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.
Hearts loanee Toby Sibbick admits he’s pinching himself sharing a pitch with heroes he grew up idolising on Match of the Day.Lining up alongside Steven Naismith and making his debut against Rangers with Jermain Defoe in direct opposition and Steven Gerrard watching from the away dug out was a “crazy experience” the 20-year-old Barnsley star says.But the midfielder knows the man he needs to impress most when football eventually returns is Daniel Stendel.Sibbick has lifted the lifted on his special relationship with the Jambos boss who signed him as a teenager for Barnsley before swooping to take him on loan to Tynecastle in January.Now he is praying football returns in time for him to repay the faith the German has shown him and help Hearts
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