Frank Lampard

Personal information Full name Date of birth Place of birth Height Frank James Lampard 20 June 1978 (age 34) Romford, London, England 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)

Attacking midfielder Playing position Centre midfielder Club information Current club Number Youth career 19941995 Senior career* Years 19952001 19951996 2001 National team 19972000 1999 England U21 England 16 90 (9) (23) Team West Ham United Apps (Gls) 148 (24) (1) (126) West Ham United Chelsea 8

Swansea City (loan) 9 Chelsea 374

PROFILE Frank James Lampard (born 20 June 1978) is an English professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Chelsea and the England national team. He also holds the position of vice-captain for his club

side. He is considered to be one of the best English

footballers of his time, and is widely regarded to be one of the best midfield players of his generation. Lampard is best described as a box-to-

box midfielder known for "his work-rate, range of passing and goalscoring ability."

Lampard began his career at West whom Ham his United, for

father Frank

Lampard, Sr. had also played. He had secured a place in the first team by the 199798 season, and the following year helped the team finish 5th in the Premier League, their highest-ever Premier League placing. In 2001, he moved to rival London club Chelsea for 11 million. From his debut onwards he was ever-present in the Chelsea first team, setting a record 164 consecutive Premier League appearances. He established himself as a

prolific scorer at the West London club and was a key part of the sides which won back-to-back Premier League titles in 200405 and 200506 and a domestic cup double in 2007. He signed a new contract in 2008, becoming the highest paid Premier League footballer at that time,[11] and scored in his first Champions League Final that same year. He won the FA Cup for the second time in 2009, scoring the winning goal in the final. In the 200910 season, Lampard won the Premier League title and FA Cup (domestic cup

double) and also had his most prolific

season with Chelsea, scoring 22 league

goals and 17 league assists. In the 201112 season, Lampard captained Chelsea to their first UEFA

Champions League title. A threetime Chelsea Player

of the Year, Lampard is the club's third

highest all-time goalscorer with 186 goals in all competitions. Lampard is also one of five players, and the only midfielder, to have scored 150 or more goals in

the Premier League. He is second in the Premier League's all-time assists table with 91 assists. He has had over 1400 successful passes and 10 or more assists every season. In 2005, Lampard was voted FWA Footballer of the Year and was runner-up in both the FIFA World Player of the Year and the Ballon d'Or. In 2010 he received the FWA Tribute Award. On 23 December 2009, he was named the Premier League's player of the decade by official statistics. Internationally, Lampard has been capped 90 times by England since making his debut in October 1999, and has scored 23 goals. He was voted England Player of the Year for two consecutive years in 2004 and 2005. He played in Euro 2004, where he was named in the team of the tournament after scoring three goals in four games. He was top scorer for England in their successful 2006 World Cupqualifying campaign with five goals, and played in the 2006 World Cup. He isEngland's most prolific penalty taker ever with 7 goals, surpassing the previous record holders, Ron Flowers and Alan Shearer. He was named the 49th highest earning athlete in the world in June 2011.

CLUB CAREER
West Ham United Lampard at West began Ham his career United, club,

his father's former

joining the youth team in 1994.

Lampard joined West Ham United when his father was the assistant coach, entering as an apprentice in the youth team in 1994 and signing a professional contract the following year. He went on loan to 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, debuting for the team against Coventry City at the end of that month. However, he spent the rest of the season with the reserves. The following year, Lampard suffered a broken leg during a match against Aston Villa, prematurely ending his participation in the 1996-97 season, where he accumulated 13 appearances. He had to wait until the 1997-98 season to score his first West Ham goal, againstBarnsley. Lampard was an ever-present for West Ham in the 1998-99 season, helping his team to fifth place in the Premier League season and qualifying for the Intertoto Cup. In the 19992000 season Lampard finished as the club's third top scorer with a total of 14 goals. In this season he scored his first goals in European competition, in the Intertoto and UEFA Cups. After the sacking of his father and uncle Harry Redknapp (the assistant manager and manager of West Ham respectively), Lampard left West Ham United for Chelsea for 11 million, the Hammers having previously declined a 15 million joint bid from Aston Villa for Lampard and Frdric Kanout.

Chelsea 20012004

Lampard's Premier League debut with Chelsea came on 19 August 2001 in a 11 draw with Newcastle United, while his first red card came in a match against Tottenham Hotspur on 16 September. Lampard appeared in all of Chelsea's league matches and scored eight goals in the 200102 season. He netted the matchwinner in Chelsea's 200203 season-opener against Charlton Athletic. The following season, he was selected as the Barclays Player of the Month in September 2003, and the PFA Fans' Player of the Month in October. Chelsea finished 2nd in the 2003

04 Premier League behind unbeaten Arsenal and he was named in the 2004 PFA Team of the Year as he reached double 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 53 on aggregate. At the end of the season he came second, behind Thierry Henry, for the 2004 FWA Footballer of the Year award. 20042007 Lampard played in all 38 Premier League matches for the third consecutive season in 200405. He finished with 13 goals (19 in all competitions), in addition to leading the league in assists with sixteen. In August 2004, he scored the winning goal against Southampton in the League, and continued scoring important goals as he scored both in a 2-0 win against Tottenham. In March 2005 he scored a long-range goal from 30 yards against Crystal Palace in the Premier League which Chelsea won 41. Lampard continued his season strongly, and his brilliant performances for Chelsea in the Premier League and Champions Leaguefurther increased his reputation as one of the best midfielders in the world. In the 2004-05 UEFA Champions League he scored one of the goals in Chelsea's famous 4-2 win overBarcelona helping Chelsea to progress to the quarter-finals. In the quarter-finals, he scored 3 goals in 2 legs against Bayern Munich as Chelsea won 65 on aggregate. His second goal in the first leg was a spectacular one; he controlled Makll's cross with his chest then

turned and swivelled and sent the ball inside the far post with a left-foot half volley. In April 2005, He scored both goals against Bolton Wanderers in a 20 win which was the Premier League title winning match for Chelsea, which also won the first major trophy of his career as Chelsea bagged their first topflight title in fifty years, by a twelve point margin. He was named as Barclays Player of the Season Chelsea for 2004-05. were Though in

eliminated

the Champions

League semi-

finals by league rivals Liverpool, they took home the Football

League Cup, in which Lampard scored twice in six matches, which included the opening goal against Manchester United in the League Cup semi-final, which Chelsea won 21. He landed his first personal award by being named the 2005 Footballer of the Year. He netted a career-high 16 league goals in 200506, and was a Premier League record for a midfielder to score goals in one season. In September 2005, Lampard was selected as a member of the inaugural World XI. He finished as runner-up to Ronaldinho for both the Ballon d'Or and FIFA World Player of the Year awards. His record of consecutive Premier League appearances ended at 164 (five better than previous record-holder David James) on 28 December 2005, when

he sat out a match against Manchester City due to illness. Lampard scored 12 goals in his first 4 months of the 2005-06 season. He scored twice in three separate matches from August to November, including both in a 2-1 win over Aston Villa, making Chelsea the first team to win their first 7 matches in the Premier League. He scored twice again, this time against Blackburn Rovers in a 42 win, which included a free-kick from 25 yards. After the match, manager Jos Mourinho hailed Lampard as the "best player in the world".[39] Chelsea eventually 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 proggresed to the first knock-out round to face Barcelona, with Lampard scoring a goal in the second leg but Chelsea were eliminated 3-2 on aggregate. Due to a back injury Terry, of as

sustained Lampard

by John spent

much

the 200607 campaign

team captain in his absence. He enjoyed a streak of seven goals in eight games. He scored both goals in a 20 win over Fulham and scored his 77th goal for Chelsea from a long range strike in a 32 win over Everton on 17 December, overtaking Dennis Wise as

Chelsea's highest scoring midfielder. Then in the UEFA Champions League group stages he scored a goal from an extremely tight angle against Barcelona, at the Camp Nou, the match ended 22. 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 tie against Macclesfield Town on 6 January 2007. He scored two goals to help Chelsea to aquarter-final draw with Tottenham Hotspur after having trailed 31, and he was named the FA Cup player-of-the-round for his performance. 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 10. In a post-match interview following Chelsea's FA Cup Final victory over Manchester United, Lampard said he wanted to stay at the club "forever".

20072009 Lampard's 200708 season was riddled with injury, managing to play 40 matches, 24 of which in the league-the fewest he had played in a season since 199697. On 16 February 2008, Lampard became the eighth Chelsea player to score 100 goals for the club in a 31 FA Cup fifth-round win over Huddersfield Town. After the final whistle, Lampard removed his jersey and flashed a T-shirt to the Chelsea fans with "100 Not Out, They Are All For You, Thanks" printed across the front. In the Premier League match with Liverpool he scored a penalty in a 11 draw at Anfield. He scored four goals in a 61 rout of Derby County on 12 March. Then in the Champions League quarter-final second leg he scored the winning goal against Fenerbahe in the 87th minute as Chelsea won 32 on aggregate. On 30

April, Lampard, grieving the loss of his mother a week earlier, decided to play in the second leg of Chelsea's Champions League semi-final against Liverpool, who were eliminated on 43 aggregate as he took an emotional penalty 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 minute, as Michael Essien's deflected shot found him as he went to the box with his trade-mark late run, and he scored with a left foot finish. The match ended 11 after extra-time and Chelsea eventually lost 65 on penalties. He was later named UEFA Club Midfielder of the Year.

On 13 August 2008, Lampard signed a new five-year contract with Chelsea worth 39.2 million, making him the highest-paid Premier League player.[11][48] He started the 200809 season by scoring five goals in his first eleven league matches. He scored the 150th goal of his club career with a goal against Manchester City in

the Premier League. In October 2008, in the Premier League he scored a chipped goal against Hull City with his left foot; he unleashed a chip from 20 yards that curled and swerved and fooled the goal-keeper as it went into the net. 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, only a player with his intelligence could have done that". He scored his hundredth career Premier League goal in a 50 victory

over Sunderland on 2 November. Eighteen of Lampard's hundred goals were penalties. He was named Premier League Player of the Month for the third time in his career in October. After a streak of matches without scoring, Lampard scored three goals in two games, the first being against West Bromwich Albion and the latter two against Fulham. On 17 January 2009, he made his 400th Chelsea appearance against Stoke City, scoring a stoppage time winner. He again scored a stoppage time winner, this time against Wigan Athletic. Then in the FA cup 4th round, he scored a free-kick from 35 yards against Ipswich Town. He scored twice against Liverpool in the second-leg quarter finals of the Champions League which ended 44, but Chelsea won 75 on aggregate. Then he provided two assists in the next game against Arsenal in FA Cup Semi-finals which Chelsea won 21. Lampard finished the season with 20 goals and 19 assists. Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson heaped praise on Lampard saying: "Frank Lampard is an exceptional player a huge asset to Chelsea, You pay attention to players who can get goals from midfield and he's been averaging 20 a season.You don't see

him getting into stupid tackles or making a habit of becoming involved in silly rows. He remained restrained after Chelsea were knocked out of the Champions League by Barcelona and even made a point of swapping shirts with Andrs Iniesta." Lampard's 20th goal of the season was the winning goal in the FA Cup Final against Everton, with a left-foot shot from long-range. He repeated the corner flag celebration his father had done after scoring the winning goal in the 197980 FA Cup semi-final second leg against Everton. It was the fourth consecutive season that he scored 20 or more goals. He was named later named Chelsea's Player of the Year for the third time. 20092011 Lampard started the 2009-10 season by scoring

against Manchester United, in the 2009 Community Shield, in the 72nd minute. The match ended 22, and Lampard scored in its penalty shootout which they won 4 1. He scored his 133rd goal for Chelsea in a Champions League match against Atltico Madrid on 21 October 2009, which moved him up to 5th among the club's all time goalscorers. He had been struggling to score the amount of goals he had in the past seasons however this soon changed as he scored two goals in the 50 defeat of Blackburn Rovers on 24 October 2009. On 30 October, he was nominated for the FIFA World Player of the Year award for the sixth straight year. He then scored a penalty against Bolton as Chelsea ran out 40 winners on Halloween. Lampard scored a crucial 79th minute winning goal on 16 December, against Portsmouth and on 20 December, Lampard

scored a penalty against his former club West Ham in a 1-1 draw, however he had to take his spot-kick three times due to players running into the box too early, he nonetheless scored all three. In Chelsea's 72 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 30 win over Birmingham City in the Premier League. On 27 February Lampard yet again scored twice against Manchester City but despite his contribution Chelsea went on to lose the game 42 at home, for the first time in 38 games. He scored the opener and set up one for John Terry in a 20 win against Stoke City in the FA Cup quarter-final. Lampard, for the second time in his career, hit four goals in one match against Aston

Villa on 27 March 2010 to bring his goal tally past 20, for the fifth consecutive

season. This also brought him his 151st Chelsea goal, and it put him as the club's third highest scorer ever, overtaking Peter record of 150. Osgood's Lampard

scored in a 30 win, again over Aston Villa, in the 2010 FA Cup semi-final. Lampard reached 20 league goals for the first time when he scored

twice against Stoke City in Chelsea's 70 win on 25 April 2010, (the latter goal winning the BBC Goal of the Month for April). This milestone also represented the first time Lampard had hit 25 in all competitions in a season. On 2 May, Lampard scored against Liverpool in the second last game of the season to give Chelsea a vital three points that took them to the top of the league by a single point. He scored one and assisted two other goals in the final match of the season where Chelsea thrashed Wigan Athletic 80 at Stamford Bridge to win the 200910 Premier League title and give him a remarkable 27 goals in the season. Lampard ended his season lifting the 2010 FA Cup as Chelsea beat Portsmouth 1-0 in the final. The 201011 season began brightly for Lampard, being an integral part of Chelsea's system as usual. After a match against Stoke City in August 2010, which Chelsea won 20, it was revealed that Lampard was suffering from a hernia, which was successfully operated on. However, he suffered fresh injuries during training in mid-November, and remained sidelined for a further 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 finally made his comeback after 4 months out injured against Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday 12 December, as a substitute in the 75th minute. Lampard scored a penalty in the 33 draw between Chelsea and Aston Villa on 2 January 2011, the first after returning from injury. On 9 January, Lampard scored twice and gave one assist in a 70 win against Ipswich Town in the FA Cup reaching the landmark of 201 career club goals. On 1 February, Lampard scored a penalty against Sunderland, then produced an assist, with Chelsea ending up winning the game 42. Lampard then assisted for Nicolas Anelka in Chelsea's 20 victory gainst Copenhagen, in the Round of 16

match in theChampions League. On 1 March, Lampard scored the winning goal in a crucial 21 victory over Manchester United, keeping Chelsea'sPremier League title hopes alive. Then in the next game, he scored two goals in Chelsea's 31 victory over Blackpool, and also contributed with an assist for John Terry to score. In April 2011, Lampard scored his 11th goal of the season in a 30 victory against former club West Ham. Lampard scored again against Manchester United, but it proved to be only a consolation, as Chelsea lost 21 at Old Trafford, thus ending Chelsea's title hopes.

20112012

In Chelsea's third Premier League match of the season, Lampard scored his first goal of the season and also provided an assist for Jos Bosingwa's opening goal, as Chelsea beat Norwich City 31.

After not featuring in Chelsea's 41 win against Swansea City on 24 September, Lampard returned to the starting lineup for their Champions League group stage game against Valencia netting an important opening goal in their 11 draw. Lampard continued his fine form by netting his fifth Chelsea hattrick on 2 October, in a 51 thrashing of Bolton. In the eleventh round of the Premier League, Lampard scored the only goal of the match against Blackburn, with a diving header, giving Chelsea a win after two consecutive defeats. After starting the game against Manchester City on the bench, Lampard came on in the second half to score the winning goal from the penalty spot in the 82nd minute. Lampard again proved to be the match-winner again as he scored in the 89th minute against Wolves, with the match finishing 2-1 to Chelsea. On 25 February 2012, Lampard scored his tenth league goal of the season in Chelsea's 3-0 win against Bolton, becoming the only player to score at least 10 goals in nine consecutive seasons in the Premier League and his 149th all time league goal. Eleven days after the sacking of manager Andre Villas-Boas, Chelsea hosted Napoli in the 201112 UEFA Champions League Round 16 second of leg,

trailing the Naples side 3-1 from the first leg. Lampard helped Chelsea

make a remarkable comeback, assisting John Terry from a corner for the second

goal and then equalizing the aggregate score from the penalty spot with a powerful shot to the left of the goal. Branislav Ivanovi sealed Chelsea's victory in extratime.[76] In the second leg of the quarter-finals of the 201112 UEFA Champions League against Benfica, Lampard converted a crucial penalty to give Chelsea a 2-1 win at Stamford Bridge, and helping them advance with an aggregate score of 3-1. He scored the 150th Premier League goal of his career against Fulham in a 1-1 draw on 9 April 2012. In the semifinal of the FA Cup Chelsea defeated Tottenham Hotspur 5-1. Lampard assisted Didier Drogba for the first goal, and also scored the fourth goal for the Blues from a free kick 35-yards from goal.

Lampard was pivotal in the semi-finals of the 201112 UEFA Champions League against heavily favored Barcelona. In the first leg at Stamford Bridge, Lampard stripped Lionel Messi off the ball then played a cross-field pass to Ramires who setup Drogba for the only goal of the game giving Chelsea a 1-0 advantage. In the second leg at Camp Nou, Lampard assumed the captaincy after Terry was sent off early in the game. Down 20 to Barca just before half-time, Lampard assisted Ramires' goal with a through-pass which leveled the aggregate score at 2-2 while putting Chelsea ahead on away goals. Chelsea

teammate Fernando Torres added another goal in stoppage time to give Chelsea a

3-2 victory overall. This set up Chelsea's match with Bayern Munich at the Allianz Arena for the Champions League final. In the 2012 FA Cup Final, Lampard assisted Didier Drogba's winning goal in 21 win over Liverpool, the seventh FA Cup in Chelsea's history as well as the fourth of his career. Lampard captained Chelsea in the 2012 UEFA Champions League

Final against Bayern Munich, due to Terry's suspension. It was a match where Chelsea were considered to be the underdogs. After finishing 11 in normal time, the game went to a penalty shootout with Lampard successfully converting his team's third spot-kick, helping Chelsea win 43 on penalties. As Chelsea's skipper for the match, Lampard lifted the trophy with club captainJohn Terry. Lampard ended the 201112 season as Chelsea's topscorer with 16 goals in all competitions, along with 10 assists.

INTERNATIONAL CAREER
Lampard was first

spotted by England U21 manager Peter Taylor, and his under-21 debut came on 13

November 1997 in a match against Greece. He played for the under21 side from November 1997 to June 2000, and scored nine goals, a mark bettered only byAlan Shearer and Francis Jeffers.

Lampard earned his first cap for England on 10 October 1999 in a 21 friendly win over Belgium, and scored his first goal on 20 August 2003 in a 31 win over Croatia.

Euro 2004 He was bypassed for Euro 2000 and the 2002 World Cup, and had to wait until Euro 2004 to participate in his first international competition. England reached the quarter-finals with Lampard netting three goals in four matches. He scored against France andCroatia in the group stages, and in the quarter-final he equalised for England in the 112th minute against Portugal, bringing the scoreline to 22 but England lost on penalties. He was named in the team of the tournament by UEFA.

2006 World Cup In England's first game of the tournament vs Paraguay, Lampard was named Man of the Match as England won 1-0. Though Lampard played every minute 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 missed their penalties, alongside Steven Gerrard and Jamie Carragher. who

20072009 He scored in a 21 loss to Germany in a friendly at the new Wembley in 2007. 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, and finished with one goal (in a 32 loss to Croatia on 21 November) as England failed to qualify for the tournament. He scored his first international goal in two years in a 40 win over Slovakia in March 2009, and also created another for Wayne Rooney. Lampard's goal was the 500th England goal scored at Wembley. On 9 September 2009, Lampard struck twice in England's 51 win against Croatia which secured their place at 2010 World Cup.

2010 World Cup and disallowed goal In the round-of-16 match of the 2010 FIFA World Cup against Germany in the first half, Lampard had a shot at goal that bounced off the crossbar and from TV replays was clearly seen to cross the goal line. If counted, it would have tied the game 22. However, neither the referee nor the linesman 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 final score was a 41 win for Germany, eliminating England from the tournament. 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.

2011-Present

On 8 February 2011, it was announced that Lampard would captain the national team against Denmark in a friendly played the next day after both Rio Ferdinand and Steven Gerrard were absent through injury. In the Euro 2012 qualifiers, Lampard netted two goals for England, both penalties. The first against Wales in a 2-0 win, and the latter vs Switzerland in a 2-2 draw, making Lampard England's most prolific penalty taker ever. In November 2011, Lampard captained England to a 1-0 friendly victory over current World Champions Spain, a game in which he scored the only goal. On 31 May 2012, he was ruled out of the Euro 2012 due to a thigh injury. He was subsequently replaced by Jordan Henderson.

PERSONAL LIFE
Lampard attended Brentwood School between 1989 and 1994, finishing with eleven GCSEs, including an A* in Latin. His father is Frank Lampard senior, the former West Ham United player manager who and assistant was still

associated with the club when Lampard junior was playing for them. His mother Pat died in April 2008 aged 58 as a result of pneumonia. Lampard's uncle isTottenham Hotspur manager Harry Redknapp and his cousin is Redknapp's son Jamie Redknapp. In 2000, Lampard, Ferdinand and Kieron Dyer appeared on a sex video that was filmed at the holiday resort of Ayia Napa in Cyprus. Channel 4 aired a brief clip as part of their 2004 documentary Sex, Footballers and Videotape, claiming it was used to "remind the viewer that this is based on real life." On 23 September 2001, Lampard, along with three other Chelsea players was fined two weeks wages by the club for his behaviour whilst on a drinking binge on 12 September. Lampard and the others had abused American tourists at a Heathrow hotel, just 24 hours after the September 11 attacks. A hotel manager stated "they were utterly disgusting. They just didn't seem to care about what had happened".

It was reported that Lampard showed an unusually high IQ score during

neurological research carried out by the Chelsea doctor, Bryan English. English stated that "Frank Lampard scored one of the highest set of marks ever recorded by the company doing the tests". Lampard has stated in 2007 that he is a supporter of the Conservative Party. He was selected by EA Sports as one of the three football stars on the cover of the FIFA 10 football game pack globally, along with Theo Walcott and Wayne Rooney. Relationships Lampard lives in Surrey and London. He has two daughters with his former fiancee,

Spanish model Elen Rivas, Luna (born 22 August 2005) and Isla (born 20 May 2007). His autobiography, Totally Frank, was published in August 2006. In midFebruary 2009, it was reported that Lampard and Rivas had split in November 2008 after seven years together, with Rivas taking between 1 million to 12.5 million in settlement fees from Lampard's estimated 32 million net worth. Since October 2009, Lampard has been in a relationship with Christine Bleakley. On 15 June 2011, Lampard's engagement to Christine Bleakley was announced by his agent. On 24 April 2009, Lampard was involved in a radio confrontation with James O'Brien on the London radio station LBC 97.3. Newspapers had reported that following Lampard's split from Rivas their children were living with her in a small flat while Lampard had converted their family home into a bachelor pad. Lampard phoned in, objecting to criticism, and asserting that he had fought "tooth and nail" to keep his family together.

Honours West Ham United

UEFA Intertoto Cup (1): 1999

Chelsea

Premier League (3): 200405, 200506, 200910 FA Cup (4): 2007, 2009, 2010, 2012 League Cup (2): 2005, 2007 FA Community Shield (2): 2005, 2009 UEFA Champions League (1): 2012

Individual

2005 FIFA World Player of the Year - Silver Award 2005 Ballon d'Or - Silver Award FWA Footballer of the Year - 2005 UEFA Club Midfielder of the Year - 2008 World XI - 2005 PFA Fans' Player of the Year - 2005 Premier League : Player of the Decade, (20002009) according to official statistics

Premier League Player of the Season - 2004-05, 200506 Premier League 20 Seasons Awards : Premier League 500 Club

England Player of the Year 2004, 2005

UEFA Euro 2004 Team of the Tournament

2006 FIFA World Cup : Man of the match vs

Paraguay

Premier League Player of the Month September

2003, April 2005, October 2005, October 2008

Chelsea Player of the Year - 2004, 2005, 2009

PFA Premier League Team of the Year - 2004, 2005, 2006 Premier League : 200405 Barclays Merit Award (for 164 consecutive appearances)

ESM Team of the Year - 2004/2005, 2005/2006, 2009/2010 FWA Tribute Award - 2010 Premier League : leader in assists - 200405 : 16 assists, 200910 : 17 assists

FA Cup Final Man of the Match: 2007 FA Cup: Best player - 200607, 200809, 200910 Premier League : Midfielder with the most goals in premier league history 150 goals

Goal of the Month - April 2010 only player to score at least 10 goals in nine consecutive seasons in the Premier League.

Top Scorer

200607 FA Cup : 6 goals Chelsea F.C. : 2004

05, 200506, 2007 08, 201112