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Brown extends Sunderland stay

Former Manchester United defender Wes Brown will stay at Sunderland after putting pen to paper on a new deal.

Wes Brown will spend a fifth season with Sunderland after signing a new one-year contract with the Premier League club.

The former England defender would have been a free agent at the end of this month, but a deal has been agreed to keep him at the Stadium of Light.

A statement on Sunderland's official website said: "Sunderland AFC defender Wes Brown will extend his stay at the Stadium of Light with a one-year deal until June 2016.