[395] From November 2019, McManaman began writing an exclusive bi-monthly op-ed column for British Horse Racing website, Horseracing.net. Steve McManman is currently a co-commentator on ESPN and BT Sport's football coverage and a La Liga ambassador. [83] McManaman argued that his contract was unenforceable and an unlawful restraint of trade. [232], McManaman is also believed to have influenced other British players to join Real Madrid with players such as Michael Owen stating that they asked him for advice before signing for the club. Given his status at Real, England's World Cup squad should be comfortably within his grasp but McManaman, befitting someone who patrols the flanks, is drifting towards the periphery of Sven-Goran Eriksson's radar. [46], McManaman had also been noted for his versatility in his free role, switching from right to left wings, and his ability to play in central midfield, behind the front pair, or as a forward. [citation needed] In 2004, certain journalists even called for McManaman to be included in the Euro 2004 squad, arguing that McManaman's experience would have been worth his inclusion in the side alone,[247] but to no avail as McManaman himself decided to retire shortly after. [368] The company made news for wrong reasons as Sure Trace had made several major contract announcements which had not become actual, revenue-generating contracts and was delisted by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Over his 11 years as an England international, McManaman played in many tournaments such as the UEFA Euro 1996 and the FIFA World Cup 1998. [170] With the club already in debt, and having just spent another 37million on Figo, the board were keen to cash in on McManaman[171] and remove his $4.5million salary from the wage bill. Keegan's replacement, Stuart Pearce, released McManaman on a free transfer on 20 May. 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[361], In July 2007, McManaman was named executive director of Carson Yeung's Hong Kong-listed company Grandtop International Holdings Ltd, which subsequently took a 29.9% stake in Premier League side Birmingham City. "[184] McManaman shone in this second season as Madrid advanced to the semi-finals of the Champions League (only to lose to eventual winners Bayern Munich), and won their 28th La Liga crown by a seven-point margin over the previous season's champions, Deportivo de La Corua; the club's first La Liga title in four years,[155] with McManaman recording eight assists,[185] and making 42 appearances in all competitions that year despite missing the first two months of the season. A fantastic player in every sense. McManaman was credited for making the free role that manager Evans gave him work,[47] with the result being that Liverpool were playing some of the most aesthetically pleasing attacking football at the time in England. John Barnes spoke about McManaman in his autobiography in 1999 as "probably the greatest individual talent in English football and has to be presented the correct way",[300] and Keegan gave several interviews in 1999 backing up that point; adding that he was finding out how best to utilise McManaman. January 16, 2023, 2:47 PM . STEVE MCMANAMAN BEST GOALS AND SKILLS - YouTube Welcome to Football Land!On this channel you will always see everything interesting about Football! [350] McManaman, has also been taking part in several "legends" squads for testimonial matches and fundraisers, most notably, at domestic level with the likes of ex-Liverpool players, but also for the European Association of Former Players (EFPA) along with a host of retired stars like Hristo Stoichkov, Enzo Scifo and Lothar Matthaus. "[197] This notable victory, Real's first at the Camp Nou since 1993, helped secure their place in the final of the 2002 Champions League at Hampden Park, Glasgow, where he came on as a replacement for Figo on the hour mark and thereby ensuring his second Champions League winners' medal, after Madrid secured a 21 victory over German team Bayer Leverkusen.[155]. [53][54] The then Middlesbrough manager, Bryan Robson, was quoted as saying that "everyone in the Premiership knows that if you stop McManaman, you stop Liverpool". McManaman's reputation was also not aided by the fact that he was also known for being a serial prankster[330] with Fowler,[331] which did nothing to help new coaches' negative opinions[330][332] about him,[333] with the Spice Boys' image also making it worse, though colleague Gareth Southgate did say McManaman's and Fowler's antics, though "silly", helped foster team spirit. [117] In what was the final match of the season, and what would be McManaman's final match and final contribution on the pitch for the club, McManaman assisted Karl-Heinz Riedle with a goal at the Kop with a trademark right-wing run and pull back as Liverpool won 30 against Wimbledon, enabling McManaman to end his career at the club to a standing ovation, a lap of honour at Anfield,[118] and a two-row squad farewell at the entrance of the players' tunnel. [35][36] The 199495 season also proved to be a turning point for Liverpool after the lack of success during the previous two seasons. [87] The court initially ordered McManaman to fulfil his contract, plus an undertaking to pay Umbro's legal costs for launching contempt of court proceedings against him in 1997, which McManaman accepted and apologised for. McMahon was placed in 42nd position in the '100 Players Who Shook The Kop' poll, which asked Red supporters to name the best 100 Liverpool players of . [265][266], McManaman is sometimes described as an enigma at international level for England. [384] He worked Euro 2020 in the studio for ESPN mostly alongside Alessandro Del Piero, Craig Burley, and Rece Davis. Against the Netherlands in the next game, despite having a quiet first half, McManaman was involved in all of England's first three goals against the Dutchleading the counter-attack and supplying the inside cut final pass for Ince (who was brought down in the area for a penalty which Shearer scored from);[279] leading another counter-attack from which his cross to Anderton was deflected for a corner kick which Sheringham headed the second goal from; as well as a quick one-two with Gascoigne which led to England's third[280] and Shearer's second in that 41 wina landmark result at the time. Yet the policy had its detractors, and 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 money-making potential off the pitch. [157] McManaman and the team then returned to Spain and established themselves as the side that went all the way to the 2000 Champions League final under new coach Vicente del Bosque, who had replaced John Toshack in November. [citation needed], In 2012, McManaman was officially declared as UEFA's sole ambassador for the 2013 UEFA Champions League Final to be held at Wembley. [208] In 2002, McManaman also turned down a transfer to Internazionale at the time when he was made available for exchange as part of Ronaldo's signing. 2 2 1 1 2. [348], In June 2008, McManaman participated in Steve Nash and Claudio Reyna's Showdown in Chinatown, an 8-on-8 charity soccer game at Sara D. Roosevelt Park. [373] He hosted the show and was joined by Neil Warnock, James Richardson, Emmanuel Petit, Tim Sherwood and Les Ferdinand. The family divides its time between homes in Bay of Palma, London and Cheshire. [32], In 199495, McManaman signed a new million-pound contract, and was given a central, freer role[33] by new manager Roy Evans, who wanted to utilise McManaman's natural running and dribbling ability[34] to drift all over the park. [251], On the pitch, a combination of niggling injuries (including a long-term achilles problem not dissipating[252]) and the rise of an in-form and up-and-coming Shaun Wright-Phillips saw him lose his preferred right midfield position. 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. [303] At the time, even former coach Glenn Hoddle chimed in with support for this decision, adding that though he feared teams would not give McManaman (and the team) the space he thrived on at the tournament, he believed that finding a way to deploy McManaman effectively in a special system was difficult "but it can be done."[304]. Retired Last club: Man City Most games for: Liverpool Retired since: May 20, 2005 . [55][56][57] According to interviews on an ITV documentary titled The Alex Ferguson Story (1998), Peter Schmeichel stated that Sir Alex Ferguson was also tactically fixated on stopping McManaman each time Manchester United played Liverpool,[58][59] with Schmeichel adding Ferguson was so concerned about stopping McManaman dictating the play; it became "Groundhog Team Talk": "We've heard it every time we're playing LiverpoolMcManaman's doing this We know that," said Schmeichel, while Ferguson himself told his players: "We lost the league (title in 199495) at Anfield by not listening to instructions about McManaman"[58][60] Schmeichel would later detail in his autobiography that: "McManaman was the only opposing player he (Ferguson) ever paid attention to in the Premier League. He has played for England national team . It proved a successful decision as McManaman began mesmerising defences with runs that were later to become hallmarks of the Liverpool side of the 1990s. When McManaman did play, he failed to rediscover his old form and speed, only occasionally demonstrating the ability he had shown in his earlier career. [64] The deal subsequently fell apart amidst recriminations about the player's remuneration demands and Barcelona's motives for the bid, being in negotiation with Brazilian superstar Rivaldo at the same time and snubbing McManaman when he travelled to Spain to meet them. Steve McManaman Wife, Height, Age, Net Worth, Wiki & More. [161] It was at this Champions League final (played at the Stade de France, Paris) that McManaman experienced his finest hour as a player, scoring a spectacular volley in a 30 victory over Valencia. STEVE McManaman says that the devastating loss of his mother Irene to breast cancer will haunt him forever. "The galacticos are treated like royalty in Spain,'' says Victoria. The 19-year-old McManaman quickly became a regular first team player in the 199192 season, making 51 appearances in total in only his first full seasonopportunities in the first team coming as a result of then manager Souness' decision to sell several ageing players;[18][19] as well as when John Barnes suffered a career threatening achilles tendon injury. Nash scored two goals in his team's 85 victory, which included McManaman scoring one goal and making five of the goals in a team including Thierry Henry, Robbie Fowler, Jason Kidd, Baron Davis, and Phoenix Suns team-mates Raja Bell and Leandro Barbosa. It is going to be hard, though. He used to play for Liverpool, Real Madrid, and Manchester City as a winger. Reports also emerged at the time stating that McManaman's decision making process was significantly shaped by Roy Evans' complete departure from the club in mid-November 1998,[98] as Liverpool would be commencing on a new era and tactical style under Houllier and it dovetailed with McManaman's desire to time his move that year, rather than to sign an extension and move a year later. McManaman would continue this role at the academy under Jrgen Klopp. 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. Victoria McManaman F ormer Real Madrid player Steven McManaman and his family have their second home in Son Vida, Mallorca.In a rare interview, his wife Victoria tells abcMallorca about her life today.. Their main home is in England, where Steven is now a football pundit for BT Sport television.But Mallorca holds a special place in Victoria and Steven's hearts: they married in Palma's . [219], McManaman was also twice voted as the Real Madrid supporters' favourite player during his tenure at the club. Learn How rich is He in this year and [] [245], McManaman made his debut on 14 September 2003 in a 41 win over Aston Villa at the City of Manchester Stadium, and quickly showed good early form[246] with the club starting with a run of wins[247] and progressing in the UEFA Cup, with McManaman hailed by Keegan to great hype, but by Christmas that year, results had fallen, the team languished[248] and ended the season, well out of European contention, and McManaman injured again. [176] In September of that year, several Real Madrid first-team stars were reported as having taken up a dressing room revolt collectively for McManaman and went to speak to Del Bosque directly. To protect investors, the SEC suspended Sure Trace Security in August 2005, citing the accuracy of public information regarding its technology sales. [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. [392] In 2013, McCoy named his horse for the Chepstow races, "El Macca" in reference to McManaman. [200] Nonetheless, McManaman managed to pick up a second La Liga medal for the year and was in the squad that won the Intercontinental Cup in Japan. I mean, he would mention Alan Shearer and other major opposing players in team talks but never with any fear. [400] His brother-in-law is his ex-Liverpool team-mate, Jason McAteer, who married Victoria Edwards' younger sister, Lucy, in 2013. He is listed as a club legend[218] on the official Real Madrid website, which also describes him as a man who "in only four seasons, won the hearts of Madrid's followers owing to the mixture of his gentlemanly nature both on and off the pitch, combined with teamwork and quality. The Guardian reported that a Marca article had one prominent player stating: "We cannot stand by while this is happening. [360], Also in 2019, McManaman commenced his role as a FIFA ambassador, and began with a visit to Cambodia. [359], In 2019, McManaman was also named as being part of UEFA's Euro 2020 official 48-man all-star ambassador squad from 12 nations, alongside ex-team-mates Figo, Owen, Gascoigne and Shearer. [297], After Kevin Keegan was appointed as England manager, he quickly reinstated McManaman to the England starting lineup,[298] further adding that he thought McManaman was one of the best midfielders in Europe.[299]. [258] The court case came soon after football's "roasting" and rape allegations at Chelsea earlier that year[259] and served only to exacerbate their situations and affected their reputations off and on the pitch at the club, while an incident involving Fowler and McManaman and three other players deliberately missing the team bus at Leicester also did not go down well with the fans, manager and media. [341] Additionally, McManaman's role as the playmaking lynchpin in the side meant that scoring statistics alone would not measure his contributions, because even in games where he would not get a goal or an assist, he would often have started the move or delivered the key pass or two in the lead up. The house, which was built in 2008, belongs to ex- Liverpool, Real Madrid and England winger Steve McManaman. He is identified as the most decorated and well-behaved English footballer who played for a club . At the time, however, McManaman was known for his dogged determination to stay positive for the club's cause, even if it meant he had less playing time. [108], Nonetheless, Houllier also avoided dropping McManaman entirely from the squad and gave him the chance to play. While At Anfield he was given pretty much a free-role and at Real Madrid the players all move about as they pass teams into submission, but England stick to a 4-4-2 formation and that does not suit him. [168] When McManaman refused to leave unlike the others, manager Vicente del Bosque told McManaman that he had "little chance of playing this year",[169] and in case he did not understand his position, the club also declined to give him a squad number for the forthcoming season. I wasn't going to prejudice the matter by not playing him; he played until the end of the season and I asked the fans to give him a great send off in the final game against Wimbledon. By the time of release in 2007, McManaman had also become an associate producer of the film,[347] and appears in the film as one of the coaching staff for Kuno Becker's lead character. [15] He made his Liverpool debut under Dalglish as a substitute for Peter Beardsley in the Football League First Division on 15 December 1990, in a 20 league win over Sheffield United at Anfield,[16] and made his full debut the following season (by which time Graeme Souness had become the new manager)[13] in a 21 win over Oldham Athletic; a game in which The Guardian newspaper reported that he "ran his legs into the ground" all day and assisted his mentor Barnes in scoring the late winner by flicking on Mark Walters' cross. McManaman never spoke ill of the Galctico policy's effects on him during his tenure, only critiquing the policy and ultimately describing it in his autobiography El Macca (a work that was shortlisted as one of the Sunday Times Books of the Year[215][bettersourceneeded] and William Hill Sports Book of the Year),[216] in 2004 as the "Disneyfication of Real Madrid" upon his departure from the club. "[145], According to The Independent, "as Steve McManaman was unveiled at a press conference at the Bernabeu stadium, a mile up the road Clarence Seedorf was explaining his part in a dressing-room altercation with Fernando HierroThe Madrid newspapers had carried a word-by-word and blow-by-blow account of the spat that morning. [367] McManaman maintained throughout that 'he had agreed to be on the board of BIHL for a role which was "more of a PR exercise". [358], In 2019, McManaman joined La Liga's Managing Director Ivan Codina as representatives to Asia to be present for the inking of La Liga's partnership with Asian cryptocurrency exchange, GCOX, to build its partnership with businesses in Asia and the Middle East. Zidane went on to state England had made a mistake and described McManaman as one of the highest quality players he ever played with. [62] At its height, the transfer saga was dubbed by the International Herald Tribune (later acquired by the New York Times) as one that ushered in a "new low in transfer trading tactics"; adding that McManaman was a pawn being "used" as the big clubs battled. [371], McManaman first got a taste for media work in 2005 after he became active as a freelance media commentator and pundit, providing analysis to ITV for the 2005 Champions League final, in which he provided the analysis as his old club Liverpool won the trophy. Who Is Steve McManaman's Wife? Other outstanding goals during his Liverpool career included goals against Aston Villa, Newcastle United and scoring the winner in a match against (that season's eventual champions) Arsenal with a stunning volley, after which he won a PFA Player of the Month award in December 1997. He was often criticised, however, for his inability to score many goals, although he would later improve upon this element of his game during the peak of his career. On 5 September 2006, he was named #22 in the official Liverpool website's "100 Players Who Shook The Kop" list. Jamie Carragher, Steve McManaman and Brentford's Ben Mee join 80 of the UK's top clubs in 'Green Football Weekend' as the sport fights back against climate change [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. But I wouldn't say he was necessarily the worst. Just over two decades ago, former Liverpool, Real Madrid and England football star Steven McManaman and his then girlfriend, barrister Victoria Edwards, bought their first house together in Son Vida. "[231] McManaman was also listed in Spanish-based British sports reporter Sid Lowe's Real Madrid Team of the Decade for the 2000s. [233] McManaman later encouraged Welsh footballer Gareth Bale to sign for Madrid a decade later,[234] and upon Bales signing, he gave Bale advice on how to succeed at Madrid. England then switched to a defensive 451 formation[275] which saw them concede a late penalty and end up drawing the game 11.[276]. [212] It was widely regarded as a credit to McManaman that he managed to constantly reinvent himself to be effective and useful in a squad that was widely regarded at the time as the "best team in the world" under the Galcticos policy.[213][214]. [73] Having been overlooked by Glenn Hoddle for the 1998 FIFA World Cup starting lineup, denounced in the English media as being greedy and bolstered by advice from the likes of fellow professionals Paul Ince, Paul Gascoigne, David Platt and Chris Waddle,[74] McManaman publicly announced his desire to play abroad,[75] explaining: "I have always said I would love the chance to play abroad and now that chance has come along. By 200405, McManaman's time at City was ultimately deemed a disappointment and he was increasingly vilified by City fans,[249] who later jeered him off the pitch[250] following a draw with Norwich City. . Umbro sued him for breach of contract for knowingly wearing Reebok branded boots in contravention of the deal, and deliberately "blacking out" their logo on his boots in protest. The company then set up True Product ID as a company to conduct technology joint ventures in China and the company was transferred to McManaman. The couple met while they were at Madrid and tied their knots on 7 July 2002, in Mallorca's Palma Cathedral. He went on a free under a new rule at the time and you have to live with that sometimes. Together, they welcomed their daughters Ella in 2006 and Lara in 2009, and son Lucas James in 2012. Keegan eventually decided on deploying McManaman on the left-wing on several occasions in 1999[301] and under Keegan, McManaman finally broke his international goal scoring duck when he scored twice on 4 September 1999 in the 60 Euro 2000 qualifier victory over Luxembourg, again, at Wembley. His performance on this greatest of club football stages saw him hailed the man of the match by the English press,[162][163] a view endorsed by his Madrid team-mate Ivn Helguera,[164] and Sir Alex Ferguson, who added: "I thought McManaman was excellentthere is no question he was man of the matchHe was a threat all night and gave Real great penetration from midfield. On June 6, 2002, the pair exchanged vows at Mallorca's Palma Cathedral. [334], A hard-working, versatile and technically gifted player, McManaman was usually deployed as a winger, or occasionally as a central midfielder. "[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. After leaving the Spanish capital in 2003, McManaman then moved on to. [105] His form dipped at times, largely due to a combination of injuries (his first recurrent achilles injuries for over five years having set in after years of playing constantly[106])where he had already missed an entire month from mid-November, only to return and reluctantly limp off the pitch (as Captain)[107] following a tackle by future Liverpool player Dietmar Hamann on his return game on Boxing Day (another compound injury that sidelined him for another month). In 2018, McManaman returned to ESPNFC as a pundit for the first time since 2012, and on 29 June became the only pundit to correctly predict 12 out of the last 14 in the knockout stages of FIFA World Cup 2018[382][383] including getting the semi-finals, final, and ultimate winner exactly correct.
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