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.
The heartbreaking moment Glen Kamara and Rangers boss Steven Gerrard hug after racism storm
dailyrecord.co.ukGlen Kamara being consoled by Steven Gerrard. The midfielder was allegedly racially abused by Slavia Prague defender Ondrej Kudela, with the Finland international stating he was called a "f*****g monkey".
Gerrard backed his player to the hilt after the match, stating that he would defend Kamara as though he was his own son.And footage has emerged showing just how emotional the 25-year-old was after the Europa League defeat on Thursday.
A visibly distressed Kamara can be seen being consoled by Gerrard, who walks with his arm around his player before drawing him into a hug.
The midfielder broke his silence on the incident on Friday night, as he dismissed Kudela's denial of the incident. Kamara said: ""During yesterday’s match with Slavia.
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