3rd Best Player In The World Steven Gerrard Pledges His Future To Liverpool:

Soccernet.com reports:

"Liverpool are poised to announce that captain Steven Gerrard has signed a new four-year contract, which will keep the 29-year-old at Anfield for the rest of his career."

"The Reds' skipper put the finishing touches to a new four-year contract after his return to pre-season training on Wednesday.

"The deal is worth a reported £140,000 a week and will commit Gerrard to his hometown club until he is 33." (Source)

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Here is exactly where Steven Gerrard stands in BestPlayerIntheWorld.com worldwide fan voting as of 7am Eastern Standard Time on Friday July 10, 2009:

Lionel Messi 46% (1079 votes)
Cristiano Ronaldo 21% (503 votes)
Steven Gerrard 7% (161 votes)
Andres Iniesta 4% (96 votes)
Fernando Torres 3% (66 votes)
Zlatan Ibrahimovic 2% (55 votes)
Kaka 2% (53 votes)
Frank Lampard 2% (44 votes)
Wayne Rooney 1% (33 votes)
Ronaldinho 1% (31 votes)
Andrei Arshavin 1% (27 votes)
Nemanja Vidic 1% (18 votes)
Franck Ribery 1% (16 votes)
Luka Modric 1% (17 votes)
Xavi Hernandez 1% (18 votes)
Robinho 1% (16 votes)
Didier Drogba 1% (18 votes)
Cesc Fabregas 1% (14 votes)
Samuel Eto'o 1% (15 votes)
David Villa 1% (14 votes)
Iker Casillas 1% (12 votes)
Arjen Robben <1% (9 votes)
Ashley Young <1% (9 votes)
Petr Cech <1% (8 votes)
Emmanuel Adebayor <1% (6 votes)
Gianluigi Buffon <1% (6 votes)
Sergio (Kun) Aguero <1% (6 votes)
Karim Benzema 0% (0 votes)

Total Votes: 2350

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