BRIEF-Soccer-Benayoun signs contract extension with Liverpool

LONDON, July 6 (Reuters) - Israeli midfielder Yossi Benayoun has agreed a two-year contract extension with Liverpool, the Premier League club said on Monday.

Benayoun, 29, who joined from West Ham United two years ago, has signed a deal to stay with the Premier League runners-up until 2013, a statement on the club's website (www.liverpoolfc.tv) said.

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