Steven Gerrard

Steven Gerrard
Steven George Gerrard, MBEis an English professional footballer who plays for Major League Soccer club LA Galaxy as a central midfielder. He spent the majority of his career playing for Premier League club Liverpool, with most of that time as their captain...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionAthlete
Date of Birth30 May 1980
istanbul champions-league underdog
We're going to be the underdogs again in Istanbul on the 25th, but that suits us. (on the Champions league Final)
team winning thinking
Earlier on in the season I'd have been very surprised to think we could win this competition because there were some fantastic teams in it. (on the Champions League)
dad determined building
I was always determined to make it as a footballer, but if things hadn't worked out, I'd have maybe followed my dad into the building industry.
color england red
Red is our color. (on Liverpool)
champions-league finals england
I just wanted to jump into the stands and start celebrating with those wonderful fans. (on reaching the Champions League final)
soccer football slap
I tried to nutmeg him. It never came off and he gave me a slap on the back of the head and told me to start behaving
football hero legends
In football, the hero and legend status is given out far too easily for me.
champions-league clubs tables
As club captain all I want to do is help us get back up the table and into the Champions League.
team talking tough
Everyone is going to be talking about Chelsea and Liverpool but the others are very tough teams.
frustrated fans beats
I'm a fan myself and I'm frustrated just as much as them when we get beat.
night giving luck
Hopefully it'll give us a bit of luck on the night, but I'm not really a superstitious person.
underdog juventus fantastic
Against Juventus we were massive underdogs, so to beat them was fantastic.
thinking challenges world
I think everyone around the world knows the tools are there in England's armoury to do well in a World Cup. The challenge is to go out there and prove it.
cousin knowing lost
It was difficult knowing one of your cousins had lost his life.