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.
Premiership kick-off on August 1, clubs are stepping up their pre-season preparations. Rangers are set to take part in the Veolia Trophy this week, a mini-tournament in France behind closed doors.
They will join hosts Lyon, Nice and old foes Celtic in the competition, a first taste of action since football was suspended back in March.
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