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.
Manchester United legend, 36, stood down from his post as Rams boss "with immediate effect" on Friday (June 24) after a turbulent 18 months in charge of the recently-relegated East midlands outfit.
Despite a hefty 21-point deduction and struggles regarding finances, Rooney claimed plaudits for almost masterminding the greatest of great escapes.While in charge of Derby, the former Man Utd forward was the no.1 choice to succeed Sean Dyche at Burnley, but the Clarets have since opted for ex-Manchester City captain Vincent KompanyREAD MORE: 8 transfers that were never going to happen including Ronaldinho and Beckham to BlackburnNow expected to take some time out from management to assess his options, Rooney is eyeing a return to TV punditry and, according to the Sun, all the big-hitters are vying for his signature.
A source has allegedly claimed both BT Sport and Sky are desperate to land England's all-time record goalscorer after proving his worth on the box last season.Replacing ex-teammate Gary Neville for a one-off appearance on Monday Night Football, Rooney joined Jamie Carragher for Sky's coverage of Crystal Palace vs Arsenal and immediately flaunted his expert knowledge. HAVE YOUR SAY!
Would you like to see Wayne Rooney on the box next season? Let us know in the comments section below. As well as aiming a few sly digs in Carragher's direction, the former United was unafraid of voicing his opinions and even left the ex-Liverpool defender speechless with his analysis on legendary Reds skipper Steven Gerrard.
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