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By FRANCO PANIZO
Frank Lampard has played his entire club career in England, but that hasn't stopped him from thinking of possibly joining MLS.
Lampard revealed that he is considering joining MLS, but not until he is at least 35-years-old. Lampard currently has three years remaining on his current deal with Chelsea, and the English international
Despite being 31, Lampard is coming off of one of his better seasons, scoring 22 goals and assisting on 16 others as Chelsea claimed the Premiership title.
Here are some more stories from Friday:
Adriano closing in on Roma deal
Brazilian forward Adriano is nearing a return to European soccer as he is close to finalizing a three-year deal with AS Roma. Just one year removed from abandoning Inter Milan, Adriano is coming off a season in which he led the Brazilian League in scoring while helping Flamengo to its first league title in 17 years.
France awarded Euro 2016
France may not have beaten Italy in the 2006 World Cup final, but it did defeat the Italians and Turkey for the rights to host Euro 2016. France hosting the tournament will mark the third time it does so, having hosted in 1960 and 1984.
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Would you like to see a 35-year-old Lampar in MLS? What team could you see him playing for? Think Roma is a good fit for Adriano? Happy that France was given Euro 2016?
Share your thoughts below.
All soccer rumors are lame. I don’t believe anything until they sign on the dotted line. WHO CARES???
stay in england Lamps we dont deserved you 35 yr old majestic feet Sire .
If MLS has vastly improved the quality of the officiating and somehow managed to implement some form of relegation (or similar) to make every game count 5 years from now, then MLS teams will have no need for Lampard. They’ll be looking for young Brazilian and Latin talent and the product on the field would be much better than any 35 year old could deliver. I know, lot’s o’ pie-in-the-sky…
..and there’s my winner. Well played TomM.
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Cougar league.
They don’t just think it, they know it. Witness Angel (52 goals in 90 games over the age of 31), Schelotto (MVP at 35), Beckham (please don’t insult our intelligence with anti-Beckham rants, heard ’em all and they don’t sync with reality), Keller (457 straight scoreless minutes at 39), not to mention oldies like Preki (MVP at 40) and Valderrama (MVP at 34). Chicago alone had Kubik, Stoichkov, and Blanco… The failures of Matthaus and Djorkaeff says more about the MetroStars than the league.
Haters, please tell me why you’re trashing Lampard when he still scores more than 20 goals a season for (gritting teeth while typing it) the top club in the best league in the world.
The Blanco of the EPL?
If he’s looking to get out of the house why doesn’t he play for Orange County Blue Star like klinsmann did?
Actually, I’m kewl with stars retiring to MLS, but not English “stars.” Like, that dude is good for an Englishman, but we need like Henry or some decent Brazilians in MLS.
Chicago and DC are great international cities. Why do they always get overlooked by the Euro-trash?
It is what it is. I’ll take an aging European star as long as he can deliver in MLS. I’d like to see MLS rise to a level that would earn respect around the globe but that will not happen anytime soon. Deal with it.
Unfortunately in Ljungberg’s case, he can’t hang in the “rec league”, so he complains after diving all over the field.
I would’t have a problem with having Freddy on the team, but paying him $1.3 million for what he is contributing is a joke.
I dont care what you say, I’ll take Frank on my team in a heartbeat, if he is still healthy
Fabio and OG at the center backs for the Galaxy???
I like….I like a lot!
Fat Frank’s ability has never stemmed from stamina. At 35 he’ll still belt in 30 yard screamers and set up strikers brilliantly.
I’ll pleasantly wait in line to bring his services to DC!
Watching Ljungberg leads me to say, pay these guys under $400k and I am ok with it….otherwise forget it.
I thought the EPL was a physical league, from all I read. Turns out Ljungberg has to complain about not getting calls I wouldn’t call in a kids game for 15 minutes at least three times a game.
Qatar?
One, he’s a goalie, and two, he’s English. That makes it quite easy to play goalie in the EPL at age 40…
While I agree the league will be better in 5 years, I feel like the 10 year prediction isn’t that impressive. I mean, if you go outside of Europe, there really aren’t a whole lot of high quality leagues to begin with. Obviously Argentina, Brazil and Mexico are high quality, and I would imagine a few other South American leagues, but after that, what else is there? The J League and the Australian League are decent, but really, aren’t we already one of the better leagues outside of Europe? I’m just saying there’s not a ton of competition, and I certainly don’t think MLS will be as good as Brazil and Argentina’s leagues in 10 years…
Great response Pete
Hopefully I don’t double post right now, but I am sure old Lamps will move a lot of tickets in NYC, classy fellow that he is.
If Lampard can still score goals in Premiership at 35 then bring him on.
*League
Old Men That Still Think They Can Hang with Young Americans Leauge.
Typical Americans…
PGA tour?
where else are you going to play professionally at 35 and make millions?
Yesterday on ESPN Deportes Radio, their “sources” were saying that Fabio Cannavaro to MLS by the end of this year or his contract with Juventus, but only if it’s LA or NY (per request of Cannavaro’s wife)
Anyone else heard this rumor?
consumer-league?
I dont know much about Algeria, I do know that Madjid Bougherra is probably their best player and a key to their backline. He says he’s fit for the WC, but isnt even on the bench today and played very little with Rangers in the latter half of the club season.
I think feeder league is at the bottom…
…doesn’t that make MLS an apex-predator league.
I wanna play in the EPL when im 40 , you know like that David James bloke , wonder if i can be the world cup squad as well.
hahaha great post
Hopefully he’s still the world’s best player when it comes to penalty kicks and deflection goals. Those skills dwindle with age.
Anyone watching the Algeria Ireland game? Is the Algeria keeper that is playing the first choice? Huge error lead to another Ireland goal.
Montero’s / Montaño’s just no pasty English blokes please
What Lampard was really saying was… I plan to retire at age 35 and move to the US for a few years to relax. In order to keep my weight down, I’ll play in a rec league called MLS.
Yawn
i wish sweden/norway got the 2016 bid cause I’m planning to move there in a few years and would have been great. seems all the big nations get everything. Italians must be sure pissed.
in 5 years this league will be much better. In 10 years we’ll be 1 of the best soccer leagues outside Europe. Lampard and other potential DP’s will play a part in this.
they won’t say it but those brits love the USA
Hey. I know this must have been mentioned before but what do you think are the chances that after the match and WC in general that USSF and FA maybe come up with a yearly friendly between us and the limeys? I mean it would be a sell out and you know it. At Wembley or Giants Stadium say around July 4. It’d be a blowout …and i’m sure the English would love it. I say this cause practically every site I have checked tons of folks are adding all kinds of historical grievances against the English and it’s quite cool. We need to nurse this rivalry don’t you think?
I think I am going to play in the MLS when I hit 65.
Bring on the Monteros as long as they agree not to date rape anyone or dive all over the field like the Montero in Seattle does.
Mike AB sees the future! Mike, who is going to win the WC so I can get my bet in!?
I’d love to see Lamps in MLS… It’s just that I don’t trust any of these “I want to play in MLS” stories from European stars any more. How many players have said they were going to play, and then didn’t? Weah, Klinsi (who I thought would be a lock), Figo, Viera, Raul? The list could go on and on…
Lampard can stay home and eat more pies. He’d has no value at the ticket office here and will bring little on the pitch by then. Bring in the Monteros.
I have no problem with great players past their prime coming over to the MLS. Hopefully some of their experience can and will rub off on the still developing US players, not to mention keep selling tickets. Give me Ronaldinho, Henry, Lampard and any of these others who want to help spread the growing culture and popularity even more.
We’re not a retirement league. At least, I don’t want us to be and I don’t think it benefits us to be one. I have no problem with saying it.
I don’t mind if a guy who is 35 considers joining MLS.
What I do mind and don’t want are guys who are 31, 27, 23 thinking they’ll join MLS when they’re 35 or their careers are winding down. That is a big problem even though it’s probably the state of things right now, anyway.
” Lampard revealed that he is considering joining MLS, but not until he is at least 35-years-old. ”
What would be the opposite term for a ” feeder-league “?
Yes we are!
Waiting for the bitter “we’re not a retirement league response”