Frank James Lampard ( bear 20 June 1978 ) is an english professional football director and erstwhile player who was the head coach of Premier League cabaret Chelsea from July 2019 until January 2021. He is widely considered to be one of Chelsea ‘s greatest always players, and one of the greatest midfielders of his generation. He has the record of the most goals by a midfielder in the Premier league and scoring the highest number of goals from outside the box ( 41 ). [ 4 ] [ 5 ] In addition he was statistically named the Premier League Player of the Decade from 2000 to 2010. [ 6 ] [ 7 ] A creative and technically gifted box-to-box midfielder, Lampard began his career in 1995 at West Ham United, the golf club where his founder, Frank Lampard Sr., besides played. He is well known for his time at London rivals Chelsea, whom he signed for in 2001 for £11 million. In his thirteen years with the club, Lampard established himself as a prolific scorer from midfield, becoming Chelsea ‘s all-time leading goalscorer, with 211 goals scored in all competitions. [ 8 ] [ 9 ] Lampard won three Premier League titles, the UEFA Champions League, the UEFA Europa League, four FA Cups, and two Football League Cups. In 2005, he was named FWA Footballer of the Year, and finished runner-up for both the Ballon d’Or and FIFA World Player of the Year. After leaving Chelsea, Lampard played for league rivals Manchester City [ 10 ] [ 11 ] and Major League Soccer ( MLS ) club New York City FC before retiring in 2017. [ 9 ] [ 12 ]
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Lampard is one of nine players, and the only midfielder, to have scored 150 or more goals in the Premier League. He is fourthly in the Premier League ‘s all-time assists ranking, with 102 assists. [ 13 ] [ 14 ] Lampard holds a number of extra Chelsea and Premier League records, and has won PFA Fans ‘ Player of the year and the FWA Tribute Award. During his career, he was named in the PFA Team of the Year three times, Premier League Player of the Month 4 times, Premier League Player of the Season once and finished as the Premier League ‘s top help supplier three times, and was named in the FIFPro World XI and a MLS All-Star. After departing, Lampard was named in the Chelsea Team of the Decade as voted for by Chelsea fans, [ 15 ] [ 16 ] and into the Premier League Hall of Fame. [ 17 ] Lampard played 106 matches for the England national team, after making his debut in 1999. He represented his country at three FIFA World Cups – in 2006, 2010 and 2014 – and in UEFA Euro 2004, where he was named in the team of the Tournament. Lampard scored 29 goals for England, and was voted England Player of the class in 2004 and 2005. He is besides England ‘s most fecund punishment taker, with nine goals scored from the descry. After retiring from external football, he was appointed an Officer of the Order of the british Empire ( OBE ) in 2015 for services to football. [ 18 ] After retiring, Lampard served as a team captain on the ITV sport empanel show Play to the Whistle from 2015 until 2017. He has besides written a count of children ‘s books. [ 19 ] Lampard began his managerial career with Derby County in 2018, leading the golf club to the final of that season ‘s Championship play-offs. He was appointed as Chelsea ‘s pass passenger car a year former, guiding them to fourth target and the FA Cup Final in his first season. however, after a poor play of results, Lampard was dismissed in 2021. [ 20 ]
Club career
West Ham United
Lampard began his career at West Ham United, his founder ‘s erstwhile baseball club, joining the youth team in 1994, his schoolboy hero being West Ham striker, Frank McAvennie. [ 21 ] Lampard joined West Ham when his founder was the assistant bus, entering as an apprentice in the youth team in 1994 and signing a professional contract the following class. He went on loan to Second Division club Swansea City in October 1995, debuting in his team ‘s victory 2–0 over Bradford City and scoring his first career goal in a match against Brighton & Hove Albion. Lampard played nine times for Swansea before returning to West Ham in January 1996. [ citation needed ]
1995–97 : Development
Lampard made his debut for West Ham on 31 January 1996 against Coventry City coming on as a stand-in for John Moncur. [ 22 ] His only other game of the season was the temper ‘s last, on 5 May 1996, a 1–1 home draw with Sheffield Wednesday when Lampard was used as a substitute for Keith Rowland. [ 23 ] The following season Lampard made his first startle for West Ham, on 17 August 1996, in a 2–0 away kill to Arsenal before being substituted for Robbie Slater. [ 23 ] [ 24 ] Lampard ‘s season ended on 15 March 1997 when he sustained a crack leg during an away, 0–0 disembowel, against Aston Villa. Carried from the pitch on a stretcher, his 31st-minute substitute was Rio Ferdinand. The game besides saw his first book as a West Ham player. [ 23 ] [ 25 ] [ 26 ] Lampard claims to have been jeered from the pitch by West Ham United supporters, an natural process which made him consider leaving football. [ 26 ] He had made 16 appearances in all competitions for The Hammers. [ 23 ]
1997–99 : First-team regular
From this temper Lampard took the number 18 squad number having previously held the count 26 spot. [ 23 ] On the first day of the 1997–98 season, West Ham opened their fixtures with an away plot against Barnsley who were playing in the top tier of English football for the first time in 110 years. Lampard came on as a 76th-minute ersatz for Eyal Berkovic. barely a moment late he scored what was the winning goal in a 2–1 succeed for The Hammers having received the testis from Michael Hughes and flicking it past Barnsley goalkeeper David Watson. [ 27 ] The season besides saw his first hat-trick. On 19 November 1997, West Ham played Walsall in a League Cup, fourth-round crippled. Lampard ‘s three goals plus another from John Hartson were enough to beat Walsall who responded via a finish from Andy Watson. [ 28 ] Lampard made 42 appearances for the 1997–98 temper in all competitions scoring nine goals. [ 23 ] Lampard was an ever-present for West Ham in the 1998–99 season, helping his team to fifth rate in the 1998–99 Premier League and qualification for the UEFA Intertoto Cup. This is the highest west ham have ever come in the league. [ 23 ] [ 29 ] [ 30 ]
1999–2001 : New contract and departure
Before the start of the 1999–2000 FA Premier League season, Lampard signed an extension to his contract which would have kept him with the club until 2005. [ 31 ] Having qualified for the Intertoto Cup, West Ham ‘s season started early, in July 1999. On 24 July 1999, Lampard scored his first goal in european football in a 1–1 aside string with finnish side Jokerit. [ 32 ] Another goal in the semi-final against Heerenveen [ 31 ] put West Ham into the final against Metz. [ 23 ] Despite losing the first leg 1–0 in London, West Ham won 3–1 in France on 24 August 1999 with goals from Trevor Sinclair, Paulo Wanchope and Lampard. [ 33 ] Winning the competition saw West Ham in the 1999–2000 UEFA Cup. Lampard scored his first goal in this rival on 16 September 1999, in a 3–0 home succeed against Osijek, a tie which they won 6–1 on aggregate. [ 34 ] This season besides saw West Ham beat Bradford City 5–4 at Upton Park in February 2000. The game received notoriety for Lampard ‘s fight over the ball with Paolo Di Canio. With West Ham 4–2 down they gained a penalty. Lampard was West Ham ‘s regular penalty taker. Di Canio, however, wanted to take the kick and the two tussled over the ball with Di Canio winning and scoring to make the game 4–3 to West Ham. [ 35 ] [ 36 ] In the 1999–2000, season he finished as the club ‘s third top scorekeeper, behind Di Canio and Paulo Wanchope, with a full of 14 goals. [ 37 ] In the 2000–01 season, West Ham ‘s form suffered. They spent most of the season in the bottomland half of the Premier League board. [ 38 ] From one-fifth place the former season they finished 15th. Despite this Lampard scored 9 goals in 37 games behind only Frédéric Kanouté and Di Canio. [ 38 ] In May 2001, his uncle Harry Redknapp left the cabaret by common consent after seven years in the function. [ 39 ] His beget Frank besides left the clubhouse and Lampard, under the coerce of being known as “ Frank Lampard ‘s son ” and the poor treatment of his church father by West Ham, decided to move to another club. [ 40 ] He left West Ham for Chelsea for £11 million in June 2001, the Hammers having previously declined a £15 million joint bid from Aston Villa for Lampard and Frédéric Kanouté. [ 41 ]
Chelsea
2001–04 : sign and first-team discovery
Lampard in 2004 Lampard ‘s Premier League debut with Chelsea came on 19 August 2001 in a 1–1 draw with Newcastle United on the open day of the 2001-02 temper, while his first gear red card came in a match against Tottenham Hotspur on 16 September 2001. [ citation needed ] He appeared in all of Chelsea ‘s league matches and scored eight goals in the 2001–02 season. He netted the match-winner in Chelsea ‘s 2002–03 season-opener against Charlton Athletic. [ citation needed ] The stick to temper, he was selected as the Premier League Player of the Month in September 2003, and the PFA Fans ‘ Player of the Month in October. Chelsea finished second in the 2003–04 Premier League behind unbeaten Arsenal and he was named in the 2004 PFA Team of the year as he reached duplicate figures in league goals ( 10 ) for the first time in his career, in addition to four goals in fourteen UEFA Champions League matches, as Chelsea advanced to the semi-finals. In the semi-final against Monaco he scored, but Chelsea lost 5–3 on aggregate. [ 42 ] At the end of the temper, he came second behind Thierry Henry for the 2004 FWA Footballer of the Year award. [ 43 ]
2004–06 : back-to-back Premier League wins
Lampard played in all 38 Premier League matches for the third base straight season in 2004–05. He finished with 13 goals ( 19 in all competitions ), in addition to leading the league in assists with 16. [ 44 ] In August 2004, he scored the winning goal against Southampton in the Premier League, [ 45 ] and continued scoring crucial goals as he scored both in a 2–0 winnings against Tottenham. [ 46 ] In March 2005 he scored a long-range goal from 30 yards against Crystal Palace in the Premier League which Chelsea won 4–1. Lampard continued his temper strongly, and his brainy performances for Chelsea in the Premier League and Champions League far increased his repute as one of the best midfielders in the world. In the 2004–05 Champions League, he scored one of the goals in Chelsea ‘s celebrated 4–2 win over Barcelona, helping Chelsea to progress to the quarter-finals. [ 47 ] In the quarter-finals, he scored three goals in two legs against Bayern Munich as Chelsea won 6–5 on aggregate. His second goal in the first leg was a spectacular one ; he controlled Claude Makélélé ‘s cross with his breast then turned and swivelled and sent the ball inside the far post with a left-foot half volley. [ 48 ] In April 2005, Lampard scored both goals against Bolton Wanderers in a 2–0 gain which was the Premier League title-winning match for Chelsea, which besides won the first major trophy of his career as Chelsea bagged their inaugural top-flight style in 50 years, by a 12-point margin. He was named as Barclays Player of the Season for 2004–05. [ 49 ] Though Chelsea were eliminated in the Champions League semi-finals by league rivals Liverpool, they took home the Football League Cup, in which Lampard scored doubly in six matches, which included the open finish against Manchester United in the League Cup semi-final, which Chelsea won 2–1. He landed his beginning personal award by being named the 2005 Footballer of the Year. [ 50 ]
Lampard in 2005 Lampard netted a career-high 16 league goals in 2005–06. In September 2005 he was selected as a penis of the inaugural World XI. [ 51 ] He finished as runner-up to Ronaldinho for both the Ballon d’Or and FIFA World Player of the year awards. [ 52 ] [ 53 ] His record of consecutive Premier League appearances ended at 164 ( five better than previous record-breaker David James ) on 28 December 2005, when he sat out a match against Manchester City ascribable to illness. [ 54 ] Lampard scored 12 goals in his first four months of the 2005–06 season. He scored twice in three separate matches from August to November, including both in a 2–1 acquire over Aston Villa, making Chelsea the first team to win their first gear seven matches in the Premier League. [ 55 ] He scored twice again, this clock time against Blackburn Rovers in a 4–2 acquire, which included a free-kick from 25 yards. After the match, director José Mourinho hailed Lampard as the “ best player in the earth ”. Chelsea finally won the Premier League for the second time, in which Lampard was Chelsea ‘s topscorer with 16 league goals. In the Champions League group stages, he scored a free-kick against Anderlecht. Chelsea progresed to the first base knock-out round to confront Barcelona, with Lampard scoring a goal in the second base leg, but Chelsea were eliminated 3–2 on aggregate. [ citation needed ]
2006–11 : domestic and individual achiever
Lampard warming up for Chelsea due to a back injury sustained by John Terry, Lampard spent much of the 2006–07 campaign as team captain in his absence. He enjoyed a stripe of seven goals in eight games. He scored both goals in a 2–0 win over Fulham and scored his 77th finish for Chelsea from a farseeing range assume in a 3–2 winnings over Everton on 17 December, overtaking Dennis Wise as Chelsea ‘s highest scoring midfielder. [ 56 ] then in the UEFA Champions League group stages he scored a goal from an highly rigorous slant against Barcelona, at the Camp Nou, the pit ended 2–2. Lampard finished with 21 goals in all competitions, including a career-high six FA Cup goals. He scored his first Chelsea hat-trick in the third-round marry against Macclesfield Town on 6 January 2007. He scored two goals to help Chelsea to a quarter-final withdraw with Tottenham Hotspur after having trailed 3–1, and he was named the FA Cup player-of-the-round for his performance. [ 57 ] He gave the assist to Didier Drogba in the 2007 FA Cup Final which was the winning goal in extra-time, as Chelsea won it 1–0. In a post-match interview following Chelsea ‘s FA Cup Final victory over Manchester United, Lampard said he wanted to stay at the club “ everlastingly ”. [ 58 ] Lampard ‘s 2007–08 temper was hampered by injury. He managed to play 40 matches, 24 of them in the Premier League. This was the fewest league games he had played in a season since 1996–97. On 16 February 2008, Lampard became the eighth Chelsea player to score 100 goals for the club in a 3–1 FA Cup fifth-round gain over Huddersfield Town. [ 59 ] After the final whistle, Lampard removed his jersey and flashed a jersey to the Chelsea fans with “ 100 not Out, They Are All For You, Thanks ” printed across the front. [ 60 ] On 12 March 2008, Lampard scored four goals in a 6–1 rout of Derby County. then in the second leg of the Champions League quarter-final, he scored the winning goal against Fenerbahçe in the 87th minute as Chelsea won 3–2 on aggregate. [ citation needed ] On 30 April, Lampard, grieving the loss of his beget a week early, decided to play in the moment leg of Chelsea ‘s Champions League semi-final against Liverpool, who were eliminated on 4–3 aggregate as he took an aroused punishment in the 98th minute of extra-time, which he scored confidently. In the final against Manchester United, he scored an equalising goal in the 45th moment, as Michael Essien ‘s deflected shot found him as he went to the corner with his trade-mark late run, and he scored with a leave foot coating. The match ended 1–1 after extra-time and Chelsea finally lost 6–5 on penalties. He was late named UEFA Club Midfielder of the Year. [ citation needed ]
Lampard playing for Chelsea in 2008 On 13 August 2008, Lampard signed a fresh five-year contract with Chelsea worth £39.2 million, making him the highest-paid Premier League player. [ 61 ] He started the 2008–09 season by scoring five goals in his first gear football team league matches. He scored the hundred-and-fiftieth goal of his golf club career with a goal against Manchester City in the Premier League. In October 2008, in the Premier League he scored a chip goal against Hull City with his bequeath metrical foot ; he unleashed a chip from 20 yards that curled and swerved and fooled the goalkeeper as it went into the net. FIFA World Cup -winning coach Luiz Felipe Scolari said after the game, “ It was the best goal I have seen, my vote for World Player of the year award will go to him, entirely a musician with his intelligence could have done that. ” [ 62 ] Lampard scored his hundredth career Premier League goal in a 5–0 victory over Sunderland on 2 November. [ 63 ] Eighteen of Lampard ‘s hundred goals were penalties. [ 64 ] He was named Premier League Player of the Month for the third time in his career in October. [ 65 ] After a mottle of matches without scoring, Lampard scored three goals in two games, the inaugural being against West Bromwich Albion and the latter two against Fulham. [ 66 ] On 17 January 2009, he made his four-hundredth Chelsea appearance against Stoke City, scoring a arrest time winner. He again scored a stop time achiever, this prison term against Wigan Athletic. then in the fourth round of the FA Cup, he scored a free-kick from 35 yards against Ipswich Town. He scored doubly against Liverpool in the second-leg draw finals of the Champions League which ended 4–4, but Chelsea won 7–5 on sum. then he provided two assists in the next plot against Arsenal in FA Cup semi-finals which Chelsea won 2–1. Lampard finished the season with 20 goals and 19 assists. [ citation needed ] Lampard ‘s twentieth finish of the season was the winning finish in the FA Cup Final against Everton, with a left-foot photograph from long-range. He repeated the corner ease up celebration his father had done after scoring the winning goal in the 1979–80 FA Cup semi-final second leg against Everton. It was the fourth consecutive temper that he scored 20 or more goals. [ citation needed ] He was late named Chelsea ‘s Player of the class for the third base time. [ citation needed ] Lampard started the 2009–10 season by scoring against Manchester United, in the 2009 Community Shield, in the 72nd minute. The match ended 2–2, and Lampard scored in its penalty gunfight which they won 4–1. He scored his 133rd finish for Chelsea in a Champions League pit against Atlético Madrid on 21 October 2009, which moved him up to fifth among the baseball club ‘s all-time goalscorers. He had been struggling to score the total of goals he had in the past seasons, however this soon changed as he scored two goals in the 5–0 kill of Blackburn on 24 October 2009. On 30 October, he was nominated for the FIFA World Player of the Year award for the sixth-straight class. [ citation needed ]
On 16 December, Lampard scored a crucial 79th minute winning goal against Portsmouth and on 20 December, Lampard scored a punishment against his former golf club West Ham in a 1–1 string, however he had to take his spot-kick three times due to players running into the box besides early on, he however scored all three. In Chelsea ‘s 7–2 thrashing of Sunderland in January 2010, Lampard scored twice to add to his league tally. On 27 January 2010, Lampard again scored two goals, in Chelsea ‘s 3–0 winnings over Birmingham City in the Premier League. On 27 February, Lampard however again score doubly against Manchester City but despite his contribution Chelsea went on to lose the plot 4–2 at home, for the inaugural clock time in 38 games. [ citation needed ] Lampard, for the second time in his career, hit four goals in one match against Aston Villa on 27 March 2010 to bring his finish reckoning past 20, for the fifth-consecutive season. This besides brought him his 151st Chelsea goal, and it put him as the club ‘s third highest scorer ever, overtaking Peter Osgood ‘s commemorate of 150. Lampard scored in a 3–0 win, again over Aston Villa, in the 2010 FA Cup semi-final. [ 67 ] Lampard reached 20 Premier League goals for the first fourth dimension when he scored doubly against Stoke City in Chelsea ‘s 7–0 win on 25 April 2010. This milestone besides represented the first prison term he had hit 25 in all competitions in a season. On 2 May, Lampard scored against Liverpool in the second final bet on of the temper to give Chelsea a vital three points that took them to the clear of the league by a single orient. He scored one and assisted two other goals in the concluding match of the season where Chelsea thrashed Wigan Athletic 8–0 at Stamford Bridge to win the 2009–10 Premier League title and give him a noteworthy 27 goals in the season. [ 68 ] Lampard ended his season lifting the 2010 FA Cup as Chelsea beat Portsmouth 1–0 in the final. [ citation needed ] The 2010–11 season began brilliantly for Lampard, being an integral separate of Chelsea ‘s system as usual. After a match against Stoke in August 2010, which Chelsea won 2–0, it was revealed that Lampard was suffering from a hernia, which was successfully operated on. however, he suffered fresh injuries during train in mid-November, [ 69 ] and remained sidelined for a foster three weeks. Manager Carlo Ancelotti said that he injured his abductor muscle in his leg in training on 11 November, and would not be fit until December. He last made his rejoinder after four months out injured against Tottenham on 12 December, as a stand-in in the 75th moment. [ 70 ] Lampard scored a punishment in the 3–3 pull between Chelsea and Aston Villa on 2 January 2011, [ 71 ] the first after returning from injury. On 9 January, Lampard scored twice and gave one aid in a 7–0 win against Ipswich Town in the FA Cup reaching the landmark of 201 career club goals. [ citation needed ] On 1 February, Lampard scored a penalty against Sunderland, then produced an aid, with Chelsea ending up winning the game 4–2. [ 72 ] Lampard then assisted for Nicolas Anelka in Chelsea ‘s 2–0 victory against Copenhagen, in the Round of 16 meet in the Champions League. On 1 March, Lampard scored the winning finish in a crucial 2–1 victory over Manchester United, keeping Chelsea ‘s Premier League claim hopes alive. [ 73 ] then in the future game, he scored two goals in Chelsea ‘s 3–1 victory over Blackpool, and besides contributed with an help for John Terry to score. [ 74 ] In April 2011, Lampard scored his 11th goal of the season in a 3–0 victory against former club West Ham. [ 75 ] Lampard scored again against Manchester United, but it proved to be only a consolation, as Chelsea lost 2–1 at Old Trafford, therefore ending Chelsea ‘s title hopes. [ 76 ]
2011–13 : european prevail
In Chelsea ‘s one-third Premier League meet of the season, Lampard scored his first goal of the season and besides provided an assist for José Bosingwa ‘s open goal, as Chelsea beat Norwich City 3–1. [ 77 ] After not featuring in Chelsea ‘s 4–1 succeed against Swansea City on 24 September, [ 78 ] Lampard returned to the starting line-up for their Champions League group stage game against Valencia netting an important open goal in their 1–1 draw. [ 79 ] [ 80 ] Lampard continued his fine form by netting his fifth Chelsea hat-trick on 2 October, in a 5–1 convulse of Bolton Wanderers. [ 81 ] In the eleventh round of the Premier League, Lampard scored the only finish of the match against Blackburn Rovers with a dive header, giving Chelsea a acquire after two straight defeats. [ 82 ] After starting the crippled against Manchester City on the judiciary, Lampard came on in the second one-half to score the winning goal from the punishment topographic point in the 82nd minute. [ 83 ] Lampard again proved to be the match-winner again as he scored in the 89th moment against Wolverhampton Wanderers, with the equal finishing 2–1 to Chelsea. [ 84 ] On 25 February 2012, Lampard scored his one-tenth Premier League goal of the season in Chelsea ‘s 3–0 succeed against Bolton, becoming the only musician to score at least ten-spot goals in nine consecutive seasons in the Premier League and his 149th all-time league goal. [ 85 ] Eleven days after the dismissal of coach André Villas-Boas, Chelsea hosted Napoli in the 2011–12 Champions League round of 16-second branch, trailing the Naples side 3–1 from the first branch. Lampard helped Chelsea make a noteworthy rejoinder, assisting John Terry from a corner for the second goal and then equalising the aggregate score from the penalty descry with a mighty snapshot to the leave of the finish. Branislav Ivanović sealed Chelsea ‘s victory in extra-time. [ 86 ] In the second leg of the quarter-finals of the 2011–12 UEFA Champions League against Benfica, Lampard converted a crucial punishment to give Chelsea a 2–1 gain at Stamford Bridge, and helping them promote with an aggregate score of 3–1. [ 87 ] He scored the hundred-and-fiftieth Premier League finish of his career against Fulham in a 1–1 draw on 9 April 2012. In the semi-final of the FA Cup Chelsea defeated Tottenham Hotspur 5–1, in a peer that would be remembered for an ill-famed “ finish that never was ” awarded to Chelsea ‘s Juan Mata. Lampard assisted Didier Drogba for the beginning goal, and besides scored the fourth goal for the Blues from a free-kick 35 yards from goal. [ 88 ]
Lampard was pivotal in the semi-finals of the 2011–12 Champions League against the heavily favoured defend champions Barcelona. Bookmakers had Barcelona on the shortest odds to win a second back-to-back Champions League championship, and respective commentators opined that Chelsea would have to produce their best two games of the season – and hope that Barca played their worst two – to upset the Catalan giants. [ 89 ] In the first branch at Stamford Bridge, Lampard stripped Lionel Messi off the ball then played a cross-field happen to Ramires, who set up Drogba for the merely goal of the game, giving Chelsea a 1–0 advantage. [ 90 ] In the second leg at the Camp Nou, Lampard assumed the captainship after Terry was sent off early in the bet on. down 2–0 to Barça just earlier half-time, Lampard assisted Ramires ‘ finish with a through-pass which levelled the sum score at 2–2 while putting Chelsea ahead on away goals. [ 91 ] Chelsea teammate Fernando Torres added another goal in blockage prison term to give Chelsea a 3–2 victory overall and produce one of the greatest upsets in the history of european football. [ 92 ] This set up Chelsea ‘s match with Bayern Munich at the Allianz Arena in the Champions League concluding. [ citation needed ] In the 2012 FA Cup Final, Lampard assisted Didier Drogba ‘s winning goal in 2–1 gain over Liverpool, the seventh FA Cup in Chelsea ‘s history deoxyadenosine monophosphate well as the fourth of his career. [ 93 ] Lampard captained Chelsea in the 2012 Champions League final against Bayern Munich due to Terry ‘s pause. It was a match where Chelsea were considered to be the underdog. [ 94 ] After finishing 1–1 in convention time, the game went to a penalty gunfight with Lampard successfully converting his team ‘s third gear spot-kick, helping Chelsea win 4–3 on penalties. [ 95 ] As Chelsea ‘s master for the match, Lampard lifted the trophy with golf club captain Terry. [ 96 ] Lampard ended the 2011–12 season as Chelsea ‘s top scorekeeper with 16 goals in all competitions, along with 10 assists. [ citation needed ]
Lampard in 2012 Lampard missed Euro 2012 with a second joint injury, [ 97 ] but did play all of Chelsea ‘s pre-season games, scoring against the MLS All-Stars [ 98 ] and Brighton & Hove Albion. [ 99 ] In Chelsea ‘s first gear game of the new Premier League campaign, Lampard converted a penalty gain by Eden Hazard as Chelsea brushed aside Wigan 2–0. In Chelsea ‘s irregular game of the season, three days later against newly promoted read, he again converted a penalty north korean won by Hazard as Chelsea cruised to a 4–2 succeed. [ 100 ] On 6 October, he scored his third league goal of the season in a 4–1 succeed against Norwich City. [ 101 ] After six weeks out injured, on 16 December Lampard appeared in the concluding of the 2012 FIFA Club World Cup with Chelsea losing 1–0 to brazilian club Corinthians. [ 102 ] [ 103 ] He marked his five-hundredth appearance in the Premier League by scoring in an 8–0 succeed against Aston Villa on 23 December. [ 104 ] On 30 December 2012, Lampard scored a brace as Chelsea came from a goal down in the game against Everton to win 2–1. [ 105 ] In the third round of the FA Cup, Lampard entered in the second half and scored a punishment in Chelsea ‘s victory over Southampton. [ 106 ] On 6 January 2013, Lampard ‘s agent Steve Kutner announced that Lampard would not be offered a raw narrow with Chelsea and would leave when his contract expired in June 2013. [ 107 ] [ 108 ] On 12 January 2013, Lampard scored a punishment in the 4–0 winnings over Stoke City at the Britannia Stadium. [ 109 ] This finish made Lampard Chelsea ‘s second-highest goalscorer of all-time with 194 goals and moved him pass of Kerry Dixon and putting him eight goals behind Bobby Tambling in first. [ 110 ] He scored his 199th goal for Chelsea in a 4–0 FA Cup victory over Brentford on 17 February, becoming Chelsea ‘s all-time leading FA Cup goalscorer with 26 goals. Lampard ‘s two-hundredth Chelsea goal came against his erstwhile cabaret West Ham on 17 March 2013, heading dwelling an Eden Hazard crabbed. [ 111 ]
Lampard on pre-season tour with Chelsea in August 2013 Lampard equalled Bobby Tambling ‘s record with a long-range finish into the top leave corner from fair outside the box in the 61st moment in a league match against Aston Villa on 11 May. then, by and by on in the 88th minute, he scored a second finish, breaking the record and securing a 2–1 victory for Chelsea. [ 112 ] In the UEFA Europa League final examination on 15 May, Lampard captained the London club to a 2–1 victory over Benfica, securing the 11th major trophy of the Roman Abramovich era. [ 113 ] On 16 May 2013, Lampard signed a annual extension to his compress with Chelsea, stating “ I always maintained the dream was to stay at Chelsea. ” [ 114 ] [ 115 ]
2013–14 : final season at Chelsea
On the open day of the 2013–14 Premier League season, Lampard scored a free-kick in a 2–0 gain against newly promoted Hull City. [ 116 ] On 1 October, he scored his 205th goal for Chelsea in a 4–0 win away to Steaua București in the Champions League. [ 117 ] On 23 November 2013, Lampard scored his 206th and 207th goals for Chelsea against his early club West Ham in a 3–0 win. [ 118 ] Lampard moved to fourth on the all-time Premier League goal-scoring list on 2 December by beating Robbie Fowler ‘s phone number of 164 goals. [ 119 ] On 22 February 2014, Lampard scored a stoppage-time winner against Everton, initially credited to John Terry but awarded to Lampard by the Dubious Goals Committee, [ 120 ] keeping Chelsea in first place. [ 121 ] On 2 April, he played his hundredth Champions League match, losing 3–1 to Paris Saint-Germain. [ 122 ] On 5 April 2014, Lampard scored the 250th finish of his club career in a 3–0 winnings against Stoke. [ 123 ] On 23 May 2014, Lampard was included on the list of players released by Chelsea. [ 10 ] [ 11 ] Lampard, however, said that any contract talks with Chelsea would be decided after the 2014 World Cup, with a statement saying “ he will meet with Chelsea before any retainer of a go elsewhere ”. [ 124 ] On 3 June 2014, Chelsea confirmed Lampard would leave the club. [ 125 ]
Manchester City
Signing and New York City FC controversy
On 24 July 2014, Lampard, as a absolve agent, signed a biennial contract with New York City FC to commence ahead of the 2015 MLS season. It was announced at a hot iron conference in Brooklyn that he would be joining the club, which would be entering Major League Soccer ( MLS ) for the 2015 temper. Sporting director Claudio Reyna hailed him as “ one of the greatest players in earth history ”. [ 12 ] [ 126 ] New York City ‘s rear cabaret, Manchester City, announced on 3 August 2014 that Lampard would join the baseball club on a six-month bargain ending in January 2015. [ 127 ] initially reported as a lend, reports emerged on 31 December 2014 that Lampard had signed a short-run contract with the club as a free agent with his MLS contract not to start until the end of his stay in Manchester. [ 128 ] [ 129 ] [ 130 ] The like day, it was announced that Lampard would extend his condense with Manchester City until the end of the English season, missing the start of the 2015 MLS season [ 131 ] and it was confirmed that Lampard had never been an MLS musician with his arrival date in MLS unclear. [ 132 ] [ 133 ] Lampard extending his stay in Manchester prompted an angry answer from fans in New York, [ 134 ] with New York City being accused of dishonesty for using the player in their promotional material and MLS Commissioner Don Garber being accused of poor leadership and a lack of foil in his handle of the affair. [ 135 ] [ 136 ] On 1 January 2015, Manchester City head coach Manuel Pellegrini hinted that Lampard could extend his stay at Manchester City to a second season. [ 137 ] On 9 January, Manchester City admitted that Lampard had never signed a biennial contract with New York City having rather primitively signed a non-binding “ commitment ” to join the team. [ 138 ] [ 139 ] [ 140 ] On the lapp day, Lampard confirmed his intention to begin playing for New York City at the conclusion of the 2014–15 Premier League season. [ 141 ] Around 300 people asked for season ticket refunds in response to the matter, while the 2015 MLS SuperDraft started a chant of “ Where ‘s Frank Lampard ? ” from the push. [ 142 ]
2014–15 : only season in Manchester
Chelsea fans wave a “ Super Frankie Lampard ” standard during his appearance for Manchester City against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge in January 2015. Lampard made his Manchester City debut on 13 September in a 2–2 aside draw against Arsenal ; he received a jaundiced circuit board and was substituted at half-time for Samir Nasri. [ 143 ] He scored his inaugural goal for the clubhouse on 21 September with a volley from inside the box against erstwhile club Chelsea, having entirely been on the sphere for seven minutes as a utility. Lampard ‘s equalising goal ended Chelsea ‘s arrant winning stripe in the season, but it was a finish which he did not celebrate, and he described it as a very emotional day. [ 144 ] In Lampard ‘s first League Cup equal for City three days by and by, he scored the first and last goals as the side defeated Sheffield Wednesday 7–0 at home in the third round. [ 145 ] On 27 September, Lampard came on in the 71st moment, only to score another finish to make it four goals in four matches and his fourthly that week. [ 146 ] He made his first Champions League appearance on 30 September in Manchester City ‘s 1–1 draw with Roma. [ 147 ]
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On 1 January 2015, the day after extending his stay with the club, Lampard scored the winner for City in a Premier League encounter against Sunderland. [ 148 ] On 14 March 2015, Lampard made his 600th Premier League appearance, becoming the second musician to do so after Ryan Giggs, coming on as a utility during City ‘s 1–0 frustration to Burnley. [ 149 ] On 24 May, Lampard captained Manchester City in their final match of the temper and the survive of his spell with the club. He scored his 177th Premier League goal to give City the lead in an eventual 2–0 gain over Southampton at the City of Manchester Stadium and was substituted for Jesús Navas in the 77th minute. [ 150 ]
New York City FC
2015–16 : final seasons and retirement
On 10 January 2015, Lampard signed a pre-contract to play for New York City FC in MLS, beginning on 1 July. [ 151 ] Injury delayed his debut until 1 August, when he came on as a 69th-minute substitute for Andrew Jacobson in a 3–2 frustration to the Montreal Impact at Yankee Stadium. In July, Lampard was one of the 22 players to be named to the 2015 MLS All-Star Game roll. [ 152 ] On 16 September, he scored his inaugural MLS goal as his team beat Toronto 2–0 to end a three-game lose mottle. [ 153 ] Eleven days subsequently, Lampard scored the open goal in a 2–1 victory over the Vancouver Whitecaps in the 29th minute of fun ; he was later besides fouled in the area in the final moment of stop time, which allowed David Villa to convert the match-winning finish from the resulting punishment. [ 154 ] On 2 October, he scored New York City ‘s fastest ever goal in MLS history in a 2–1 away defeat to D.C. United. [ 155 ] The team finished its introduction season outside a place for the MLS Cup Playoffs, which drew criticism from some in the media, who expected more from the club ‘s trio of indicate players composed of erstwhile Champions League winners Lampard, David Villa and Andrea Pirlo. [ 156 ] [ 157 ] Having missed the begin of the season with a calf injury, Lampard made his first appearance in 2016 on 22 May in the New York bowler hat, playing the final 15 minutes ; New York City lost the game 7–0, while Lampard was jeered by his side ‘s own fans. [ 158 ] however, he then scored in his foremost start of the season against Philadelphia Union on 18 June and was cheered by the New York fans once again. [ 159 ] In his second begin, he managed to make it back-to-back goals against Seattle Sounders on 20 June. [ 160 ] His one-fourth finish in five matches came against Sporting Kansas City in a 3–1 get the better of on 11 July. [ 161 ] Lampard then took his goal total for the season to five with the third goal in a 3–1 victory over the Montreal Impact on 17 July. [ 162 ] On 31 July 2016, Lampard became the first New York City player to score a hat-trick, achieving this feat in a 5–1 acquire over the Colorado Rapids. [ 163 ] Lampard finished his second MLS temper with the golf club with 13 goals and 3 assists in 19 appearances, [ 164 ] as New York City finished in second rate in the Eastern Conference, and qualified for the MLS Cup Playoffs for the first time always, clinching a spotlight in the eastern Conference semi-finals. [ 165 ] He featured in both legs of the Conference semi-final against Toronto, as New York were eliminated from the Playoffs 7–0 on aggregate. [ 166 ] On 14 November 2016, New York City announced that Lampard would leave angstrom soon as his contract expired. [ 167 ] Lampard announced his retirement on 2 February 2017 after turning down several offers, and said that he would look to obtain his coaching qualifications after retiring. [ 168 ] [ 169 ]
International career
youth and early career
Lampard was capped by England at youth horizontal surface before making his under-21 debut on 13 November 1997 in a equal against Greece. [ 170 ] [ 171 ] He played for the under-21 side from November 1997 to June 2000, and scored nine goals in 19 appearances, a mark bettered only by Alan Shearer and Francis Jeffers. [ 171 ] [ 172 ] He was capped once by England B, playing in a 2–1 home defeat to Chile on 10 February 1998. [ 173 ] Lampard earned his first hood for England on 10 October 1999 in a 2–1 friendly winnings over Belgium, and scored his first base finish on 20 August 2003 in a 3–1 gain over Croatia. He was separate of the team at the FA Summer Tournament ( Manchester ) 2004, which England won. [ 174 ] He was overlooked for Euro 2000 and the 2002 World Cup, and had to wait until Euro 2004 to take part in his first international contest. England reached the quarter-finals with Lampard scoring three goals in four matches. He scored against France and Croatia in the group stages, and in the quarter-final he equalised for England in the 112th minute against Portugal, bringing the scoreline to 2–2 but England lost on penalties. He was named in the team of the tournament by UEFA. [ 175 ]
2004–10 : UEFA Euro 2004 and 2006 FIFA World Cup
He became a even in the police squad following the retirement of Paul Scholes, and was voted England Player of the year by fans in 2004 and 2005. [ 176 ] He was England ‘s top-scorer in their 2006 World Cup qualifying political campaign, with five goals. He scored two crucial goals in the qualifiers, the first against Austria in a 1–0 win, and the irregular being the winning finish against Poland. [ 177 ] [ 178 ]
In England ‘s first bet on of the tournament against Paraguay, Lampard was named man of the match as England won 1–0. [ 179 ] Though Lampard played every hour of England ‘s 2006 World Cup matches, he went scoreless as England were eliminated in the quarterfinals by Portugal on penalties, and he was one of the three England players whose penalty was saved aboard Steven Gerrard and Jamie Carragher. [ 180 ] He scored in a 2–1 loss to Germany in a friendly at the new Wembley in 2007. [ 181 ] He was very disappointing during qualifying for Euro 2008. He was booed by England supporters while coming on as a second-half substitute during England ‘s Euro 2008 qualifying match against Estonia on 13 October 2007. [ 182 ] Lampard sent Stipe Pletikosa the improper direction from the descry and finished with one goal ( in a 3–2 loss to Croatia on 21 November ) as England failed to qualify for the tournament. [ 183 ] He scored his first international goal in two years in a 4–0 gain over Slovakia in March 2009, and besides created another for Wayne Rooney. Lampard ‘s goal was the five-hundredth England finish scored at Wembley. [ 184 ] On 9 September 2009, Lampard struck doubly in England ‘s 5–1 win against Croatia which secured their place at 2010 World Cup. [ 185 ]
2010–12 : 2010 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 2012 injury
In the round-of-16 match of the 2010 FIFA World Cup against rivals Germany, Lampard had a first-half shoot at goal that bounced off the crossbar and from television receiver replays was distinctly seen to cross the goal line. If counted, it would have tied the game 2–2. however, neither the referee nor the electrician saw it as a goal, and play was continued. In the second-half, Lampard hit the cross-bar again, with a 30-yard free-kick. The concluding grudge was a 4–1 acquire for Germany, eliminating England from the tournament. [ 186 ] As England exited the 2010 FIFA World Cup, Lampard had already achieved the record of having made 37 shots on goal without scoring in a World Cup tournament, more than any other player since 1966. [ 187 ]
On 8 February 2011, it was announced that Lampard would captain the national team against Denmark in a friendly played the following day after both Rio Ferdinand and Steven Gerrard were lacking through injury. [ 188 ] In the Euro 2012 qualifiers, Lampard netted two goals for England, both penalties. The first against Wales in a 2–0 succeed, and the latter volt Switzerland in a 2–2 trace, making Lampard England ‘s most prolific penalty taker ever. [ 189 ] [ 190 ] In November 2011, Lampard captained England to a 1–0 friendly victory over stream World Champions Spain, a game in which he scored the entirely goal. [ 191 ] On 31 May 2012, he was ruled out of the Euro 2012 ascribable to a thigh injury. He was subsequently replaced by Jordan Henderson. [ citation needed ]
2012–14 : final examination years with England
On 14 August 2012, director Roy Hodgson announced that Lampard would captain the Three Lions in their approaching friendly against Italy the postdate day, which England won 2–1. [ 192 ] Lampard started England ‘s inaugural game in reservation and starred as England thrashed Moldova 5–0, with Lampard scoring his 24th and 25th England goals. His first goal was England ‘s hundredth always penalty and his second was a header from a hybridization from Glen Johnson, after Steven Gerrard was substituted he captained the side. [ 193 ] On 22 March 2013, he surpassed David Platt as England ‘s highest scoring midfielder when he scored his 28th international finish in a 0–8 gain over San Marino. [ 194 ] Lampard became entirely the eighth English player to earn his 100th England cap, doing so in a World Cup qualifier against Ukraine, on 10 September 2013. [ citation needed ] On 12 May 2014, Lampard was named in the 23-man England police squad for the 2014 FIFA World Cup [ 195 ] and a week late he was named vice-captain. [ 196 ] On 24 June, for the last game of the group phase, Lampard captained his England side to draw with Costa Rica 0–0. [ 197 ] On 26 August 2014, Lampard announced that he had retired from international football. He earned 106 caps, scoring 29 goals. [ 198 ]
style of play
Regarded by some pundits, managers, and teammates as one of the greatest midfielders of his generation, [ 199 ] Lampard was an all-around and versatile box-to-box player, who was capable of playing anywhere in midfield ; throughout his career he was deployed as a central midfielder, as an attacking midfielder, as a defensive midfielder, and even as a supporting striker on affair. [ 200 ] [ 201 ] He was besides deployed as a deep-lying playmaker on occasion, in particular in his late career, due to his ability to build attacks with his pass. [ 202 ] A hard-working musician, with celebrated stamen and an ability to read the game, [ 200 ] Lampard was besides capable of functioning creatively and starting attacking plays or providing assists for teammates after winning second possession, due to his technique, sight, and passing roll. [ 203 ] [ 204 ] In addition to his creative and defensive midfield duties, Lampard besides possessed a exquisite center for goal, due to his ability to get forward and make late attack runs from behind into the penalty area, or produce accurate and mighty shots from distance. [ 203 ] [ 205 ] These attributes enabled him to maintain a prolific goalscoring record throughout his career, despite his trench play position. [ 203 ] furthermore, Lampard was besides an accurate set-piece and penalty kick taker, who was known for scoring with brawny, abject driving shots from spare kicks. [ 206 ] [ 207 ] Beyond his qualities as a football player, he besides stood out for his leadership throughout his career. [ 204 ] In 2017, Gareth Southgate labelled Lampard as one of the group of England ‘s by players who were “ very good, ” but below the likes of the nation ‘s by “ crown players, ” such as Gascoigne, Scholes, and Rooney, comment : “ You ‘ve got identical beneficial players and then there are top players. In my time in the England apparatus, Paul Gascoigne, Paul Scholes and Rooney equitable had that short piece more than all the others. And we are talking high‑level people there, players like Steven Gerrard, Frank Lampard and David Beckham. ” [ 208 ]
Managerial career
Derby County
On 31 May 2018, Lampard was appointed as director of Championship baseball club Derby County on a three-year contract. [ 209 ] His foremost crippled in charge, on 3 August, resulted in a 2–1 away win for Derby at Reading, with Tom Lawrence scoring a last-minute achiever. [ 210 ] His first personnel casualty as a coach came on 11 August in a 4–1 passing against Leeds United, in his second gear match in charge. [ 211 ] [ 212 ] On 25 September, in just his twelfth game as a coach, Lampard ‘s Derby County knocked Premier League club Manchester United out of the EFL Cup on penalties, following a 2–2 draw at Old Trafford. [ 213 ] After a 2–0 get the better of in the reappearance fixture against Leeds United at Elland Road on 11 January 2019 to further Leeds ‘ lead at the peak of the Championship table, [ 214 ] Lampard was critical of Leeds head coach Marcelo Bielsa, as in the pre-match build-up Bielsa admitted he had sent a spy to the Derby aim ground, [ 215 ] after reports emerged in the press that a valet was spotted the previous sidereal day outside the Derby educate ground. [ 216 ] [ 217 ] On 12 January, Leeds United released a instruction in response to the incident. [ 218 ] Tottenham Hotspur director Mauricio Pochettino described the incidental as ‘not a boastfully deal ‘ and commonplace in Argentina. [ 219 ] In his first season in charge of Derby, Lampard guided the club to the Championship play-offs after helping them ending 6th in the 2018–19 Championship season. In the semi-finals of the play-offs, Derby overturned a 0–1 home personnel casualty to win 4–2 away against Leeds United and claim the tie 4–3 on aggregate, setting up an appearance against Aston Villa in the final. [ 220 ] Derby lost the play-off final to Aston Villa 2–1. [ 221 ] Upon the conclusion of the season, Lampard was heavy linked with the vacant managerial spot at early club Chelsea. On 25 June 2019, Derby granted Lampard permission to hold talks with the Chelsea bosses over said position. [ 222 ]
Chelsea
Lampard managing Chelsea in 2019 On 4 July 2019, Lampard was appointed as the new head coach at former golf club Chelsea on a three-year contract, making him the beginning English director to manage the side in over two decades. [ 223 ] In Lampard ‘s first gear competitive game with Chelsea, the club lost 4–0 to Manchester United on the opening day of the 2019–20 Premier League. It was the biggest defeat for a Chelsea coach in their first game since Danny Blanchflower ‘s team was beaten 7–2 by Middlesbrough in December 1978. [ 224 ] In Lampard ‘s second competitive game, they lost to Liverpool on penalties in the 2019 UEFA Super Cup. On 24 August 2019, Lampard obtained his first Premier League victory as Chelsea director, beating Norwich City 2–3 away from home. [ 225 ] On 25 September, Chelsea picked up their first home win under Lampard, beating League Two side Grimsby Town 7–1 in the EFL Cup. Lampard ‘s matchday team against Grimsby featured ten academy graduates, including Reece James and Billy Gilmour, making their first-team debuts. [ 226 ] Lampard won Premier League Manager of the Month for October 2019 after Chelsea recorded a perfect record in the league for the calendar month. [ 227 ] By doing so, he became the one-third director to win Premier League Player of the Month and Manager of the Month, after Gareth Southgate and Stuart Pearce. [ 228 ] Lampard finally guided Chelsea to 4th in the Premier League and the FA Cup Final, where they lost to Arsenal. [ citation needed ] In the following season, Chelsea made five major acquisitions in the summer transfer window in Hakim Ziyech, Timo Werner, Ben Chilwell, Kai Havertz, and Édouard Mendy. Chelsea initially started strong, topping their Champions League group and the Premier League in early December. however, after a test of two wins in eight Premier League matches, Chelsea dropped to ninth and Lampard was dismissed on 25 January 2021. [ 229 ] His dismissal came just 24 hours after Chelsea ‘s 3–1 winnings over Luton Town in the FA Cup. [ 230 ] On 26 January, german coach Thomas Tuchel was announced as his replacement. [ 231 ] It was reported Lampard ‘s deviation was besides influenced by disagreements with the club ‘s transfer policy ; Lampard is said to have requested the acquisitions of Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Declan Rice, and James Tarkowski, with these moves being blocked by Chelsea ‘s co-director Marina Granovskaia. [ 232 ] Lampard besides reportedly fell out with or had limited communication with some players, causing former teammate and club adviser Petr Čech to have to serve as an mediator. [ 232 ]
Media
From 2015 until 2017, Lampard served as a team captain on the ITV drollery dialog box read Play to the Whistle aboard Bradley Walsh. He was a regular initiate for football on BT Sport. For the 2018 World Cup, Lampard was among the BBC ‘s number of pundits as he insisted that it would not affect his managerial duties. [ 233 ] Lampard features in EA Sports ‘ FIFA video game series ; he was on the blanket for the International edition of FIFA 10, aboard Wayne Rooney and Theo Walcott. [ 234 ] In 2018, Lampard was added as an picture to the Ultimate Team in FIFA 19. [ 235 ]
personal life
Lampard was born in Romford, London. [ 236 ] He attended Brentwood School between 1989 and 1994, finishing with football team GCSEs, including an A* in Latin. [ 237 ] Lampard belongs to a family of footballers ; his beget is Frank Lampard, Sr., the former West Ham United actor and adjunct director who was inactive associated with the club when Lampard junior was playing for them. Lampard ‘s uncle is Harry Redknapp and his cousin is Redknapp ‘s son Jamie Redknapp. His mother Pat, a librarian, died in April 2008 aged 58 as a resultant role of pneumonia. [ 238 ] In 2000, Lampard, Rio Ferdinand and Kieron Dyer appeared on a sexual activity television that was filmed at the holiday haunt of Ayia Napa in Cyprus. Channel 4 aired a brief clip as partially of their 2004 documentary Sex, Footballers and Videotape, claiming it was used to “ remind the spectator that this is based on real life. ” [ 239 ] On 23 September 2001, Lampard, along with three other Chelsea players, was fined two weeks wages by the club for his behavior whilst on a drink gorge on 12 September. Lampard and the others had abused american tourists at a Heathrow hotel, equitable 24 hours after the 11 September attacks. A hotel coach stated : “ they were absolutely disgusting. They just did n’t seem to care about what had happened ”. [ 240 ] Lampard is a garter of the Conservative Party and was rumoured to run as a candidate for Kensington upon Malcolm Rifkind ‘s retirement at the 2015 general election. He subsequently denied that he was running to be an MP. [ 241 ] He was appointed an Officer of the Order of the british Empire ( OBE ) in the 2015 Birthday Honours. [ 242 ] Lampard published his autobiography, Totally Frank, in 2006. He has written a series of children ‘s novels, inspired by his mother and children, related to football. [ 243 ] [ 244 ] In 2021, Lampard was charged with using a mobile telephone while driving after being filmed by CyclingMikey. [ 245 ]
Relationships
Lampard lives in Surrey and London. He has two daughters with his early fiancée, spanish exemplar Elen Rivas, Luna ( born 22 August 2005 ) and Isla ( born 20 May 2007 ). [ 246 ] On 24 April 2009, Lampard was involved in a radio confrontation with James O’Brien on the London radio station LBC 97.3. [ 247 ] Newspapers had reported that following Lampard ‘s schism from Rivas their children were living with her in a small categoric while Lampard had converted their family home into a knight bachelor diggings. Lampard phoned in, objecting to criticism and declarative that he had fought “ tooth and nail ” to keep his class together. [ 248 ] Lampard married Christine Bleakley, a Northern Irish broadcaster, on 20 December 2015. On 21 September 2018, they had a baby daughter, Patricia Charlotte Lampard. [ 249 ] On 15 March 2021, it was announced that they had a pamper male child, Frederick George Lampard. [ 250 ]
career statistics
baseball club
International
Appearances and goals by national team and year[252]
National team
Year
Apps
Goals
England
1999
1
0
2000
0
0
2001
3
0
2002
3
0
2003
9
1
2004
13
6
2005
9
3
2006
13
2
2007
9
2
2008
6
0
2009
10
6
2010
7
0
2011
7
3
2012
3
3
2013
10
3
2014
3
0
Total
106
29
- Scores and results list England’s goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Lampard goal.
managerial statistics
- As of 25 January 2021[254]
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team
From
To
Record
P
W
D
L
Win %
Derby County
31 May 2018
4 July 2019
57
24
17
16
0 42.1
Chelsea
4 July 2019
25 January 2021
84
44
17
23
0 52.4
Total
141
68
34
39
0 48.2
Honours
actor
West Ham United [ 255 ]
Chelsea [ 255 ]
Individual
coach
Chelsea
Individual
Orders
bibliography
autobiography
- Totally Frank: The Autobiography of Frank Lampard (Harper Collins, 2006) ISBN 9780007214723
Children ‘s novels
- Frankie vs The Pirate Pillagers (Little Brown, 2013) ISBN 9780349001623
- Frankie vs The Rowdy Romans (Little Brown, 2013) ISBN 9780349001609
- Frankie vs The Cowboy’s Crew (Little Brown, 2013) ISBN 9780349001593
- Frankie vs The Mummy’s Menace (Little Brown, 2014) ISBN 9780349001630
- Frankie vs The Knight’s Nasties (Little Brown, 2014) ISBN 9780349001616
- Frankie and the World Cup Carnival (Little Brown, 2014) ISBN 9780349124438
- Frankie and the Dragon Curse (Little Brown, 2014) ISBN 9780349124469
- Frankie Saves Christmas (Little Brown, 2014) ISBN 9780349124483
- Frankie’s New York Adventure (Little Brown, 2015) ISBN 9780349124490
- Frankie’s Kangaroo Caper (Little Brown, 2015) ISBN 9780349124513
- The Grizzly Games (Little Brown, 2015) ISBN 9780349132051
- Meteor Madness (Little Brown, 2015) ISBN 9780349132075
- The Great Santa Race (Little Brown, 2015) ISBN 9780349132099
- Team T. Rex (Little Brown, 2016) ISBN 9780349132112
- Deep Sea Dive (Little Brown, 2016) ISBN 9780349132136
- Olympic Flame Chase (Little Brown, 2016) ISBN 9781510201101
- Elf Express (Little Brown, 2016) ISBN 9781510201118
- Mammoth Mayhem (Little Brown, 2016) ISBN 9781510201125
- Summer Holiday Showdown (Little Brown, 2017) ISBN 9781510201132
- Game Over! (Little Brown, 2018) ISBN 9781510201859
See besides
References
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