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.
England enjoyed one of their most memorable footballing moments 20 years ago today on a trip to Germany.The Three Lions travelled to Munich for a clash with their historic rivals in 2002 World Cup qualifying at the Olympic Stadium.Sven-Goran Eriksson’s side went in expecting a challenge, having only won three of their 16 clashes since the 1966 World Cup final win at Wembley.But fans were blown away as England hit the Germans 5-1 on their own soil.They were behind after six minutes when Carsten Jancker struck but were level when Michael Owen volleyed in.And the Three Lions went into the break ahead at the Olympic Stadium when Steven Gerrard drove from long-range into the bottom-left corner.The second half belonged to England, though, as Owen.
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