Benitez leads Megasoccer.com top-ten searches

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Rafael Benitez was the most searched-for figure in world football last month, according to the latest figures from football search engine Megasoccer.com. The Spaniard had an immediate impact in his first season in English football, leading Liverpool to a famous victory in the Champions League, in the most dramatic fashion. Having won the UEFA Cup with Valencia in 2004, Benitez has added the title of European Champion to his impressive managerial honors list.

Michael Flynn, C.E.O. of Fast Web Media - the company behind Megasoccer.com - said: “Liverpool's Champions League victory was simply incredible, and Benitez must take an enormous amount of credit for that success. Fans around the world have been searching for him on Megasoccer, and just like Liverpool fans in Europe this season, they've been delighted with the results." Top Ten Searches on Megasoccer.com in May 2005: Rafael Benitez, Steven Gerrard, Malcolm Glazer, Jerzy Dudek, Stuart Pearce, Liverpool, Chelsea, John Obi Mikel, West Bromwich Albion, Ashley Cole.