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.
Rangers slapped with UEFA fine but Steven Gerrard in the clear for late Benfica kick off
dailyrecord.co.ukSteven Gerrard is in the clear.The Europa League group game at Ibrox failed to get under way as scheduled, bringing a charge from the governing body.Gerrard had been in the dock for the delay but UEFA has confirmed that he will not face any punishment.Instead Rangers will have to stump up £9,000 for breaching article 11 of the competition rules.They have 90 days to make payment but proceedings have been closed against Gerrard.The club have also been given the responsibility to ensure "that its coach is personally informed of this decision".The match saw Rangers take a 2-0 lead against the Portuguese giants before eventually being pegged back for a 2-2 draw.That still gives them the advantage in the head-to-head between the two sides though.
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