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.
Bayer Leverkusen in front of a packed Ibrox may have led to an increase in coronavirus cases according to new figures. The match was the last played in front of fans in Scotland before the shutdown, with Steven Gerrard 's side beaten 3-1 by their German opponents.
Many other Europa League last 16 ties on March 12 were played behind closed doors, with Sevilla vs Roma and Inter vs Getafe postponed due to the threat of the virus.
However, the UK government did not impose a ban on sporting events until the following week and the SPFL's decision to suspend football across Scotland came the following day.
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