Rafa Benitez

Rafa Benitez is a Spanish professional soccer manager.

Steven Gerrard and Rafael Benitez lift the Champions League trophy in 2005. Photo by Mike Hewitt/Getty Images

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John Aldridge Opinion Rafa Benitez isn’t the right fit for Everton on a number of levels – my advice is don’t do it

EVERTON are flirting with the idea of appointing Rafael Benitez as their new manager, and my advice to them could not be clearer – don’t do it.

Carlo Ancelotti: Proof that there is no quick fix at Goodison Park

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Jamie Carragher Opinion Benitez is the obvious choice if Everton want another proven manager at helm

As Carlo Ancelotti returns to Real Madrid, Everton owner Farhad Moshiri will be wondering when he will next get the chance to appoint a former Real Madrid manager and Champions League winner with Premier League experience.

‘All those arguments over Rafa Benitez – it’s over now’

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Dermot Crowe Opinion Lifelong loyalties are in the head and heart

In the 1970s, when Liverpool's football flourished in England and across Europe, I gathered that we were all human but not on the same team. Liverpool became mine. I don't recall Leyton Orient submitting a tender. It was a simple law of probability. The small ration of football on television available in one-channel land had a lot of Liverpool content. I can remember a Match of the Day presenter half-apologising for showing Liverpool again one particular night, explaining that they had earned the right to be seen both through results and the quality of their play.

Rafa Benitez appointed manager of Chinese Super League side Dalian Yifang on bumper contract

Rafael Benitez has confirmed his arrival at Chinese side Dalian Yifang barely a week after Newcastle announced his departure from Tyneside.

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