Chelsea and England footballer Frank Lampard charts his life story from childhood and young West Ham apprentice to multi-millionaire world footballing celebrity and key member of the England team. Includes new material on the 2006/07 season, both on the domestic front for Chelsea and Euro 2008 qualifiers for England. The young lad from Romford was born into a football family. His father, a former West Ham star, saw the raw talent in his boy at an early age and was unstinting in his determination for him to succeed. The hard work paid off and Frank Jr kept it in the family by signing to West Ham in 1995, then managed by his uncle Harry Redknapp. Since transferring to Chelsea in a blaze of controversy, he silenced any critics and proved himself indispensable to his club. No-one his age has played more Premiership football than Lampard, and no-one played more at Chelsea -- in fact, he has broken the record for number of consecutive appearances for the Blues. He also holds the record for most goals scored in a season by a Premiership midfielder.
In his book, Lampard opens up on his early years, how he dealt with the fame and fortune that has come his way since becoming a key member of the England side, his frank opinions on former England boss Sven-Goran Eriksson and his replacement Steve McClaren, and his manager at Chelsea Jose Mourinho, plus fascinating insights into Roman Abramovich and revealing tales on team-mates such as John Terry, Andriy Shevchenko and Michael Ballack. He also reveals both the privileges and the pressures of being one of the 'golden generation' of England players. He gives a fascinating inside account of World Cup 2006 in Germany, and describes the disappointment of not fulfilling the dream of bringing the biggest prize in football back to England. And he describes all the action on and off the field for 2006/07 as Chelsea seek a record-breaking third consecutive Premiership title.
- ISBN10 0007214731
- ISBN13 9780007214730
- Publish Date 1 January 1989
- Publish Status Cancelled
- Out of Print 21 July 2009
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher HarperCollins Publishers
- Imprint HarperSport
- Edition New edition
- Format Paperback (B-Format (198x129 mm))
- Pages 432
- Language English