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.
Jota branded a 'mercenary' over Celtic exit as Alan Brazil rages on live radio with blast at 'horrible' Saudi move
dailyrecord.co.ukAlan Brazil has blasted Jota and branded him a mercenary over his megabucks move to Saudi Arabia which he described as “horrible”.The Celtic-daft pundit pulled no punches over the Portuguese star’s switch to the Middle East with Al-Uttihad reportedly paying the 24-year-old former Benfica man an eye-watering £10 million a year in wages.
But Brazil wasn’t having it as he slaughtered the Hoops fans favourite over his decision to quit Parkhead after just a couple of years to become the latest player to chase the cash in the Saudi Pro League. Record Sport columnist Chris Sutton last week accused Jota of chucking away his career at the top level as he gave up the chance of performing in the Champions League next season.
And Brazil took those sentiments one step further as he also questioned former Rangers manager and Liverpool and England legend Steven Gerrard’s decision to head out to Saudi Arabia after he was appointed Al Ettifaq boss.
Speaking on the talkSPORT breakfast show, Brazil said of Jota: "If I'm being frankly honest, for a player like him, it's mercenary.
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