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Gerrard Tributes Roll In From Legends and Former Teammates

Former teammates and some of the giants of the game celebrated the career of Liverpool’s legendary captain.

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Steven Gerrard is, for the first time in nearly two decades, not a professional footballer. With his official retirement today, he immediately enters the ranks of legends, not just one of Liverpool’s greats but one of football’s most gifted and dominating midfielders.

More than 700 games and 186 goals for club; more than 100 games and 21 goals for country. Countless moments of magic; times he carried the team on his back. He was rightly labeled a legend well before he retired, and today former teammates and some of the game’s greats lined up to show their appreciation, starting with his former teammates.

Thanks for everything! Good luck with whatever you decide to do next! #legend #ynwa @stevengerrard

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Some fellow legends and former rivals chipped in with their thoughts, too.

Jamie Carragher, meanwhile, was just looking for a silver lining—more nights down at the pub together!

And if the tributes aren’t enough to confirm Gerrard’s status as one of the club’s all-time greats and one of the best players anywhere in the modern game, perhaps a reminder of some of his best Premier League goals will do the trick.

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