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 Rangers absence questioned as TV cameo sparks 'too busy doing Sky' quip
dailyrecord.co.ukMark Wilson insists Jermain Defoe is too focussed on punditry duties to play for Rangers. The 39-year-old is still a registered player for the Ibrox side but has featured sporadically since becoming a coach this summer.He was part of the four-man backroom team that led the team to Premier Sports Cup semi-final defeat after Steven Gerrard joined Aston Villa.
Since the departure of Gerrard, Defoe has been removed as a coach as Gio van Bronckhorst ushered in his new backroom team to the Premiership champions.
While the Dutchman has stated he would still consider Defoe as part of his first-team squad, he has made just one appearance - and 89th minute cameo against Livingston.While not receiving much of a look-in on the pitch, he has been a
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