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.
Sparta Prague 1 Rangers 0 LIVE score as David Hancko grabs the opener
dailyrecord.co.ukRangers are up first and Steven Gerrard's side were dealt a knockout blow from Slavia Prague last season – can they fare better tonight against their rivals Sparta?
Okay, in truth this won't quite have the atmosphere of a bout between two European heavyweights. For one, it's set to be attended by 10,000 kids and their chaperones instead of Sparta's boisterous ultras.
There are also a few significant absences in Gerrard's corner.Connor Goldson didn't make the trip, Filip Helander is already out injured until December and Jack Simpson is absent from the Gers' Europa League squad.
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