Home fixture My mum loves looking after my girls.
Next generation My brother Paul’s boy Louie was born last year.
Beautiful My life changed when Lilly-Ella was born.
Sweet It was a wonderful moment when Lexie was born.
Three lionesses Alex Curran has changed my world, settling me down and giving me two beautiful daughters.
Side By Side Alex and the girls make me so proud.
In Safe Hands Having my family close by during the World Cup was a real help.
Helping Hand Gérard Houllier was my manager, mentor and father figure at Liverpool.
Team-mates And Soul-mates Jamie Carragher and I share a passion for lifting Liverpool to great heights.
Looking At What Could Have Been Jose Mourinho is a brilliant manager but I decided to resist Chelsea’s lure
Demolition Derby I pile into the Blues’ Gary Naysmith and see red.
Arms And The Manager Rafa Benitez continues to inspire and challenge me
The Guv’nor And The Gladiator Paul Ince and me get told to cool it
The Treble, Step One Beating Birmingham City’s Stan Lazaridis to win the Worthington Cup in 2001
The Treble, Step Two Me, Danny Murphy and Robbie Fowler celebrate the FA Cup final win over Arsenal.
The Treble, Step Three Shooting to thrill, I batter Alaves’ defence in the UEFA Cup final.
Silver Service Me, Robbie Fowler and Sami Hyypia bring home the Treble.
No Focus In Basle Off-field distractions brought misery in Europe.
Shooting Star I needed all my strength to break down Olympiakos’s defence at Anfield and keep Liverpool on the road to Istanbul.
Mission Impossible? The half-time score-line in Istanbul made bleak reading in the 2005 European Cup final.
Heading For A Comeback I climb high to make it 3–1 and give us hope against AC Milan in Istanbul.
PENALTY! The real fall-guy is Milan’s Gennaro Gattuso as he brings me down. Xabi Alonso scored to make it 3–3.
Mission Impossible Accomplished After an unbelievable final, I get my hands on the European Cup.
Back Where It Belongs Me and Rafa Benitez land with the European Cup. That’s Liverpool’s fantastic chairman, David Moores, on the right.
Wave Of Euphoria So many people came on to the streets of Liverpool to see the European Cup that our bus could hardly move.
Letting Fly I had just enough energy left to make it 3–3 in that amazing 2006 FA Cup final against West Ham in Cardiff.
Romance Of The Cup I have always loved the FA Cup and lifting it as captain was a schoolboy dream come true.
Capped Crusader I will always be grateful to Kevin Keegan for giving me my England debut in 2000.
National Service Sven-Goran Eriksson did me a great honour by making me England captain against Sweden in 2004.
Friends Re-united Give me the ball with England and I will find Michael Owen, my old Liverpool team-mate.
Power And The Glory Not a bad way to open my England scoring – against Germany in the 5–1 win in Munich.
All Smiles Me and Wayne Rooney hit it off immediately with England, on and off the pitch.
French With Tears My pass-back against France at Euro 2004 gifted the ball to Thierry Henry, who inevitably scored.
Up For The Challenge I was determined to get England off to a winning start at the 2006 World Cup, which we did by beating Paraguay 1–0 in Frankfurt.
Left In No Doubt Not my strongest, but my left foot found the target in the 2–0 win over Trinidad & Tobago in Nuremberg.
Happy Days I’ve scored in Nuremberg, Wayne Rooney is back in the team after injury, and all appears right with England in Germany.
Mersey Dash Frustrated at being on the bench, I finally sprint on to replace Wayne Rooney against Sweden in Cologne.
Head Master Shortly after coming on in Cologne, I net my second goal in the 2006 World Cup from Joe Cole’s cross.
In With A Shout After making it 2–1 to England with five minutes left in Cologne, I was convinced we’d beaten Sweden but Henrik Larsson equalized.
Big Appeal My passion for England to do well in the World Cup was immense.
Spread The Word I join in the celebrations of David Beckham’s second-round winner against Ecuador in Stuttgart, helped by Ashley Cole, Michael Carrick, Rio Ferdinand and Wayne Rooney.
On The Move Here I lead the charge against Ecuador in Stuttgart.
All For The Cause I slide in to stop one of Cristiano Ronaldo’s long runs in Gelsenkirchen.
Down And Out I can’t hide my despair after England’s penalty shootout defeat to Portugal as Rio Ferdinand, Gary Neville and Frank Lampard try to take in our bitter exit.
All Played Out I couldn’t move from the centre-circle after the shootout in Gelsenkirchen, just sitting there shell-shocked.
Career Record
LIVERPOOL
Debut: 29 November 1998 v Blackburn Rovers (home) – league
First goal: 5 December 1999 v Sheffield Wednesday (home) – league
Tournaments played:
European Championships 2000
European Championships 2004
World Cup 2006
INDIVIDUAL HONOURS
PFA Young Player of the Year 2001
PFA Player of the Year 2006
MBE on Queen’s New Year’s Honours List 2007
Index
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Abramovich, Roman 325, 352
AC Milan see Milan
Adams, Tony 124, 146, 147, 153, 160, 173, 202, 226, 241
Adebayor, Emanuel 339
Agger, Daniel 480, 481
Alaves
UEFA Cup final against Liverpool (2001) 208–9
Aldridge, John 198
Alonso, Ivan 209
Alonso, Xabi 333, 343, 350, 375–6
Ambrosini, Massimo 485
Ancelotti, Carlo 376
Andorra
v. England in Euro 2008 491–3
Anelka, Nicolas 277–8
Argentina
v. England in World Cup (1998) 120
Arphexad, Pegguy 192
Arsenal 123, 275–6, 361
Community Shield match against Liverpool (2002) 225–6
FA Cup final against Liverpool (2001) 201–5
Ashton, Dean 425
Aston Villa 235
v. Liverpool (2001) 223, 235
Ayestarán, Pako 366
Babb, Phil 100, 101
Babbel, Markus 164, 182–3, 209
Ball, Michael 57, 60, 119
Ballack, Michael 275
Banczyk, Barry 30
Barcelona
v. Liverpool in European Cup (2007) 474–9
Bare Arse 21
Barmby, Nicky 190, 246
Barnes, John 19, 41, 63, 75, 78
Baros, Milan 342, 365, 374
Barry, Gareth 155, 168
Barry, Neale 237
Barton, Joey 22
Bascombe, Chris 287
Batistuta, Gabriel 206
Batty, David 197, 223
Bayer Leverkusen 274
v. Liverpool in European Cup (2005) 345
Beardsley, Peter 156, 157
Becker, Boris 259
Beckham, David 61, 124, 126, 131, 132, 153, 184, 247, 253, 292, 300–1, 493–4
abilities 256–7, 456–7
as captain of England 292
goal scored against Greece 256, 257
missed penalty at Euro 2004 316–17
resigns as captain 470–1
and World Cup (2006) 456–8
Bellamy, Craig 427, 477–8, 488
Benitez, Rafa 323–4, 328–30, 334, 336–7, 394–6
appointed as new Liverpool manager 328–9
and Eu
ropean Cup (2005) 341–2, 347, 351, 365–6, 370–1
and European Cup (2007) 474–7, 479–81, 485–6
and Gerrard’s contract 401–4, 405–7, 408
management style 336–8, 435–6
relationship with Gerrard 405, 435–7
and substitutions 341, 427
Bent, Darren 442
Berbatov, Dimitar 345
Berger, Patrik 81, 189–90
Bergkamp, Dennis 226
Bergues, Patrice 91, 92, 279, 322
Beswick, Bill 218–19
Bevington, Adrian 143, 455
Birmingham
Worthington Cup final against Liverpool (2001) 194–7
Biscan, Igor 321
Bjornebye, Stig Inge 81
Blackburn Rovers 102
Boardman, Stan 21
Boateng, George 223, 224–5, 229
Boggan, John 65–6, 70, 73, 82, 127, 360–1
Boixel, Philippe 260–1
Branch, Michael 30
Brazil
v. England in World Cup (2002) 266–7
Brown, Wes 57, 119, 212
Buffon, Gianluigi 346
Butt, Nicky 265
Camara, Titi 123
Camp Nou stadium 206–7
Campbell, Andy 136
Campbell, Kevin 219, 221
Campbell, Sol 126, 145, 306, 316
Cannavaro, Fabio 346
Cardinal Heenan Catholic High School 31–4
Carling Cup final (2005) 396–7
Carragher, Jamie 52, 62, 63, 105, 134, 184–5, 196–7, 327–8, 329, 432–3, 483
alleged row with Gerrard over leaving Liverpool speculation 327–8
and European Cup (2005) 355–6, 375, 377–8
and European Cup (2007) 478, 479
marriage 406
own-goal in FA Cup final (2006) 425
and World Cup (2006) 466
Carson, Scott 347
Carvalho, Ricardo 460, 461, 480
Cass, Matty 66, 69
Cassidy, Jamie 52, 63
Cattrall, Kim 22
Cech, Petr 354, 355
Celta Vigo 100, 101, 109
Chadwick, Eric 31, 33
Chadwick, Mrs 31
Champions League see European Cup
Charlton Athletic 214
Chelsea 221
interest in signing Gerrard 321, 325, 326, 331–2, 407–8
lose in European Cup semi-final against Liverpool (2005) 348–57
lose in European Cup semi-final against Liverpool (2007) 479–81
v. Liverpool (2003) 230
v. Liverpool (2005) 237–8
win against Liverpool in Carling Cup final (2005) 396–7
Cheyrou, Bruno 276, 277
Cissé, Djibril 333–4, 425–6
Clattenburg, Mark 236, 237
club-versus-country debate 263
Cocu, Philip 207
Cole, Andy 126
Cole, Ashley 202, 315, 463
Cole, Joe 444, 452, 453, 481, 493
Collina, Pierluigi 238, 300, 316
Community Shield 225
Corrigan, Joe 232, 283–4
Cotton, Ian 287, 336
Cox, Arthur 145, 156
Croatia
v. England in Euro 2004 312–13
Crouch, Peter 21, 89, 426–7, 447, 452, 480, 493
Cruyff, Jordi 210
Crystal Palace
v. Liverpool in Worthington Cup (2001) 192–4
Culshaw, Tommy 52
Curran, Alex 264, 360, 399, 409–10, 414–22, 447–8, 473, 494–6
Dalglish, Kenny 19, 41
Davies, David 170
Day, Jamie 55
Defoe, Jermain 442, 493
Deisler, Sebastian 246
Denburn 30
Deportivo La Coruña 339
Diao, Salif 276, 277, 286
Dida 486
Dillon, Sean 32–3
Diouf, El-Hadji 276, 277, 278, 279
Don (caretaker) 67
Downing, Stewart 493
Drogba, Didier 480–1
Dudek, Jerzy 280, 380, 383
Dunbavin, Ian 66
Dunn, Steve 202
Dunne, Richard 119
Durkin, Paul 236
Dyer, Kieron 134, 136, 148
Ecuador
v. England in World Cup (2006) 456, 457
Elizondo, Horacio 460, 461, 465, 466
Enrique, Luis 207
Eriksson, Sven-Goran 242–4, 245, 249, 250, 252, 296–7, 303, 328
and Euro 2004 310–11, 318
relationship with and influence on Gerrard 328, 468–9
and World Cup (2006) 440–1, 444, 450, 451, 455, 468–70
Estonia
v. England in Euro 2008 493–4
Euro 1996 119
Euro 2000 150–78
calf injury 171–6
card school 154
homesickness felt 151–3, 155, 156–7, 168–9
match against Portugal 158–61
rioting of fans 169–70
time spent at Spa hotel and relationship with other players 153–7
training 157–8, 170–1
v. Germany 162–8
v. Romania 170–1, 176–7
Euro 2004 152, 301, 302–19, 324–6
formations 310
hotel stayed at 304
speculation over future of Gerrard with Liverpool during and stress caused by 324–32
spitting at by Frei 312
v. Croatia 312–13
v. France 305–9
v. Portugal 313–18
v. Switzerland 310–12
warm–up games 302–3
Euro 2008 490–4
v. Andorra 491–3
v. Estonia 493–4
European Cup 230, 231, 261
European Cup (2000) 274–5, 280
European Cup (2005) 338–88, 399–400
collecting of medals and lifting of Cup 385–8
fans 352–4, 359–60, 364–5, 370–2, 384, 391–2
v. Bayer Leverkusen 345
v. Olympiakos 339–44
v. Juventus (quarter-final) 346–8
v. Chelsea (semi-final) 348–57
v. Milan (final) 359–88, 487
victory celebrations 388–92
European Cup (2007) 474–89
v. Barcelona 474–9
v. Chelsea (semi-final) 479–81
v. Milan (final) 484–7
Evans, Roy 63, 74–5, 83, 84–5, 88, 94–5
Everton 42, 43–4, 60, 212–13, 219
v. Liverpool (2002) 226–8
FA Cup
(2001) 197–205
(2006) 423–34
Fazackerley, Derek 145, 157, 176
Feher, Csaba 461
Ferdinand, Anton 432
Ferdinand, Rio 62, 134, 197, 247, 454
missing of drugs test and talk of a strike by players 293–8
Ferguson, Sir Alex 60, 211–12, 325, 440
Figo, Luis 158, 159, 160, 313, 459
Finnan, Steve 304, 369
Fletcher, Carl 424
Fowler, Robbie 74, 76, 80, 107, 139, 141, 155, 252, 290, 419–20
France
v. England in Euro 2004 305–10
World Cup (2006) 472
Frei, Alexander 312
Galatasaray
v. Liverpool (2003) 231–3
Galley, Dave 258
Ganea, Viorel 233–4
Gascoigne, Paul 114–17, 307
Gattuso, Gennaro 369, 375, 485, 486–7
Germany
v. England in Euro 2000 162–7
v. England in World Cup qualifier (2000/2001) 239–40, 243–50
Gerrard, Anthony (cousin) 27
Gerrard, Julie (mum) 24–5, 28, 38, 49, 282, 329, 397–9
Gerrard, Leslie (uncle) 42–3
Gerrard, Lexie (daughter) 418–20, 449
Gerrard, Lilly-Ella (daughter) 410, 411, 414, 418–20
Gerrard, Paul (brother) 19, 22–
3, 24–6, 38–9, 115–16, 282
Gerrard, Paul (dad) 25, 35, 37–8, 39–40, 48–9, 85, 110–11, 282, 288–9
Gerrard, Steven
Early Years
birth 21
family holidays 40–1
football kit collection 43–4
fork in foot accident and recuperation 15–20
playing football at St Michael’s Primary 29–30
playing football on Bluebell estate and pitches played on 22–4
schooling 28–30, 31–4, 63–4, 65
shoplifting incident 35–9
upbringing on Bluebell estate 20–3, 35–40
work experience at Melwood 62–3
Football Career
awarded Professional Footballers’ Association Player of the Year (2006) 423
back problems 132–3
clubs interested in whilst youngster 59–60
decline in form due to separation of parents 282–4
on diving 461–2
fixture against National School at Melwood 56–8
improvement in disciplinary record 235
injuries 82–5, 92–3, 123, 132–3, 150, 171–2, 192, 206, 239, 257–63, 348
Lilleshall trials and rejection 50–8, 59–60, 118
and passing 187
and penalty kicking 431–2
photo of in Everton strip 42–3
playing in Europe 216
and press 111, 142–3, 179–80, 251–3
and referees 235–8
tackles against 233–4
and tackling 83–4, 216–22, 223–33
voted England Player of the Year (2004) 302–3
awarded MBE 494–5
Football Career (Liverpool)
alleged row with Carragher over leaving Liverpool speculation 327–8
apprenticeship at 65–83
captaincy of 235–6, 290–1
Chelsea’s interest in signing 321, 325, 326, 331–2, 407–8
clubs interested in whilst at 88–9, 180, 280, 325–7, 331
contract issue after European Cup win and eventual signing 399–413
criticism of by Houllier in press after Basle 281–9, 290
debut for first team (1998) 102–5
dressing–room games and pranks whilst apprentice 66–70, 71–4
first game for U-19s against Spurs (1998) 88–9
goal scored against Olympiakos (2004) 343–4
goals scored in FA Cup final (2006) 426, 428–9
goals scored for 122, 209, 214, 279, 338–9, 373, 426, 437
loss of team-mates to other clubs 334–6
love for 59, 399–400, 411, 473
new four-year contract with Liverpool (2001) 214
offered pro contract 85
offered a Youth Trainee Scheme contract 61
own-goal scored in Carling Cup final and abuse of by some fans (2005) 397–9
Real Madrid deal rumours 401–3
relationship with first-team players during apprenticeship 75–82