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  • Lampard appointed Coventry head coach

    Lampard appointed Coventry head coach

    Former Chelsea and England midfielder Frank Lampard has been appointed head coach of Championship club Coventry City on a two-and-a-half-year deal.

    Lampard, 46, takes over with the club 17th in the Championship table, two points above the relegation places.

    He replaces the long-serving Mark Robins, who was sacked after seven years in charge earlier this month, and becomes the first new appointment made by Sky Blues owner Doug King since he completed his takeover in January 2023.

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    The Coventry job will be Lampard’s fifth in management, following spells at Derby County, Everton and two stints with Chelsea.

    He has worked largely in the media since his last role, as interim manager at Stamford Bridge, ended in May 2023.

    Lampard’s first match in charge of the Sky Blues will be at home to Cardiff City on Saturday.

  • MLS side Charlotte FC  shortlists Lampard

    MLS side Charlotte FC  shortlists Lampard

    Former Chelsea and Everton boss Frank Lampard is reportedly among the final candidates for the new head coach job at MLS side Charlotte FC.

    Lampard has been out of work since his spell as Chelsea’s caretaker manager following the sacking of Graham Potter from April until the end of last season.

    It marked the second spell for the legendary Blues midfielder in the Stamford Bridge dugout after his first stint as Chelsea head coach from 2019 to 2021.

    Lampard also previously managed Everton from 2022 to 2023 – leading them to Premier League safety after a relegation fight – but he was sacked the following season after a poor run of results.

    He started his managerial career at Derby County in 2018, guiding them to the Championship play-off final, where they lost out to Aston Villa.

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    Lampard is now being lined up for a return to management with the 45-yead-old among the finalists for Charlotte FC’s head coach job, according to The Athletic.

    It is thought that former Brentford, Aston Villa, Norwich City and Leicester City boss Dean Smith is also among the final candidates for the role.

    Lampard will hope that his experience of playing in Major League Soccer with New York City FC will give him the edge over Smith in the race for the job.

    Charlotte FC is not the only club Lampard has been linked to in recent months, with the Englishman rumoured to have applied for jobs at Bristol City and Rangers.

    It is thought that Lampard was also on the shortlist of French club Lyon back in September.