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.
Inside Steven Gerrard and Aston Villa chief Christian Purslow's special relationship that Rangers exit hinges upon
dailyrecord.co.ukSteven Gerrard's Rangers tenure is racing towards an end as he prepares to sign on the dotted line at Aston Villa. Record Sport revealed on Tuesday the Premier League big guns were set to ask for permission to open contract talks with the former England skipper and the deal moved on significantly on Wednesday when a compensation package worth around £3million was agreed between both clubs.
We also understand a number of Gerrard’s key backroom team were given the green light to travel to London as well to meet with Villa chief executive Christian Purslow as the final details of the agreement were being thrashed out.
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