Mourinho signs contract extension at Real

Jose Mourinho, the Real Madrid manager, has signed a two-year contract extension with the Spanish champions that will keep him at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium until 2016.

A statement from Real said: "Real Madrid and Jose Mourinho have reached an agreement to extend the coach's contract with the club until June 30, 2016."

Today's news will put an to end speculation about Mourinho's future, with reports still linking him with the managerial position at former club Chelsea.

Madrid's title success last season, which ended Barcelona's three-year reign as Spanish champions, saw Mourinho become the first coach to be win the league in Spain, England [Chelsea] and Italy [Inter Milan].

Mourinho is also one of only three coaches to have won the Champions League with separate teams having led Porto to the crown in 2004 and Inter in 2010.

He has also won numerous other trophies during a hugely successful coaching career that began with Benfica in 2000.

Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo described Mourinho during an interview with newspaper AS today as "the best coach in the world".

Asked who he felt was the better manager out of Mourinho and his former Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson, Ronaldo said: "Ferguson was like a father to me, he taught me many things, and I achieved a very nice part of my career with him.

"Mou, for his part, is the best coach in the world and to be with him now is great to be able to continue growing, it's very good working with him because he's the number one."