Product Description

Includes a full account of the 2006 World Cup finals.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #38207 in Books
• Published on: 2006-08-14
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 384 pages

Synopsis
Chelsea and England footballer, Frank Lampard charts his life story from childhood to young West Ham apprentice to multi-millionaire world footballing celebrity and lynchpin of the national team. This work includes a full account of the 2005/06 season and the 2006 World Cup Finals in Germany. One of the best footballers in Britain today, and the 2005 Footballer of the Year, Lampard has been lauded by fans, managers and fellow players alike. A vital cog in the midfield engine room for Chelsea and England, he is poised to become one of the true legends of the game. 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 in 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 manager at Chelsea Jose Mourinho, fascinating insights into Roman Abramovich and revealing tales on his current team-mates. He 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.

From the Inside Flap
"Other players have great talent - Ronaldinho, Kaka, Andrei Shevchenko - but I wouldn't swap Lampard for any of them"
Jose Mourinho

About the Author
Frank Lampard was born in Romford, Essex in June 1978. Having come through the ranks at West Ham, he was sold to Chelsea in the summer of 2001 for £11.5 million. He made his full England debut against Belgium in October 1999 and to date has won over 40 international caps

Customer Reviews

Good but not great...
Having read Stevie G's brilliant book and enjoyed Tony Adams' brutally honest biog, I was hoping for a really good read. I don't get all the bad feeling there is towards Frank Lampard, but was taken aback by how bitter he himself seems to be about it. There's a whole chapter about how he fell out with West Ham that feels like he's trying to straighten things out with himself, but it detracts from the rest of his story and is rather bitter and vitriolic. Having said that, the rest of the book has some good anecdotes and Frank himself comes across as a decent sort of bloke, one you could have a pint with on a Sunday afternoon.

He's pretty honest about himself and obviously loves his family and Chelsea and he writes in a way that's engaging and not just a series of stats and 'In this match I did that' sort of stuff, so it's a quick read. While it's not a patch on something like the biography of James Hunt or Stevie G, it's still one I'd recommend, although scan reading certain parts of it would help.

Super Frankie
It was a fantastic read for me, probably because I'm a big chelsea and lamps' fan. IT tells of his growing up, development in football, the pains and the glory as well. Overall a good read.

Don't bother!
Having read many footballer biographies this was by far the worst. If you want to read about how a guy that earns 100,000 GBP a week can be unhappy with everything, except his wife and child, then buy this. Otherwise don't bother!

He spends a lot of time complaining about how bad he was treated at West Ham despite his "love" for the club, and he just repeats the same things over and over again.

My version of the book had a fault with the last 30 pages missing, but I am not complaining nor will I request a new version, as to tell you the truth I feel I have been spared 30 pages of more boredom and complaining.