ory ▁Category : Pop ulated ▁places ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 1 <0x0A> </s> ▁Steven ▁Mc Man aman ▁( born ▁ 1 1 ▁February ▁ 1 9 7 2 ) ▁is ▁an ▁English ▁former ▁footballer ▁who ▁played ▁as ▁a ▁mid f iel der ▁for ▁Liverpool , ▁Real ▁Madrid ▁and ▁Manchester ▁City . ▁Mc Man aman ▁was ▁the ▁most ▁decor ated ▁English ▁footballer ▁to ▁have ▁played ▁for ▁a ▁club ▁abroad ▁and ▁is ▁regarded ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁best ▁players ▁of ▁his ▁generation , ▁with ▁the ▁UEFA ▁website ▁stating ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁that ▁" of ▁all ▁England ' s ▁football ing ▁exports ▁in ▁the ▁modern ▁era , ▁none ▁was ▁as ▁successful ▁as ▁Mc Man aman ". ▁He ▁is ▁currently ▁a ▁co - comment ator ▁on ▁ESP N ▁and ▁B T ▁Sport ' s ▁football ▁coverage . ▁ ▁After ▁nine ▁years ▁at ▁Liverpool , ▁during ▁which ▁time ▁he ▁won ▁the ▁FA ▁Cup ▁and ▁League ▁Cup , ▁Mc Man aman ▁moved ▁to ▁Real ▁Madrid ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 9 . ▁The ▁transfer ▁became ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁high - profile ▁Bos man ▁r ul ings ▁of ▁all ▁time . ▁He ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁English ▁player ▁to ▁win ▁the ▁UEFA ▁Champions ▁League ▁with ▁a ▁non - English ▁club ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁and ▁two ▁years ▁later ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁English ▁player ▁to ▁win ▁the ▁Champions ▁League ▁twice . ▁He ▁also ▁won ▁La ▁Liga ▁twice ▁before ▁moving ▁to ▁Manchester ▁City ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 . ▁He ▁retired ▁from ▁playing