Steven "Steve" McManaman (born 11 February 1972, in Liverpool, England) is an English former footballer of the 1990s and early 2000s, who played as a winger in a career spanning two of European Football's biggest club football sides in Liverpool F.C. and Real Madrid. is the 42nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see Liverpool (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... A player (wearing the red kit) has penetrated the defence (in the white kit) and is taking a shot at goal. ... Winger is an American Hard Rock/Glam Metal band from New York City. ... Liverpool Football Club are an English professional football club based in Liverpool, Merseyside, who play in the Premier League; they are historically the most successful club in the history of English football, having won more trophies than any other English club. ... Real Madrid Club de Fútbol is a Spanish sports club most widely known for its professional football team based in Madrid. ...

He is the only English player to have won the Champions League title twice in its current format, and is also the first of only two (along with Owen Hargreaves with Bayern Munich) to win it with a non-English club. For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... European Cup redirects here. ... Owen Lee Hargreaves (born 20 January 1981 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada) is a professional football midfielder. ... FC Bayern Munich (German: FC Bayern München) is a German football club based in Munich, the capital of the state of Bavaria. ...

Club career

Liverpool

Throughout the 1990s, following the signing professional forms, on the 19th February 1990 8 days after he turned 17, under Kenny Dalglish and having completed Liverpool's YTS (despite being a boyhood Everton fan), McManaman rose through the ranks at Anfield, emerging as arguably the biggest star of a largely unsuccessful era, where the club won only one FA Cup in 1992 under Graeme Souness, and one League Cup in 1995 under Roy Evans. (Redirected from 19th February) February 19 is the 50th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Year 1990 (MCMXC) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar). ... Kenneth Mathieson Dalglish MBE (born 4 March 1951 in Dalmarnock, Glasgow) is a former Scottish international football player. ... Everton Football Club is an English football club located in the city of Liverpool. ... This article is about the football stadium. ... This article is about the English FA Cup. ... Graeme James Souness (IPA: []) (born 6 May 1953 in Edinburgh) is a Scottish former professional football player and manager. ... The Football League Cup, commonly known as the League Cup, is an English football competition. ... Roy Quintin Echlin Evans CBE (born Bootle, Sefton, England, 4th October 1948) was a Liverpool football player who eventually rose through the coaching ranks to become team manager. ...

McManaman made his Liverpool bow on the 15th December '90 in the 2-0 league win over Sheffield United at Anfield and scored his first ever professional goal the following season on the 21st August 1991 in the 2-1 defeat to Manchester City at Maine Road, McManaman's 75th minute turned out to be just a consolation as team-mate Dean Saunders failed to gain a draw with an 82nd minute penalty miss. (Redirected from 15th December) December 15 is the 349th day of the year (350th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Sheffield United Football Club is a professional English football club based in the City of Sheffield, South Yorkshire. ... (Redirected from 21st August) August 21 is the 233rd day of the year (234th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Year 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the 1991 Gregorian calendar). ... Manchester City Football Club is an English professional football club based in the city of Manchester. ... Maine Road was a football stadium in Moss Side, Manchester, England. ... Dean Saunders (born 21 June 1964 in Swansea) was a Welsh footballer and was a prolific forward. ...

In his first full season as a professional, McManaman partnered both Saunders and Ian Rush during the 1991-92 season, scoring several crucial goals as Liverpool made their way to the 1992 FA Cup Final, in which he created the opening goal for Michael Thomas with a typical mazy dribble at Wembley Stadium. McManaman solidified his reputation in the next few years as one half of the English game's two best young wingers— along with Manchester United's Ryan Giggs. In 1995, McManaman gave a virtuoso performance as he scored both goals in a man of the match display in the 2-1 Coca-Cola League Cup Final victory over Bolton Wanderers. Ian James Rush MBE (born 20 October 1961) is a Welsh footballer who played as a striker and is best known for playing with Liverpool. ... The 1991-92 season was the 112th season of competitive football in England. ... This article is about the English FA Cup. ... Michael Lauriston Thomas (born August 24, 1967) is an English former footballer. ... For the old stadium, see Wembley Stadium (1923). ... In sports, the term winger is the name of a position, including football (soccer), rugby union, rugby league and hockey. ... Manchester United Football Club are a world-famous English football club, based at the Old Trafford stadium in Trafford, Greater Manchester, and are one of the most popular sports clubs in the world, with over 50 million supporters worldwide. ... Ryan Joseph Giggs OBE[2] (born Ryan Joseph Wilson on 29 November 1973 in Cardiff) is a Welsh footballer, currently playing for Manchester United in the English Premiership, and formerly for the Welsh national team prior to his retirement from international football on 2 June 2007. ... The wave shape (known as the dynamic ribbon device) present on all Coca-Cola cans throughout the world derives from the contour of the original Coca-Cola bottles. ... The Football League Cup, commonly known as the League Cup, is an English football competition. ... Bolton Wanderers Football Club is an English professional football club based in Horwich, in the Borough of Bolton, North West England. ...

By 1997, as one of the most exciting prospects in the game, McManaman was linked to many top rival clubs including FC Barcelona and Juventus F.C.. The former even made an official bid of £12.5m. Liverpool accepted citing the risk of McManaman allowing his contract to expire and leaving on a Bosman ruling transfer for nothing, but the deal fell through and the player's excessive wage demands were blamed for the collapse. At this time he was considered one of the top ten midfielders in European Football and had become the playmaker of the Liverpool team, causing some rival Premiership sides to come up with tactics exclusively to curtail his influence, with Middlesbrough coach at the time, Bryan Robson, saying that "everyone in the Premiership knows that if you stop McManaman, you stop Liverpool". Futbol Club Barcelona, known familiarly as Barça (IPA: baɾ.sÉ™), is a sports club based in Barcelona, Catalonia. ... Juventus redirects here. ... In football (soccer), the Bosman ruling is a 1995 European Court of Justice decision that allows professional football players in the European Union (EU) to move freely to another club at the end of their term of contract with their present team. ... Middlesborough redirects here. ... Bryan Robson OBE (born 11 January 1957 in Chester-le-Street, County Durham) is an English football manager and former player. ...

However, what started out as positive affirmation of their talents turned into derogatorily labelling for McManaman and his teammates. A combination of fame and notorious lad culture excesses emerged, and fused with underachievement on the pitch, set critics pouncing. Liverpool were beaten by Alex Ferguson's Man Utd in the 1996 FA Cup Final, in a game where the team arrived to inspect the pitch in cream coloured Armani suits during the Pre-Cup Final reception. McManaman, Jamie Redknapp, David James, Jason McAteer, Stan Collymore and Robbie Fowler were reported to have cashed in on their new found fame, fashionable shaggy hair (MMcManaman's nickname being 'Shaggy'), and good looks as stars of the nascent FA Premier League, exploiting their fame with modelling contracts and deals with fashion labels like Top Man, Hugo Boss and Armani, culminating in their collective nickname: 'The Spice Boys'. Lad culture also Laddish culture is a subculture commonly associated with Britpop music of the 1990s and the BBC TV sitcom, Men Behaving Badly. ... For other persons named Alex Ferguson, see Alex Ferguson (disambiguation). ... Giorgio Armani is an Italian fashion designer (born 11 July 1934 in Piacenza, Italy), particularly noted for his menswear. ... Jamie Frank Redknapp (born 25 June 1973 in Barton-on-Sea, Hampshire) is a well-known former English footballer of the 1990s and early 2000s and current football pundit with Sky Sports. ... David Benjamin James (born 1 August 1970, Welwyn Garden City, England) is an English professional footballer who currently plays for Portsmouth in the Premier League. ... Jason Wynn McAteer (b. ... Stanley Victor Collymore (born January 22, 1971 in Stone, Staffordshire) is a retired English footballer. ... Robert Bernard Robbie Fowler, born 9 April 1975 is an English footballer who currently plays for Championship side Cardiff City. ... For the Scottish equivalent see Scottish Premier League The FA Premier League (often referred to as the Barclays Premiership in England and the Barclays English Premier League or just simply The EPL internationally) is a league competition for football clubs located at the top of the English football league system... Topshop is a clothing retailer in the United Kingdom. ... Hugo Boss AG is a fashion house based in Germany, which specializes in menswear. ... Giorgio Armani is an Italian fashion designer (born 11 July 1934 in Piacenza, Italy), particularly noted for his menswear. ...

Labels aside, McManaman was also criticised for scoring too few goals, although he did more than make up for it with his incredible rate of assists that included a bountiful supply line for the likes of Robbie Fowler and later, Michael Owen. Moreover, the few goals McManaman did score tended to be spectacular or memorable - most notably an injury time solo dribble past Celtic F.C. in the UEFA Cup, McManaman picked the ball up deep inside his own half, headed down the right leaving defenders in his wake, he then started to cut inside and drove towards the Bhoys goal, he then, after a 75 yard run, slotted home with aplomb just inside the Celtic penalty area, a truly outstanding goal. Robert Bernard Robbie Fowler, born 9 April 1975 is an English footballer who currently plays for Championship side Cardiff City. ... For other persons named Michael Owen, see Michael Owen (disambiguation). ... The striker (wearing red jersey) has run past the defender (in white jersey) and is about to take a shot at the goal, while the goalkeeper positions himself to stop the ball. ... Celtic Football Club is a Scottish football club, competing in the Scottish Premier League, the highest form of competition in Scotland. ... The UEFA Cup (also known as European Cup 3, CE3 or C3) is a football competition for European club teams, organized by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA). ...

Although clearly talented, McManaman and the Liverpool team failed to replace their bitter rivals, Man Utd as England's No.1 club of the 1990s. That failure meant inevitable changes at the club, and in November 1998, Liverpool appointed Gérard Houllier as the new manager. McManaman seized the opportunity to "pursue a desire to test himself abroad", after he admitted receiving advice from Paul Gascoigne, Paul Ince and Chris Waddle, who in his words in an interview on ESPN in 2004, "spoke very highly of it". It still baffles many Liverpool fans why the player priced himself out of a move to Barcelona to simply leave on a Bosman two years later. Many saw it as a sign of his arrogance and self belief that he was bigger than the club, as the club had tried hard over the last two years of his contract to persuade him to stay, and some fans felt he had betrayed the club, labelling him a "Judas" character . Twelve months later Gerard Houllier turned down the opportunity to re-sign the player. It is widely accepted amongst Liverpool fans that McManaman's departure was one of the major reasons he was never as widely admired in later years, nor accorded Liverpool legend status, with McManaman becoming a victim of his own foresight. Gérard Houllier, OBE, (IPA: , born 3 September 1947, in Thérouanne, Pas-de-Calais, France) is a football manager. ... Paul John Gascoigne (born 27 May 1967 in Gateshead, England), often referred to as Gazza, is a retired English football player who is widely regarded as one of the most gifted footballers of his generation. ... Paul Emerson Carlyle Ince (born 21 October 1967 in Ilford, London) is a football player who won numerous honours with Manchester United and became the first black player to captain the England team[1]. His career saw him play for six English clubs and Italian side, Inter Milan. ... Christopher Roland Waddle (born December 14, 1960 in Heworth, Gateshead) is an English former footballer of the 1980s and 1990s. ... ESPN, formerly an acronym for Entertainment and Sports Programming Network, is an American cable television network dedicated to broadcasting and producing sports-related programming 24 hours a day. ... In football (soccer), the Bosman ruling is a 1995 European Court of Justice decision that allows professional football players in the European Union (EU) to move freely to another club at the end of their term of contract with their present team. ... Judas (Greek: Ιούδας) is the anglicized Greek rendering of the Hebrew name Yehudah (Hebrew: יְהוּדָה), also rendered in English as Judah. ...

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Real Madrid

On the 1st July 1999, after 364 appearances and 66 goals for Liverpool, McManaman transferred to Spanish giants Real Madrid (then under coach Guus Hiddink and president Lorenzo Sanz). At Real Madrid, McManaman became only the second English player to ever play for the club, after Laurie Cunningham had played for them in the 1980s. He also became the most high profile English footballer to move to Spanish football since Gary Lineker moved to FC Barcelona from Everton in 1986. Thereafter he proved an instant hit with the fans at the Santiago Bernabéu stadium after scoring three times and creating several goals in his first few games for Los Merengues. (Redirected from 1st July) July 1 is the 182nd day of the year (183rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 183 days remaining. ... This article is about the year. ... Real Madrid Club de Fútbol is a Spanish sports club most widely known for its professional football team based in Madrid. ... Guus Hiddink (born 8 November 1946 in Varsseveld) is a Dutch football manager. ... Lorenzo Sanz Mancebo is a Spanish business man, a former president of Real Madrid. ... Laurie Cunningham (March 8, 1956 - July 15, 1989) was an England international association footballer, the first black player to represent England in a competitive football match. ... Gary Winston Lineker, OBE (born 30 November 1960 in Leicester) is a former English international football striker who scored ten goals in two World Cups for the England national team and is currently a sports broadcaster for the BBC. He is also known for appearing in adverts for the Walkers... Futbol Club Barcelona, known familiarly as Barça (IPA: baɾ.sÉ™), is a sports club based in Barcelona, Catalonia. ... The Santiago Bernabéu is a football stadium in Madrid, Spain. ...

McManaman made his debut for Madrid on the 22nd August '99 in the 2-1 La Liga win over Real Mallorca at the Son Moix stadium, Mallorca. He got his first goal for the club a week later on the 29th in the 4-1 thumping of Numancia at the Bernabéu. (Redirected from 22nd August) August 22 is the 234th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (235th in leap years), with 131 days remaining. ... (Professional Football League), commonly known as La Liga and also known as Primera División, is the professional football league in Spain. ... Real Club Deportivo Mallorca is a Spanish football team from Palma. ... ONO Estadi (in the past called Son Moix) is a football stadium in Palma de Mallorca city Balearic Islands. ... Location Location of Mallorca in Balearic Islands Coordinates : 39° 30’N , 3°0E Time Zone : CET (UTC+1) - summer: CEST (UTC+2) General information Native name Mallorca (Catalan) Spanish name Mallorca Postal code 07001-07691 Area code 34 (Spain) + 971 (Illes Balears) Website http://www. ... (Redirected from 29th August) August 29 is the 241st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (242nd in leap years), with 124 days remaining. ... Club Deportivo Numancia de Soria is a Spanish sports club from Soria. ...

McManaman then established himself in the team that went all the way to the Champions League Final in 2000, under new coach Vicente Del Bosque. It was at this European Cup Final at the Stade de France in Paris that McManaman experienced his finest hour as a player- scoring a spectacular volley in a 3-0 victory over fellow Spanish side Valencia, where he was also hailed as the Man of the Match by the English press. His part in Madrid's eighth European Cup win saw him become the first English player ever to win Europe's premier club competition with a foreign club. European Cup redirects here. ... Vicente del Bosque (born December 23, 1950, in Salamanca, Spain) is a Spanish football coach known for coaching Real Madrid from 1999-2003, its most successful period in recent history, and as a result, makes him arguably one of the illustrious clubs most successful coaches of all time. ... The Stade de France and the district of La Plaine The Stade de France (the English translation Stadium of France is not used) is a stadium in an inner suburb of Paris, and the national stadium of France, built for the 1998 Football World Cup. ... This article is about the capital of France. ... Valencia Club de Fútbol (also known as Valencia CF or Valencia) are a Spanish professional football club based in Valencia. ...

Having established himself as a player of true worth in his first year in Madrid, McManaman overcame initial rejection, where Real Madrid accepted an £11 million pounds offer from Middlesbrough in the summer of 2000, which the player rejected. In spite of ensuing rumours that he had been denied a squad number, according to the English FA's report on McManaman[1], it was reported that McManaman shone in his second season, 2000-01, as his club side challenged for the La Liga title, and won it by a 7 point margin over the previous seasons champions, Deportivo La Coruña. The symbol £ represents the pound currency which Britain uses. ... Middlesbrough Football Club (commonly known as Boro) are an English football club based in Middlesbrough. ... The Football Association (The FA) is the governing body of football in England and the Crown dependencies of Jersey, Guernsey and the Isle of Man. ... Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ... Real Club Deportivo de La Coruña, S.A.D. (abbreviated Depor) is a Spanish football club. ...

However, McManaman increasingly saw his playing time reduced each year, as that same year, the club adopted an at the time unstated policy now well known as the Galáctico system, with worldclass names like Luís Figo and Zinedine Zidane arriving each year and standing above him in the pecking order. At the time though, McManaman was known for his dogged determination to stay positive for the club's cause, even if it meant he had less playing time. It was widely reported in the Spanish media that McManaman's resilience to the team won the respect of his fellow professionals like Raúl, Zidane, Guti, Iván Helguera, and his two best friends at the club, Figo and Ronaldo, who backed him publicly on several occasions in press interviews. McManaman was also twice voted as the Real Madrid supporters' favourite player at the club in his tenure, and according to El País, in 2001, fans saluted him with their 'white handkerchiefs' (as a terrace favourite) after he acrobatically scored a 'wonder goal' against Real Oviedo that year. This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Luís Filipe Madeira Caeiro Figo, born November 4, 1972 in Lisbon, Portugal) is a professional Portuguese football player. ... Zidane redirects here. ... For other uses, see Raúl González (disambiguation). ... Guti, full name José María Gutiérrez Hérnandez (born October 31, 1976 in Madrid) is a Spanish football (soccer) player who currently plays for Real Madrid. ... Iván Helguera Bujía (born March 28, 1975 in Santander, Cantabria) is a Spanish football (soccer) defender, who currently plays for Real Madrid of La Liga. ... Ronaldo Luis Nazário de Lima (born September 22, 1976), is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Brazil and the Italian Serie A club AC Milan. ... El País (Spanish for The Country) is the most widely-circulated daily newspaper in Spain. ... Real Oviedo (Asturian: Real Uviéu) is a football team from Oviedo in Asturias. ...

Eventually, the Board, including Florentino Pérez relented, declaring that a "man like that would always have a place in my club". Several assists and important goals later, McManaman remained a substitute amid the star studded squad for three seasons, making 151 appearances for Real Madrid in total, not including games in other tournaments, like the FIFA Club World Championship of 2000. However, these substitute appearances did include the last 30 minutes of Madrid's 2-1 win over Bayer Leverkusen in the final of the 2002 Champions League at Hampden Park, Glasgow, he came on as a replacement for Figo - and thereby ensuring his second Champions League winners' medal. Florentino Pérez (born March 8, 1947 in Madrid, Spain) is a Spanish business man, former politician, and former President of Real Madrid of the Spanish La Liga and current president of ACS. He is most famous for ushering in the clubs period of Los Galácticos. ... The FIFA Club World Cup is a football competition contested between the leading clubs from all 6 continental confederations. ... Bayer 04 Leverkusen Fußball is a German football club based in Leverkusen, North Rhine-Westphalia. ... For other uses, see Hampden Park (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Glasgow (disambiguation). ...

According to certain critics in the Spanish press, McManaman and several other players became "victims" as the policy was based more on marketing and revenue generation, and sometimes meant players were picked not according to form, but because of their marketing potential off the pitch. To his credit, McManaman never spoke ill of the Galáctico policy's effects on him during his tenure, only critiquing the policy and ultimately describing it in his autobiography in 2004 as the "Disneyfication of Real Madrid" upon his departure from the club; a piece of foresight that proved telling for the future- as the club never reached its heights in the period ensuing with the policy, and with the term becoming somewhat pejorative till this day. Cover of the first English edition of 1793 of Benjamin Franklins autobiography. ... Disney redirects here. ...

However, it was McManaman's fourth season that really raised doubts, after only playing 21 games of which he started only 9 times, and making a meagre 15 appearances in La Liga, questions arose about his ability and reasons for staying in Spain considering his diminished role, lack of first team action and international attention. Suggestions that McManaman had "sold out" for money and had grown indifferent and lackadaisical to his football were rampant in the British Press.

According to Forbes Magazine in 2000, McManaman was listed as 6th on the list of highest earning footballers in the world. McManaman is believed to have pocketed an estimated 15 million Euros (just under £10,250,000) in his four years in Madrid. On top of financial rewards, McManaman also became arguably the most successful English football export to ever play overseas. This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...

Manchester City

The signing of fellow Englishman David Beckham proved the last straw in eventually forcing McManaman out the pecking order at Real Madrid. In 2003, along with teammates Claude Makélélé, Fernando Hierro and later Fernando Morientes, McManaman headed back to the English FA Premier League. There he joined long-time admirer Kevin Keegan on the 30th August at Manchester City F.C., resulting in a reunion with several ex-colleagues including Robbie Fowler, Nicolas Anelka, David Seaman and later, David James. David Beckham David Robert Joseph Beckham OBE (born May 2, 1975) is an English footballer born in Leytonstone, London. ... Claude Makélélé (born February 18, 1973 in Kinshasa, Zaire (now the Democratic Republic of the Congo) is a French international football player, who currently plays defensive midfield for Chelsea in the English Premiership. ... Fernando Ruiz Hierro (born March 23, 1968 in Vélez-Málaga) is a former Spanish footballer. ... Fernando Morientes Sánchez (born April 5, 1976 in Cilleros, Cáceres, Spain) is a footballer who plays for Valencia. ... For the Scottish equivalent see Scottish Premier League The FA Premier League (often referred to as the Barclays Premiership in England and the Barclays English Premier League or just simply The EPL internationally) is a league competition for football clubs located at the top of the English football league system... Joseph Kevin Keegan, OBE (born 14 February 1951 in Armthorpe, Doncaster, England)[1] is a former English football manager and is regarded as one of the all-time greatest British football players. ... August 30 is the 242nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (243rd in leap years), with 123 days remaining. ... Manchester City Football Club is an English professional football club based in the city of Manchester. ... Robert Bernard Robbie Fowler, born 9 April 1975 is an English footballer who currently plays for Championship side Cardiff City. ... Nicolas Anelka (born March 14, 1979 in Versailles, France)[1] is a French footballer who plays in the forward position. ... David Andrew Seaman MBE (born 19 September 1963 in Rotherham, South Yorkshire) is a former English football goalkeeper who played for several clubs, most notably Arsenal and most recently with Manchester City. ... David Benjamin James (born 1 August 1970, Welwyn Garden City, England) is an English professional footballer who currently plays for Portsmouth in the Premier League. ...

He made his debut on the 14th September 2003 in the 4-1 win over Aston Villa at the City of Manchester Stadium. Unfortunately, McManaman's time at City was an unequivocal failure [2]. A combination of a sex scandal, constant injuries and looking under motivated after failing to oust Shaun Wright-Phillips from his preferred right midfield position saw McManaman play for two seasons and only occasionally demonstrating the ability he had shown in his earlier career. This resulted in a torrent of abuse from fans. (Redirected from 14th September) September 14 is the 257th day of the year (258th in leap years). ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Aston Villa redirects here. ... The City of Manchester Stadium (also known as COMS or Eastlands) is a sports venue in Manchester, England. ... A sex scandal is a scandal involving allegations or information about embarrassing sexual activities, such as adultery, being made public. ... Shaun Cameron Wright-Phillips (born 25 October 1981 in Greenwich, London) is an English football player of Jamaican and Grenadian descent. ...

International career

In February 1993, McManaman captained the England Under-21 side for the first time against San Marino and he scored the last goal in a convincing 6-0 win. Terry Venables gave McManaman his England debut on the 16th November 1994 in an international friendly with Nigeria at Wembley, McManaman came on as a replacement for Newcastle United's Robert Lee. He had to wait a further 5 years before he scored his first international goal, it came when he scored twice on the 4th September 1999 in the 6-0 Euro 2000 qualifier victory over Luxembourg, again, at Wembley. First International England U-21 0-0 Wales U-21 (Molineux, Wolverhampton; December 15, 1976) Biggest win England U-21 8-1 Finland U-21 (Boothferry Park, Hull; October 12, 1977) Biggest defeat Romania U-21 4-0 England U-21 (PloieÅŸti, Romania; October 14, 1980) & England U-21... Terence Frederick Venables (born January 6, 1943 in Dagenham, London) is the Assistant England national football team manager and a former English international footballer. ... First international  Scotland 0 - 0 England (Partick, Scotland; 30 November 1872) Biggest win  Ireland 0 - 13 England (Belfast, Ireland; 18 February 1882) Biggest defeat  Hungary 7 - 1 England (Budapest, Hungary; 23 May 1954) World Cup Appearances 12 (First in 1950) Best result Winners, 1966 European Championship Appearances 7 (First in... (Redirected from 16th November) November 16 is the 320th day of the year (321st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 45 days remaining. ... Year 1994 (MCMXCIV) The year 1994 was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by the United Nations. ... Newcastle United Football Club (also known as The Magpies or The Toon) is an English professional football club based in Newcastle upon Tyne, who currently play in the Premier League. ... Robert Rob Martin Lee (born February 1, 1966 in West Ham, London) is a retired English football player. ... September 4 is the 247th day of the year (248th in leap years). ... The UEFA European Championship is the main national football competition of the UEFA nations. ...

For England McManaman will forever remain an enigma at international level, where England coaches, with the exception of Venables, utilised McManaman's talents sparingly. McManaman struggled to repeat fine club form with his country, drawing comparisons to his mentor at Liverpool, John Barnes, but managed to string a series of splendid match winning performances for his country in Euro 96, earning praise from even Pelé, who according to the BBC, touted him as the tournament's best player. Together with team mates David Seaman and Alan Shearer, McManaman was also listed in the official team of the tournament. John Charles Bryan Barnes (born November 7, 1963 in Kingston, Jamaica) was a hugely successful and well known Jamaican-born English football player of the 1980s and 1990s, and was once the manager of Celtic F.C. // Having moved to England as a boy, Barnes was noticed by Watford whilst... The 1996 UEFA European Football Championship (Euro 96) was hosted by England. ... Pele redirects here. ... For other uses, see BBC (disambiguation). ... David Andrew Seaman MBE (born 19 September 1963 in Rotherham, South Yorkshire) is a former English football goalkeeper who played for several clubs, most notably Arsenal and most recently with Manchester City. ... Alan Shearer OBE (born 13 August 1970 in Gosforth) is a retired professional English footballer who played as a striker for the England national team and Premiership clubs, Southampton, Blackburn Rovers and Newcastle United. ...

However, McManaman made only one appearance at the 1998 FIFA World Cup under Glenn Hoddle and once more in Euro 2000 under Kevin Keegan, where he scored the last of his three goals for England in that one game against Portugal. The last of his caps came in 2001 where Sven-Göran Eriksson utilised him for his first games for the 2002 World Cup qualifiers, but apparently left a message on McManaman's answering machine to inform him that he was not going to be in the final 2002 FIFA World Cup England squad, despite the pleas of Zidane and Fernando Hierro for McManaman's case; an omission McManaman claimed he never understood. McManaman was capped 37 times for England. 1998 World Cup redirects here. ... Glenn Hoddle (born October 27, 1957 in Hayes, London) is a football manager and former player for Tottenham Hotspur and England. ... The 2000 UEFA UEFA European Championship, or Euro 2000, was the 11th UEFA European Championship, which is held every four years and organised by UEFA, footballs governing body in Europe. ... Joseph Kevin Keegan, OBE (born 14 February 1951 in Armthorpe, Doncaster, England)[1] is a former English football manager and is regarded as one of the all-time greatest British football players. ...   (IPA: , born 5 February 1948) is a Swedish football manager. ... 2002 World Cup redirects here. ... Fernando Ruiz Hierro (born March 23, 1968 in Vélez-Málaga) is a former Spanish footballer. ...

Retirement & Current

McManaman retired from his playing career after being released by Manchester City, on 20 May 2005. McManaman has personally reported that he has been working on Goal! 2, the sequel to Goal!, a movie which stars Kuno Becker becoming a fictional superstar at Newcastle United. McManaman wrote the following in the Daily Telegraph in February 2006: "The second part follows his move to Real Madrid, filmed with my former team-mates at the Bernabeu. I'm helping to choreograph the training-ground action shots, check for authenticity in the dressing-room, and so on. The director (Jaume Collet-Serra) gave me a cameo role. I was told to do lots of manic high-fives..." As of 2007, McManaman has also become an Associate Producer of the film. Manchester City Football Club is an English professional football club based in the city of Manchester. ... is the 140th day of the year (141st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Goal! (also known as Goal! The Dream Begins in the United States) is a 2005 film directed by Danny Cannon. ... Kuno Becker (left) in Lucía, Lucía Kuno Becker (born January 14, 1978 in Mexico City) is a Mexican actor. ... Newcastle United Football Club (also known as The Magpies or The Toon) is an English professional football club based in Newcastle upon Tyne, who currently play in the Premier League. ... This article deals with The Daily Telegraph in Britain, see The Daily Telegraph (Australia) for the Australian publication The Daily Telegraph is a British broadsheet newspaper founded in 1855. ... Jaume Collet-Serra is a movie director, most famous for the 2005 remake of House of Wax. ... 2007 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This page is a candidate for speedy deletion, because: senseless senseless If you disagree with its speedy deletion, please explain why on its talk page or at Wikipedia:Speedy deletions. ...

McManaman has since also been active as a media commentator and pundit, and has provided analysis for ITV media for the 2005 Champions League Final, and for ESPN Star in Asia in 2006, where McManaman's experience both as a former Premiership star as well as in Spain have enabled him to analyse the game in Europe in depth. In an interview with ESPN in 2004 he also expressed interest in being a club manager and claimed to be obtaining his coaching badges. In October 2006 McManaman played in a charity match for Liverpool Legends against Celtic Legends. Independent Television (generally known as ITV, but also as ITV Network) is a public service network of British commercial television broadcasters, set up under the Independent Television Authority (ITA) to provide competition to the BBC. ITV is the oldest commercial television network in the UK. Since 1990 and the Broadcasting... European Cup redirects here. ... ESPN Star Sports Logo ESPN Star Sports is a media company which owns 13 television networks: ESPN Asia, ESPN India, ESPN Taiwan, ESPN Philippines, MBC-ESPN (Korea), ESPN Hong Kong, STAR Sports Hong Kong, STAR Sports Asia, STAR Sports India, STAR Sports Taiwan, STAR Sports S.E.A and STAR... ESPN, formerly an acronym for Entertainment and Sports Programming Network, is an American cable television network dedicated to broadcasting and producing sports-related programming 24 hours a day. ...

In December 2006, the South China Morning Post reported that McManaman would begin playing again, signing for the Hong Kong side Hong Kong Rangers. Although initially confirmed at a press conference held by the club, McManaman later announced that a knee injury had scuppered his move before the deadline, and that he would unlikely make any return in a professional capacity in future. “I played a couple of months ago for the old Liverpool team (against Celtic). That’s something I really enjoyed. Certainly, I will play more games but not in a professional capacity like these young boys. Whether I can play is another thing because you need to do some serious training. It’s nice to be a fan rather than a player. Life has been very good for me. Football has been very good to me. Football has consumed my life since I was 17 . Every day you think about football and every day you prepare for the next game. It’s nice to step back and travel and see lots of people. I can see more of my family and spend more time with my wife and young child,” he said. The South China Morning Post, together with its Sunday edition, the Sunday Morning Post, is the dominant English-language newspaper in Hong Kong, with a circulation of 104,000. ... Hong Kong Rangers Football Club ( Chinese: 流浪足球會, often abbreviated to Rangers), is a Hong Kong football club and plays in Hong Kong First Division League. ...

In early July 2007, he has been named executive director of the Hong Kong-listed company, Carson Yeung's Grandtop International Holdings Ltd, was recently cleared to buy into Premier League side Birmingham City. McManaman has also joined Setanta Sports as a football analyst and will host Macca's Monday Night, reflecting on life in the Barclays Premier League. The team is augmented by Neil Warnock, the former Sheffield United manager, James Richardson, best known for his coverage of Italian football, Emmanuel Petit, Tim Sherwood and Les Ferdinand. Carson Yeung is a billionaire from Hong Kong. ... Birmingham City (BCFC) is one of Birminghams two professional soccer teams (the other is Aston Villa F.C.). Originally known as The Small Heath Alliance, they became in 1905 and Birmingham City F.C. in 1945. ... Setanta Sports (pronunciation: ) is an international sports broadcaster, operating 12 channels in 24 countries. ... Neil Warnock (born December 1, 1948) is a football manager, formerly of Sheffield United and several other clubs. ... Sheffield United F.C. are a football club in The Football League. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... Tim Sherwood (born 02 February 1969 in St Albans, England) is a professional footballer. ... Leslie Les Ferdinand MBE (born December 18, 1966 in Paddington, London) is a former English footballer. ...

Personal life

McManaman married his long time girlfriend Victoria Edwards, a Barrister/Law lecturer, on Saturday 6 June 2002, in Mallorca's Palma Cathedral. Victoria gave birth to their daughter Ella. // Artists impression of an English and Irish barrister A barrister is a lawyer found in many common law jurisdictions which employ a split profession (as opposed to a fused profession) in relation to legal representation. ... For other uses, see Law (disambiguation). ... Lecturer is a term of academic rank. ... is the 157th day of the year (158th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also see: 2002 (number). ... Location Location of Mallorca in Balearic Islands Coordinates : 39° 30’N , 3°0E Time Zone : CET (UTC+1) - summer: CEST (UTC+2) General information Native name Mallorca (Catalan) Spanish name Mallorca Postal code 07001-07691 Area code 34 (Spain) + 971 (Illes Balears) Website http://www. ... La Seu cathedral located in Palma de Mallorca, Spain. ...

Honours

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• FA Cup Winner: 1992
• English League Cup Winner: 1995 (also winning the Alan Hardaker Trophy for man of the match)
• FA Cup Runners Up: 1996

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• UEFA Champions League Winner: 1999/2000, 2001/2002
• Spanish League - La Liga Champions: 2000/2001, 2002/2003
• UEFA Super Cup Winner: 2002
• Spanish Cup Copa Del Rey Runners Up: 2001

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• FIFA World Cup
  • Appearances: 1998
• European Championship
  • Appearances: 1996, 2000

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External links

• Official Liverpool FC profile
• Profile at LFC History.net
• Steve McManaman career stats at Soccerbase
• Steve McManaman index at Sporting-heroes.net

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1 Seaman • 2 Campbell • 3 Le Saux • 4 Ince • 5 Adams • 6 Southgate • 7 Beckham • 8 Batty • 9 Shearer • 10 Sheringham • 11 McManaman • 12 Neville • 13 Martyn • 14 Anderton • 15 Merson • 16 Scholes • 17 Lee • 18 Keown • 19 L. Ferdinand • 20 Owen • 21 R. Ferdinand • 22 Flowers • Coach: Hoddle