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 fan and only one thing comes to mind. The bullet header from Lee McCulloch, the razor-sharp finish from Daniel Cousin - and little DaMarcus Beasley racing clear of the home defence to seal one of the club's most memorable European victories.
That 3-0 Champions League win over the French cracks in 2007 will never be forgotten by Gers fans, especially the ones who made the journey to the Groupama Stadium.There certainly won't be the same atmosphere when they meet again in this week's Veoila Trophy - but Steven Gerrard's side can still take a lot out of it.
The Ibrox squad - missing only injured defender Niko Katic - will depart Glasgow on Wednesday afternoon and base themselves in Lyon, France's third biggest city and one renowned for.
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