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.
Steven Gerrard a “perfect fit” for Newcastle and would stop any negativity on pitch
dailystar.co.ukNewcastle United hotseat if the club's new Saudi owners look to replace Steve Bruce.Newcastle host Tottenham on Sunday in their first game since Mike Ashley sold the club to a Saudi-backed consortium for £305million.The takeover cranked up speculation over Bruce's future, with the Magpies currently 18th in the Premier League table after a winless start to the season.Rangers boss Gerrard, former Borussia Dortmund manager Lucien Favre and ex-Chelsea coach Frank Lampard have been all touted as potential successors to Bruce, who remains in charge for Sunday's game.And former Spur midfielder Tim Sherwood believes Gerrard would give players and fans "the lift" and prevent negativity from creeping in on the pitch - although he said Newcastle are.
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