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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.

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Calvin Bassey earns new Rangers nickname as Nigerian press give defender a rebrand after international heroics

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In-form Calvin Bassey has been given a new nickname by the Nigerian press after impressing in the post-season internationals.

The Rangers defender was one of the standout performers at Ibrox last season as the club reached the Europa League final and lifted the Scottish Cup.

After starting the season on the fringes of Steven Gerrard's squad, he became a force under Gio van Bronckhorst. That has saw clubs south of the border lining up for his signature with the defender tipped for a £25million move to Aston Villa, with other clubs keeping tabs on the centre-back.

Bassey followed up an impressive club campaign with eye-catching performances for Nigeria.He earned rave reviews following his displays against Ecuador and Mexico as The Super Eagles warm up for their AFCON qualifiers with Sierra Leone and Mauritius.Having started both games at left-back, Nigerian outlets have taken to calling the full-back 'Bazooka' Bassey.The rebrand has been credited to his thumping crosses into the box that have caused havoc for defenders in back-to-back internationals.Bassey will remain with the Nigeria squad alongside teammate Joe Aribo until June 13.

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