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PARK-LIFE PROVES POPULAR WITH ONLINE FANS - ...United's South Korean signing is summer search favourite

16:00 11/07/2005

Park Ji-Sung's star was already rising before Manchester United signed him from PSV Eindhoven in June, but the South Korean midfielder's profile has reached new heights following his summer switch to Old Trafford.

Park was the most searched-for footballer on search engine Megasoccer.com last month, with fellow United new-boy Edwin van der Sar also attracting huge interest from information-hungry supporters during the close-season, following his move from Fulham.

Megasoccer's new language filter allows users to search for results in any one of 77 different languages - from English, to Korean, to Dutch - a particularly handy tool for finding out the facts about the latest signings in world football.

Park shot to fame in the 2002 World Cup in Japan and South Korea, where he starred for the joint hosts. Manager Guus Hiddink was so impressed he took him to PSV, and the skilful winger was also prominent in PSV's superb Champions League run last season, which saw them narrowly beaten in the semi-finals by AC Milan.

Michael Flynn, C.E.O. of Fast Web Media, the company behind Megasoccer.com, said: "It's been an interesting month at Old Trafford, and Park's arrival will no doubt raise excitement levels in Manchester and around the world when the new season begins. The addition of the advanced language filter and the cutting edge search technology behind Megasoccer ensures users are provided with the most accurate and relevant information, every time."

Top Ten Searches on Megasoccer.com in June 2005

1. park ji-sung
2. edwin van der sar
3. steven gerrard
4. ashley cole
5. alexander hleb
6. michael owen
7. TNS
8. shaun wright-phillips
9. malcolm glazer
10. frank lampard