[119], Despite the side only winning two trophies during his nine seasons in the Liverpool first team, McManaman's achievements at the club are often considered to exceptional for a player in a side which was often labelled negatively by the press. [388] McManaman's columns were known for articulating opinions on matters from a player's perspective,[389] and in one particular column, discussed the issue of how the Bosman ruling impacted the future of the English game with "cut-price imports" that threatened local development, while also proposing the increasing of odds for smaller teams to beat big clubs by having the League Cup reduced to a single leg affair, thus enabling players to be better rested as well. Steve McManaman Wife, Height, Age, Net Worth, Wiki & More. McManaman would continue this role at the academy under Jrgen Klopp. McManaman's performances saw him described by Ian Rush as the most promising young player at Liverpool at the time. He is from United Kingdom. "[178] McManaman meanwhile was adamant that even if the situation to get him to leave was created around him, no one from the club's hierarchy ever told him to leave to his face,[179] with the Spanish press even expressing the strange paradox of the whole situation by revealing that Del Bosque had actually rated McManaman highly and was quoted as saying: "Steve es el que entiende mejor cmo quiero que juguemos" ("Steve is the player in the team who best understands how I want us to play"). [8] A BBC article described the pair as able to "embarrass defences with their mazy runs, which too often lack the finishing touch they deserve". Keegan's replacement, Stuart Pearce, released McManaman on a free transfer on 20 May. [126] McManaman is also ranked fifth on the Premier League all-time assists charts for number of games it took for a player to make 100 assists, and also in terms of being the fifth-youngest player to make 100 assists in Premier League history, with only Thierry Henry, Cesc Fbregas, Ryan Giggs and David Beckham above him on the list. McManaman was used as a late substitute for games at the start of the campaign and after scoring a goal and assisting in a couple of new signing Ronaldo's goals[198] he was given surprise starts. "[112], McManaman told the media after one such game where he became a victim of the "boo boys", saying, "That's understandable, when I came off the other day I knew the reaction there was going to be. It was only when she found out that he was one of England's top young footballers that she had second thoughts. [256], Off the field at City, Fowler and McManaman were caught up in a sex scandal[257] that appeared in the News of the World following a failed attempt by the pair to gain an injunction to prevent publication, costing them 50,000 in addition to making the case look like an invariable admission of guilt. But I think if they put themselves in the same predicament, and the fact that I have been at Liverpool for 12 years and that I would like to test myself in a foreign country, that's understandable. The UEFA Euro 2000, held in the Netherlands and Belgium, was McManaman's last major tournament for England, despite pressure from the press, fans and team-mates, including Zinedine Zidane, to include him in the final squad.[268]. [405], In addition to his native English, McManaman speaks Spanish, which he learnt during his time playing for Real Madrid. --Bob McManaman More: Arizona Cardinals' coach search: Sean Payton has history with team, Bidwill family Cardinals to interview Vance Joseph for head coach position A Sky Sports report in August 2000 also stated that eight other clubs were vying for his signature at the time, including Manchester United, Parma and Fiorentina. "The galacticos are treated like royalty in Spain,'' says Victoria. [9][12] McManaman signed as a 16-year-old apprentice upon leaving school in 1988. Steven Charles McManaman Date of birth: Feb 11, 1972 Place of birth: Liverpool Age: . Wife of Steven McManaman is much more than just a footballer's wife When 18-year-old Victoria Edwards met a tall, slim, tousle-haired young guy at a Liverpool club , she liked him immediately. [324] However, the same statistics also cast light on a different kind of dilemma for Eriksson after it was revealed that: "For Real Madrid, he (McManaman) completed 83% of his passes and while that figure only fell to 82% in the Champions League it dropped to 73% when he was wearing an England shirt. Monti Ossenfort, 44, replaces Steve Keim, who stepped down as GM and resigned from the Cardinals to focus on his health. Nonetheless, McManaman and Liverpool turned them down once and for all for the last time. We believe he is top, top quality. Website visit and read more. "[76], Numerous European clubs circled the soon-to-be free agent, with Juventus[77] again back in the fray amid huge media speculation, but Real Madrid soon emerged in November through December 1998 as his most likely destination. Steve McMananman is a married man; he dated his girlfriend Victoria Edwards, a barrister and law lecturer at the Autonomous University of Madrid for a long time after knowing each other in 2002. "Steve McManaman". "[23] Saunders began to change his mind as the season progressedfollowing McManaman's ability to form an attacking partnership with him[24]with McManaman managing to create[25] and score several goals across the league and in the side's run to the Quarter-Finals of the UEFA Cup,[26] as well as in the FA Cup,[27] eventually collecting a FA Cup winner's medal. "[197] That performance saw McManaman banished from Eriksson's team,[312] as that was his penultimate game; making just one substitute appearance after that in the critical qualifier against Greece in 2001. [13] McManaman was said to be natural athlete and cross country champion at school level.[14]. to him[241]), McManaman headed back to the Premier League. [287] McManaman and Fowler allegedly poked fun at the lady by asking her "if she knew the winner of the 3.15 at Wincanton so they could put a bet on", while McManaman was reported as saying that 'Hoddle's training camps were "like joining the Moonies. Initially a quick, skilful left winger, he moved to central midfield later in his career. [294], Before McManaman's joining Madrid, Spanish media outlets like El Pas, eager to make sense of why Madrid were insisting on signing McManaman when he had not even featured much in the last World Cup, concluded that the only rationale to explain McManaman's non-selection by Hoddle must have been because McManaman was known as a free role-playing playmaker, and was "difficult to classify. [17] He scored his first ever professional goal with a diving header four days later on 21 August 1991 in the 21 defeat to Manchester City at Maine Road. [363], On 4 June 2012, it was announced that McManaman had resigned as an executive director of Birmingham International Holdings, the company that owned Birmingham City. He was a caballero, a gentleman, a stupendous guy; he always had a smile, he never complained, he was great, a leader. Steve is married to his lovely wife Victoria Edwards, who works as a law lecturer and a barrister. Keegan took McManaman's new career at Madrid as a basis to reinstate his confidence in him, and handed him a coveted free role ahead of Euro 2000,[302] stating that "in the past we compromised him but [following McManaman's UEFA Champions League success], we said 'we'll fit in with you, you've earned that chance'. According to El Pas, fans saluted him with their 'white handkerchiefs' (as a terrace favourite) after he scored a long-range high volley from a Roberto Carlos cross against Real Oviedo in 2001. "[353] In December 2011, McManaman was also invited to be a part of the United Nations Development Programme Football Squad by ex-team-mates Zidane and Ronaldo (ambassadors of the UNDP), to take part in a series of friendly matches to raise funds known as Match Against Poverty. Steve McManman's marital status is married. In 2021, McManaman became ABC and ESPN's lead La Liga co-commentator alongside long time partner, Ian Darke. Ex liverpool and Real Madrid star Steve Mcmanaman and wife Victoria . [377], From the 201314 season, McManaman joined BT Sport as one of its lead co-commentators for its new Premier League coverage,[378] In 2014, McManaman and Darke partnered each other for one last time as co-commentators exclusively for the USA's ESPN coverage of FIFA World Cup 2014, in which Darke and McManaman commentated on the Brazil 1 Germany 7 game; and got plaudits for their incredulous statements, reactions[379] and colourful comments during the game.[380]. Following a successful pre-season with the Madrid team in Switzerland[154] and Italy, McManaman and the team then returned to Spain and he proved an instant hit with the fans at the Santiago Bernabu Stadium after scoring three times and creating several goals in his first few games for Los Merengues. He also contributes analysis on select events as an ESPN UK pundit. I feel sorry for new players like Steve McManaman coming into the club. He was one of the lowest earners at Anfield (for years), despite being the top player, because he'd refused to sign a new contract. A football match is a game of little societies and McManaman is a member of them all. Man-marked in the quarter-final against Spain, McManaman burst back into the latter part of the semi-final against Germany and in the final moments of extra-time nearly assisted Darren Anderton in scoring a late winner, but Anderton's shot from McManaman's cross hit the post and the ball bounced back into the hands of the goalkeeper. At the start of the 200304 pre-season, the signing of fellow Englishman David Beckham proved the last straw in eventually forcing McManaman down the pecking order at Real Madrid. [395] From November 2019, McManaman began writing an exclusive bi-monthly op-ed column for British Horse Racing website, Horseracing.net. Steve McManaman. McManaman was noted by pundits for his "mesmerising dribbling skills" and willingness to take players on[277] and Gary McAllister claimed in the BBC's post-match analysis of England's next game (against Scotland) that it was Venables' change of England's tactics at half-time to switch to a 5-man midfield[278] and introduce Jamie Redknapp into the midfield, that allowed McManaman the freedom to open the Scottish defence up and this changed the game; with Redknapp and McManaman unlocking the openings which led to Gary Neville's cross for Alan Shearer's headed opener (in the 20 win). [114], The combination of all these factors meant McManaman suffered a loss of form; however, McManaman managed to rally and pick up his play right at the end of that last campaign. He used to play for Liverpool, Real Madrid, and Manchester City as a winger. [207], McManaman increasingly saw his playing time reduced each year, as the club initiated their so-called Galctico policy, with new high-profile players like Lus Figo, David Beckham, Zinedine Zidane and Ronaldo arriving each year and standing above him in the pecking order. "[109] McManaman himself also credited Houllier for his kindness during what ultimately was a difficult period,[110] adding: "it was a difficult situation for the pair of us, so I've got nothing but respect for the way he acted. Steve McManman got married to his long time girlfriend Victoria Edwards in 2002. McManaman remained with the club for its full pre-season, even after coach Vicente del Bosque was given a shock sacking 24 hours after having won the club's latest La Liga title,[201] but in the close season, and the arrival of Carlos Queiroz as new coach, McManaman was released by the club after helping Beckham with the language and to settle in,[202] despite Beckham's pleas with the management for McManaman to remain. McManaman is 50, the same age as his mother, Irene, when she died from breast cancer in 1999. [351] In May 2010, McManaman played for the Real Madrid Veteranos against Milan's Glorie team for charity known as the Corazon Classic, in front of a crowd of 80,000 at the Santiago Bernabu, and in an all-star game featuring Emilio Butragueo, Lus Figo, Zinedine Zidane, Chendo, Alfonso, Paolo Maldini, Cafu, Rui Costa and other world-class football stars. 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