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.
Jermain Defoe admits he's excited by the potential of Calvin Bassey ahead of the young full back joining up with the squad. The defender signed a pre-contract to join from Leicester City but is yet to arrive in Glasgow for pre-season training with Rangers returning last week.
But Defoe has revealed that he's been watching the youngster and recalled him lining up for Leicester in a bounce game against the Ibrox side during the course of last season.Steven Gerrard has predicted that he would surprise players and now Defoe has tipped him to a big impact at the club.
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