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’s private chat with Luis Suarez decided their Liverpool future
mirror.co.ukLuis Suarez joined the 500-club with his latest goal for Atletico Madrid against Alaves at the weekend. Suarez’ winner was his 500th professional goal and he marked the occasional with an emotional open letter on social media.
His message included a special nod to Liverpool, where he scored 82 of his goals between 2011 and 2014. "And Liverpool? Liverpool was special,” Suarez wrote. “The connection with the fans inspired me to rise to the challenge of playing in such a competitive league.” Suarez love affair with Anfield is clear - but his journey could have turned out very differently if not for a decisive chat with Steven Gerrard.
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