his contract with Santos until July 2014 on Wednesday.

　　The news frustrated¹ a host of international clubs who had previously² had their sights on the star striker.

　　Both Real Madrid and Barcelona were in a bidding war for the player and Neymar was nearly certain to leave Brazil to play abroad. However, he surprised everyone by extending his contract until the conclusion of the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.

　　Alongside Santos president Luis Alvaro de Oliveira Ribeiro, Neymar wore a shirt with the expression written "It's Good to be the King" during the announcement of his stay with Santos.

　　Santos will celebrate its centennial anniversary in 2012 and will embrace Neymar as its poster boy. His salary will improve to nearly 1.5 million US dollars per month, doubling what he currently earns.

　　Additionally, Neymar will receive a larger cut in the sales based on his image.

1 frustrated   

adj.挫败的，失意的，泄气的v.使不成功( frustrate的过去式和过去分词 )；挫败；使受挫折；令人沮丧

参考例句：

• It's very easy to get frustrated in this job. 这个工作很容易令人懊恼。
• The bad weather frustrated all our hopes of going out. 恶劣的天气破坏了我们出行的愿望。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 previously   

adv.以前，先前（地）

参考例句：

• The bicycle tyre blew out at a previously damaged point.自行车胎在以前损坏过的地方又爆开了。
• Let me digress for a moment and explain what had happened previously.让我岔开一会儿，解释原先发生了什么。