Steven Gerrard
What's Thursday without a little bit of throwback to some of the greats that have played. Today, we have a timeline of one of the great England and Liverpool midfielders, Steven Gerrard!!!
Stevie G, first rookie sticker was his 1998-1999 Merlin's Premier League Transfer Update Sticker No. U42. Then you have his second-year sticker 1999-2000 Merlin's Premier League No. 252. A brand you probably don't see every day has one of Gerrard's first cards, 2000 Futera Liverpool Album #122. Futera is a licensed partner with Liverpool and a couple more teams in the EPL. In the 2000-2001 season, Gerrard won the PFA young player of the year award, which Topps produced an insert for this achievement in the 2001-2002 Premier Gold No. L1.
His first major tournament appearance was actually in the 2000 Euro's, but there doesn't seem to be any sticker or card of his during this tournament. His first world cup was the 2004 World Cup, which is represented by his Merlin's sticker No. 79. Love the metallic finish on those Merlin stickers. Futera making another appearance in the post with one of Gerrard's first World Cup cards. Gerrard does have Panini products but keep in mind that they did not hold England license rights in the 2006 and 2014 World Cup. It actually looks like he’s playing on a Sunday league team with a white Bib.