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.
Paolo Fonseca is reportedly on the brink of succeeding Steve Bruce as Newcastle boss ending links to Steven Gerrard. The Rangers boss has been touted as one of the frontrunners for the St James' Park hot seat following the big-money takeover on Tyneside.
Last season's Scottish Premiership title win caught the eye of onlookers south of the border, however the former Roma boss looks set to land the English Premier League job.
The Mirror report that Magpies co-owner Amanda Staveley wants to hand a long-term deal to Fonseca worth £6million-a-year. Co-owner Jamie Reuben is said to have wanted Frank Lampard to take on the Magpies' job.Get all the latest Rangers news sent straight to your Inbox every day by signing up to our newsletter.We cover
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