Thursday, February 2, 2017

Former Chelsea, England midfielder Lampard retires at 38 (The Associated Press)

FILE - Saturday, Jan. 5, 2013, file photo shows Frank Lampard waving to the supporters at the end of their English FA Cup third round soccer match against Southampton. Former Chelsea midfielder Frank Lampard says he is retiring from soccer and will study to become a coach. Lampard made the announcement on Facebook on Thursday Feb. 2, 2017, saying he turned down

Frank Lampard retired from soccer on Thursday, ending a 21-year career in which he won every major honor at club level with Chelsea and established himself as the Premier League's highest-scoring midfielder. Renowned for his professionalism, work rate and the timing of his runs into the penalty box, the 38-year-old Lampard will go down as one of the greats of the Premier League era. In his time at Chelsea from 2001-14, he became the club's record scorer with 211 goals, made 649 appearances and was the heartbeat of teams that won three Premier League titles, four FA Cups and the Champions League in 2012.


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