| Frank Lampard Biography |
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| Tuesday, 10 January 2006 | |
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Lampard plays in midfield for Chelsea and England. His father, Frank Lampard Snr. also played for England. Frank Lampard Jnr was a succesful product of West Ham's youth system but in 2001 he left Upton Park when he was bought by Chelsea for £11.5m. In his third season at Stamford Bridge he started to shine and was the only outfield player to play every single league match in the 2003-04 season. And Lampard took his continuous playing record further - in the run-up to his record-breaking 160th consecutive Premiership match when Chelsea played Portsmouth in November 2005, Jose Mourinho said he would not swap Frank Lampard for Ronaldinho "or any other player". Remarkably, Lampard had not missed a Premiership game since Oct 13, 2001. In 2004-05 he had been voted English Player of the Year after guiding Chelsea to the Premiership and the League Cup. Lampard didn’t play a part in the 2002 World Cup despite making his England debut in 1999 against Belgium. However, he played a major part in Euro 2004 scoring 3 goals and he became a regular starter for England. In August 2005, Frank Lampard's fiancee, Elen Rives, gave birth to their first child, Luna. In November 2005, Lampard came second to Ronaldinho in the European Footballer of the Year. |
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