Mahdavikia extends until 2007
The HSV faithful can breathe easily again! The mud slinging and waiting game surrounding the future of the Iranian striker Mehdi Mahdavikia is at an end. On Thursday evening the HSV boss Bernd Hoffmann and Mehdi's agent Reza Fazeli reached agreement regarding an extension of his current contract: "I'm happy we've reached agreement, my family loves living in Hamburg, and have integrated well and found plenty of friends here," said Mahdavikia, who is the current "Asian footballer of the year".