Frank Lampard

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Born 20/06/1978, Romford, Essex.
England 69, 15 goals
Clubs West Ham United, Swansea City (Loan),
Chelsea FC (the best)

"Frank Lampard has been the best midfielder in the world over the last 5 years. Ronaldinho, Ronaldo, Kaka have had some good seasons but Frank has been consistently grabbing 20 goals a season. Closest competitor probably steven gerrard but considering the domestic honours Lampard has won he takes the prize for me."

 

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Football is in his blood. He is is the son of Frank Lampard Snr, who was a full-back during his playing days and played for east London club West Ham United. His uncle is Harry Redknapp, now manager of north London side Tottenham Hotspur, and his cousin is Jamie Redknapp, who can now be found in a number of Wii adverts.

 

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There has been criticism levelled against Lampard that he has failed to translate his club form onto the international arena. This may have been true in the 2006 World Cup, where he had the most shots out of all participating players, but failed to beat the guarding glovesman on each and every occasion, but England had many failures at that competition. Few players showed up, bar a maligned Owen Hargreaves, who quickly played his way into the fans’ favour. The competition prior – Euro 2004, though – was a success for Lampard. He scored thrice from four games, and was named in the team of the tournament.

CHELSEA FC

 

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