Steven George Gerrard MBE (born 30 May 1980) is an English professional football manager and former player who manages Scottish Premiership club Rangers.
He spent the majority of his playing career as a central midfielder for Liverpool, with most of that time spent as club captain, as well as captaining the England national team. Widely regarded as one of the greatest midfielders of all time,
Gerrard was awarded the UEFA Club Footballer of the Year award in 2005, and the Ballon d'Or Bronze Award. In 2009, Zinedine Zidane and Pelé said that they considered Gerrard to be the best footballer in the world.
Rangers admitted they are gutted after confirming the news with a statement on their website but admitted they had no other option.
It is also a blow to fans who were due to make the trip to the north west of England and the club have urged supporters not to travel to Lancashire.Steven Gerrard’s men face Brighton and Hove Albion and Real Madrid on successive days at Ibrox this weekend which will be the final fixtures before the big kick off against Livingston at Ibrox on July 31.
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