In December 2002 he was the victim of a "blood curdling, x-rated" tackle by Liverpool's Steven Gerrard.
In April 2008, Adidas ran an advertisement called "Dream Big", highlighting the league, featuring several well-known football personnel including David Beckham, Steven Gerrard and Patrick Vieira.
He came under criticism for a 95th minute penalty decision in a Champions League match between Atlético Madrid and Liverpool when Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard went down in the box when barely minimal contact was made; the match finished 1–1 after Gerrard converted the last-minute spot kick.
Lionel Messi from FC Barcelona, Mario Balotelli from AC Milan, and Steven Gerrard from Liverpool FC, are known to have used Omegawave products to reduce their risk of injury.
Among great soccer players, on March 3, 2008, Zinedine Zidane and Steven Gerrard visited the park as an Adidas-sponsored movement to advance soccer in the US, filming a section from the commercial string 'Dream Big'.
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