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Dortmund, Germany - Borussia Dortmund confirmed Thursday that they are to extend the contract of coach Juergen Klopp by a further two years until the end of the 2012 season.

"The season so far has shown us that it works between ourselves and Juergen Klopp," said Dortmund CEO Hans-Joachim Watzke.

"We wanted some continuity in this very important area."

Klopp joined Dortmund at the end of last season and the 41-year- old and has helped the club to a stable ninth place in the Bundesliga.

Dortmund, Germany - A tiny silver coin thought to be "the oldest German penny" sold at auction in the city of Dortmund on Monday for 34,000 euros (44,000 dollars).

The denarius coin was minted between 747 and 751 under King Pippin III of the Franks (714-768) to replace coinage of the ancient Roman empire and was rediscovered in
1981 in dirt in the western city of Trier.

While Roman coins are common, numismatists regard Pippin's penny as the first specimen of independent coin issues in Germany. Germany phased out its last pennies in 2002 when the euro became legal tender.

Dortmund - South African footballer Delron Buckley has left Bundesliga club Borussia Dortmund for second division Mainz 05, Dortmund announced on Tuesday.

Dortmund, Germany  - A football fan died Wednesday before a German Cup game in the round of the last 16 in Dortmund after falling from the terraces.

Werder Bremen came from behind to oust last year's losing finalist 2-1 to advance to the quarter-finals, while Bayer Leverkusen beat Energie Cottbus 3-0 to go through.

Police said that the man fell from the south terrace in the Signal-Iduna-Park and although he was immediately airlifted to hospital doctors pronounced him dead on arrival.