Chelsea legend Frank Lampard announces retirement from football
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Updated 02/02/2017 at 11:38 GMT
Former Chelsea midfielder Frank Lampard has announced his retirement from football.
Chelsea manager Mourinho lifts the English Premier League soccer trophy with Gudjohnson, Lampard and Terry at Stamford Bridge
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The ex-England international won the Premier League three times with Chelsea, as well as the FA Cup on four occasions and the Champions League in 2012.
After coming through the ranks at West Ham, Lampard joined Chelsea in 2001 and went on to become the club's all-time record goalscorer with 211 strikes.
Lampard is also the only midfielder to have scored more than 150 goals in the Premier League, with his tally of 177 putting him fourth on the all-time list.
At international level, Lampard was capped 106 times for England, scoring 29 goals and featuring at four major tournaments.
Announcing his decision on Instagram, Lampard said:
After 21 incredible years, I have decided that now is the right time to finish my career as a professional footballer. Whilst I have received a number of exciting offers to continue playing at home and abroad, at 38 I feel now is the time to begin the next chapter in my life. I’m immensely proud of the trophies I’ve won, of representing my country over 100 times and of scoring more than 300 career goals.
Following a 14-year spell with Chelsea, Lampard moved to Manchester City for a season before most recently playing for New York City FC.
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