Cannavaro keen to commit to Real

Injured Italy defender Fabio Cannavaro waves to the crowd after Italy lost their Euro 2008 Championships quarter-final against Spain at the Ernst Happel stadium in Vienna, June 2008. Real Madrid defender Cannavaro has said he is keen to extend his contract with the Spanish champions beyond its 2009 deadline. MADRID (AFP) - Real Madrid's Italian international defender Fabio Cannavaro said Friday he was keen to extend his contract with the Spanish champions beyond its 2009 deadline. "Of course without any problem," the 35-year-old World Cup-winning captain said in an interview with El Mundo. Cannavaro's agent said recently that 2008-2009 would be the former Napoli, Parma, Inter Milan and Juventus player's final season at Madrid. But Cannavaro said: "Before talking to another team we will talk to Real." "Here before matches... [read full story]