La Liga outfit Real Betis have on Tuesday announced an important contract extension in the club’s first-team squad.The player to have put pen to paper on fresh terms with Manuel Pellegrini’s

USMNT midfielder Johnny Cardoso has signed a contract extension at Real Betis through to 2030. Cardoso, who was born in New Jersey to Brazilian parents and has been capped 18 times by the U.S., has added a further 12 months onto his existing contract at the Seville-based club.

The Lions have been one of the standout teams in Spain's top flight this season, picking up 40 points from 21 matches to sit fourth in the La Liga table, while Real Betis are 10th, only two points behind sixth-placed Mallorca in the battle for Europe.

Real Madrid make the short trip to Leganes in the Copa del Rey quarter-finals tonight.The Spanish champions take on their city rivals in cup competition with a place in the last four at stake.Carlo