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.
Michael Beale addresses Rangers return as Ibrox visit gets fans talking about Van Bronckhorst succession plan
dailyrecord.co.ukMichael Beale says his recent return to watch Rangers had nothing to do with potentially taking over from Gio van Bronckhorst - insisting he was just there to catch up with some old friends.
Beale is making a name for himself at management after breaking off from Steven Gerrard to take over QPR. Despite a recent dip in form he has them looking good for a playoff spot and potentially promotion to the Premier League - which has in turn led to links with a number of top jobs.
He knocked back an approach from Wolverhampton Wanderers to stay with the west London club and has been linked with a potential return to Ibrox - something that has been floated increasingly recently with Van Bronckhorst under intense pressure.
He returned to watch the 4-1 win over Aberdeen last weekend, and previous quotes suggesting he would "love to" manage the club one day had some fans putting two and two together.
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