Russian international football forward Andrei Arshavin, who currently plays for St. Petersburg's Zenit is the fifth most popular player in number of internet references, lalistawip.com report says.
The research said David Beckham is the most popular football player, the number of references to his name on the world wide web is 42 202 836.
Second on the list is Manchester United's Cristiano Ronaldo with 32,5 million references. Tennis player Rafael Nadal and Milan's Ronaldinho are third and fourth most popular sportsmen in the rating.
Source: www.news.sport-express.ru