Frank Lampard

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 all time, and is widely regarded to be one of the best midfield players of his generation.Lampard began his career at West Ham United, his father Frank Lampard, Sr.'s former club. He had secured a place in the first team by the 1997–98 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 2004–05 and 2005–06 and a domestic cup double in 2007. He signed a new contract in 2008, becoming the highest paid Premier League footballer at that time, 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. On 23 December 2009, he was named the Premier League's Player of the decade by official statistics. In the 2009–10 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.A three-time Chelsea Player of the Year, he is the club's third all-time goalscorer with 170 goals in all competitions, including over 100 league goals – the most in the club's history for a midfielder. Lampard is also the highest goalscoring midfielder in Premier League history (139 league goals)[14] and second in the Premier League's all-time assists table with 85 assists. He has had over 1400 successful passes and 10 or more assists every season. In 2005, Lampard was voted second place in both the 2005 FIFA World Player of the Year and the 2005 Ballon d'Or.Internationally, Lampard has been capped 86 times by England since making his debut in October 1999, and has scored 22 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 Cup qualifying campaign with five goals, and played in the 2006 World Cup. He is England'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 Sportsman in the world, on June 2011.

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Honours

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, (2000–2009) according to official statistics
Premier League : Best player (2) - 2004–05, 2005–06
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
Barclays Player Of The Season - 2004-05, 2005–06
Chelsea Player of the Year - 2004, 2005, 2009
PFA Premier League Team of the Year - 2004, 2005, 2006
Premier League : 2004–05 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 - 2004–05 : 16 assists, 2009–10 : 17 assists
FA Cup: Best player - 2006–07, 2008–09, 2009–10
Carling Cup : Best player - 2004–05, 2006–07
Premier League : Midfielder with the most goals in premier league history - 139 goals
Chelsea F.C. : Top goalscorer - 2004–05, 2005–06, 2007–08
Goal of the Month - April 2010
2011 Barclays Asia Trophy - player os tournament
2003 FA Premier League Asia Cup - player os tournament

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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 mid-February 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.

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