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.
Rangers game time. The 24-year-old striker - capped seven times for his country - was a surprise omission from the 29-man preliminary squad for for the tournament this summer.
Old Firm rival Albian Ajeti was also left out after he struggled in his debut season at Celtic following his move from West Ham United.
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