Tottenham defender Ledley King

Tottenham's captain, Ledley King, has signed a new deal which will keep him at White Hart Lane until 2012.

The 29-year-old England defender, who is in Fabio Capello's 30-man provisional World Cup squad, is a product of the Spurs academy and has made 290 first-team appearances since 1998.

King has been dogged by knee problems in recent years but his training schedule has been carefully managed, allowing him to appear 20 times this season as Spurs finished fourth in the Premier League,

King said: "I am delighted to have signed a new contract with Spurs. I have been here since I was a schoolboy and I could never see myself going anywhere else. This is where I want to continue playing my football.

"We've got the prospect of Champions League football to look forward to next season and with the quality of players we have I believe we are on the brink of something big."