Sao Paulo extends coach Leao's contract

 　　RIO DE JANEIRO, Dec. 1 (Xinhua) -- Sao Paulo on Thursday announced that the club has extended¹ head coach Emerson Leao's contract² through to the 2012 season.

　　"There is no way not to win next year," Leao said, adding that he will bring in more titles to the team.

　　The club also said that star midfielder Rivaldo won't be a part of the team's buildup for next season.

　　Rivaldo, not yet ready to retire from the sport, will participate in his final practice with Sao Paulo on December 3 and is expected to search for a new club in the upcoming days.

1 extended   

adj.延伸的；伸展的；延长的；扩大的v.延伸(extend的过去式和过去分词)；伸展；延长

参考例句：

• an extended lunch hour 延长了的午餐时间
• France has greatly extended its influence in world affairs. 在世界事务中，法国的影响已大大地扩大了。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 contract   

n.合同，契约，婚约；v.使缩短，感染，订约

参考例句：

• The terms of the contract are acceptable to us.我们认为这个合同的条件可以接受。
• I'm under contract to teach here for one year.我按照聘约要在这里教一年书。