Benitez signs new deal until 2014

MANCHESTER, England: Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez ended the long running uncertainty over his future on Wednesday by signing a new five-year contract that keeps him at the club through the 2013-14 season.

"My heart is with Liverpool Club," said Benitez, who joined in 2004 from Valencia. "So I'm delighted to sign this new deal."

Although the previous deal ran until the end of the 2009-10 season, negotiations over his future beyond that started in November.