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 "nearly passed out" after receiving message from Diego Maradona
mirror.co.ukSteven Gerrard said he “nearly passed out” after receiving a message from Diego Maradona on Instagram. The Reds legend, who currently manages Rangers, took part in a social media challenge in which he listed six players that made him fall in love with football.
The challenge has been doing the rounds among footballers, former players and fans alike - and Gerrard opted to include a star-studded cast of attackers and midfielders in his selections.
Fellow Liverpool greats Ian Rush and John Barnes made an appearance, while Paul Gascoigne, Gary Lineker, Zinedine Zidane and Maradona completed the six.
And 39-year-old Gerrard opened up about a message he received from World Cup winner Maradona after picking him in his list. “I actually had a
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