Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard will join a Major League Soccer team in the United States when he leaves Anfield at the end of the season, the former England captain told the Premier League club's TV channel on Saturday.
Gerrard announced on Friday that he was leaving the Premier League club he has played for throughout his career and moving to a foreign team.
The 34-year-old has made 695 appearance and scored 180 goals for Liverpool after joining the club as an eight-year-old schoolboy.
His former England teammate Frank Lampard left Chelsea last year to join New York City FC but he was loaned back to their Premier League rivals Manchester City and this week confirmed he would stay at the Etihad Stadium until the end of the season.
Gerrard’s greatest moment in a Liverpool shirt was when he helped to inspire their dramatic comeback win over AC Milan in the Champions League final in 2005.
However, he suffered disappointment last May when Liverpool missed out on the Premier League title. They faltered late in the campaign when they appeared poised to become English champions for the first time since 1990.
Gerrard played 114 times for England before retiring after captaining the team at last year’s World Cup in Brazil where they were knocked out at the group stage.
Liverpool added on their official Twitter account Saturday that Gerrard “confirms he will move to the USA this summer.”
Liverpool did not say which club the former England captain will play for, but were set to air an interview with the midfielder later Saturday on their in-house TV channel.
Speculation has linked Gerrard to the LA Galaxy, the club David Beckham played for when he arrived in America in 2007 and spent five years with. Liverpool are owned by the Boston-based Fenway Sports Group, with the New England Revolution the local club in that market.
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