• ‘I am excited about the future and feel I have a lot to offer the game’
The former Liverpool and England captain Steven Gerrard has announced his retirement from professional football, ending his 19-year playing career. The 36-year-old, who left LA Galaxy earlier this month, had been linked with the managerial vacancy at MK Dons but said on Wednesday that the step into management had come “a bit too soon” for him. Jürgen Klopp, the Liverpool manager, said in October that the club would “always have space” for Gerrard, who spent 17 years at his boyhood club.
“Following recent media speculation surrounding my future I can confirm my retirement from playing professional football,” Gerrard confirmed in a statement on Thursday. “I have had an incredible career and am thankful for each and every moment of my time at Liverpool, England and LA Galaxy.
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