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 and the unexpected Aston Villa development that could escalate Rangers transfer interest
dailyrecord.co.ukTo paraphrase a forgotten face, the dogs barks and the managerial merry-go-round keeps moving. Just a week has passed since Aston Villa decided to part company with Dean Smith, but a lot can happen in seven days.
They wasted no time in moving for their next manager and took just four days to get their replacement secured. And it's a seismic appointment in the context of Scottish football as Steven Gerrard walks out on Premiership leaders Rangers before the first round of fixtures is even cold.
But the knock-on effects are likely to reach much further than just the manager. For starters, he took the entire senior coaching team to Villa Park, leaving Rangers to put the pieces back together in time for the Premier Sports Cup semi-final with
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