AtlÃ©tico Madrid extends Simeone's contract until 2024

Posted July 08, 2021 7:00 am

The Associated Press

MADRID (AP) - AtlÃ©tico Madrid extended the contracts of coach Diego Simeone and his staff until the end of the 2024 season, the club said Thursday.

The extensions come after AtlÃ©tico won its first Spanish league title since 2014. The contracts had been set to expire next June.

'œPride. Responsibility. Challenges. Joy," Simeone said on Twitter. 'œHappy to continue at AtlÃ©tico de Madrid.'ť

Simeone took over AtlÃ©tico in December 2011 and is the coach with the most consecutive seasons in charge of a Spanish league club.

The Argentine is AtlÃ©tico's most successful coach with eight titles and 316 victories.

Simeone played as a defensive midfielder with AtlÃ©tico in the 1990s and 2000s.

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