What was Steven Gerrard's childhood dream?

Answer 1

Steven Gerrard was born in Whiston, a suburb of Liverpool, England on May 30, 1980. While growing up he was a huge fan of the professional soccer club Liverpool, and dreamed of one day becoming captain of the team. He started playing soccer at a young age for the Whiston Juniors. By the age of eight, he was noticed by Liverpool scouts and joined their youth program in 1987. At the age of 14, he was scouted by other various organizations such Manchester United. However, Steven Gerrard found his home to be at Liverpool, where he pressured the owners into signing him into a youth training scheme contract. In 1997 he signed his first professional contract with Liverpool, but did not get a chance to start in a game till the 1999-2000 seasons. Currently, Steve Gerrard is fulfilling his childhood dream and captains the club team Liverpool and England's national team.