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Frank Lampard: European Footballer
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FOXSports.com - Frank Lampard says the Wembley crowd could yet turn on England if their final European Championship qualifier with Croatia does not go to plan. Players and affiliate management software management were expecting to be greeted with a hostile reception on Wednesday had England's
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Early in his career, Lampard was spotted by Peter Taylor, the England Under-21 manager, and selected for the team. His U21 debut came on November 13, 1997, in Crete against Greece. He captained the England U21 side in the 2000 U21 European Championship. His final appearance for the U21 team was in June 2000 in an away match against Slovakia. Lampard scored nine times for the under-21s, which was bettered only by Alan Shearer and Francis Jeffers (both with 13).
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Lampard is regarded as one of England's finest players of this generation. He came second behind Brazilian playmaker Ronaldinho in the poll for the European Footballer of the Year (2005) and FIFA world player of the Year (2005). He won the Football Writers' Association player of the year award in 2005. He was ... part of UEFA's all star Euro 2004 squad. He has been described by his manager, the charismatic Jose Mourinho, as the "best player in the world''.
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In September 2005 Lampard was selected as a member of the FIFPro World XI.[6] The team was chosen by a vote of professional footballers in 40 countries. In Winter 2005 he was voted runner-up twice to Ronaldinho, firstly in the European Footballer of the Year award,[7] and secondly in the FIFA World Player of the Year Award.[8]
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A friend said: "Frank has got some very strong opinions on the way the country should be run. People tend to think of footballers as being a bit one-dimensional but Frank takes pleasure in talking about big social issues when he has guests round to dinner. He's bright and engaging. The Tories would do well to be associated with him. He's clearly a role model for younger voters to get interested in politics."
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[One] player, Wayne Rooney, emerged on the world stage at that tournament and took most of the headlines, but Lampard impressed on the quiet, something that was demonstrated by him winning the UK Player of the Year award ahead of Rooney. This performance and his increasing importance to an emerging successful Chelsea side ... saw Lampard being second place to Ronaldinho in both the European Player of the Year award and FIFA’s World Player of the Year award for 2005.
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