LONDON - Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has agreed a new five-year contract with the English premier league champions.
The agreement will come into effect at the start of Chelsea's centenary season in 2005-06 and will supersede the last two years on his existing deal.
"I am delighted to be signing this new contract," Mourinho told the club's website.
"My heart is with Chelsea and the fantastic group of players I have. They have done a great job this season."
News of Mourinho's deal came the day after Chelsea lost 0-1 to Liverpool in the Champions League semifinals.
Chelsea clinched the premier league title, their first top-flight championship for 50 years, by winning 2-0 at Bolton Wanderers last weekend.
They also won the League Cup in February when they beat Liverpool in the final at Cardiff's Millennium Stadium.
Portuguese Mourinho said his new deal was also important to his family.
"For me, it is good to have this five-year contract in family terms because now we know that any doubts our lives will be in London and in Chelsea (are over) ... which is important for my kids."
- REUTERS
Soccer: Mourinho agrees five-year Chelsea deal
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