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.
Convinced Charlie Nicholas believes Newcastle United will be eyeing the cream of the continent for their next boss. It comes with Rangers manager Steven Gerrard the bookies favourite to take the reins at St James Park.
Newcastle are cash rich after their protracted Saudi Arabian-backed takeover from Mike Ashley was rubber stamped last week. A host of big-hitters such as Zinedine Zidane, Antonio Conte and Roberto Martínez have also been mooted.Gerrard has turned heads with his work at Ibrox, with highlights including a record-breaking title romp and two trips to the last 16 of the Europa League.But former Celtic star Nicholas is unequivocal in his belief that the Newcastle gig isn’t the right fit for Gerrard at present.On iTunes1) Search
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