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.
England fan on the planet after seeing Wayne Rooney get sent off during the Three Lions' World Cup quarter-final against Portugal in 2006.
The Swedish boss had watched his side lose to the Euro 2004 hosts just two years earlier, but went into the game full of confidence with an XI that included the likes of Steven Gerrard, David Beckham and Frank Lampard as well as Rooney.
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