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.
Thiago Alcantara opens up on unknown Anfield visit after completing transfer
mirror.co.ukThiago Alcantara is finally a Liverpool player - over 20 years after his first Anfield visit. The Spanish midfielder has completed a move from Bayern Munich for an initial £20million fee.
And he has now opened up on how his first experience of Anfield came when he was just a small boy. He was a spectator as his father, Mazinho, played for Celta Vigo in the UEFA Cup third round, a game which marked Steven Gerrard's first home start.
He returned to the stadium as a player with Bayern Munich, where his performance caught the eye of Jurgen Klopp and has now led to his transfer move. “Well, it was my second time here,” Thiago told Liverpool's website regarding his appearance for Bayern. “But the first time I was here when I was five or six
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