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Christine Bleakley
Born	Christine Louise Bleakley (1979-02-02) 2 February 1979 (age 33) Newry, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Occupation	Television presenter
Years active	1997–present
Employer	ITV
Television	The One Show Daybreak Dancing On Ice
Partner	Frank Lampard (2009–present)
Parents	Frederick and Mina Bleakley

Christine Louise Bleakley^[1] (born 2 February 1979) is a television presenter from Northern Ireland. She joined Daybreak on ITV as co-presenter with Adrian Chiles in September 2010.^[2][3] She is a former co-presenter of BBC One's The One Show,^[4] and a former contestant on Strictly Come Dancing.

On 18 November 2011 it was announced that Bleakley is to co-host Dancing On Ice alongside Phillip Schofield after Holly Willoughby left because of other commitments.^[5] She departed her role as Daybreak presenter on Monday 5 December 2011 following the appointment of a new editor.^[6]

Early life[link]

Christine Bleakley was born on 2 February 1979 in Daisy Hill Hospital in Newry, County Down, Northern Ireland, to mother Mina and father Frederick, a musician, and grew up in Newtownards, County Down, Northern Ireland.^[1] She has a younger sister, Nicola.^[7]

Bleakley started her television career as a runner and then trained to become a floor manager whilst studying for her A-Levels at Bloomfield Collegiate School in Ballyhackamore, Belfast. She continued to work at BBC NI whilst studying for a politics degree at Queen's University, Belfast. She did not complete her degree course, however, instead moving into television work full time.^[8]

Broadcasting career[link]

Radio[link]

Bleakley began her career in media at Belfast Citybeat as a news reader and presenter, working alongside Stephen Nolan.^[9]

BBC[link]

Bleakley then moved into television with BBC Northern Ireland hosting a wide variety of shows. One of her programmmes was called Sky High which saw her flying around Northern Ireland in a helicopter in 2004. A weekly entertainment show called First Stop followed, and she also hosted Would You Pass The 11+^[10][11] and BBC NI coverage of Children in Need.^[12] She also took part in cookery show, "Spill the Beans".^[13]

Outside Northern Ireland, she co-hosted the BBC Two talent show Let Me Entertain You^[14] and in July 2007 she became the co-host of The One Show on BBC One.^[14]

ITV[link]

In 2010 Bleakley left The One Show to join ITV1 as the co-host of Daybreak following Adrian Chiles' departure from the BBC to ITV. When Chiles left the BBC, there was a great deal of speculation on whether Bleakley would extend her BBC contract or move to ITV.^[15] Questions were raised in Parliament over the size and scale of the proposed £900,000 per year two year BBC contract.^[16] Shortly after she fired her long term manager and signed with Chiles' management company, on 20 June 2010, the BBC announced that it had withdrawn an offer to extend her current contract.^[16] Later that day ITV (owners of GMTV) announced she would again partner Chiles by co-hosting the revamped breakfast show with him, and also hosting prime time entertainment shows.^[2] On 8 July 2010 the BBC confirmed that Bleakley was not returning to The One Show after the programme returned from the World Cup break, from 12 July.^[4] In September 2010 Bleakley stated she would like to return to The One Show as a guest.^[17]

On 6 September 2010 Bleakley joined Chiles to host the new ITV breakfast show, Daybreak. The programme suffered mixed reviews and poor viewing figures in its first weeks on air,^[18][19] and Bleakley herself was the subject of criticism.^[20]. On 18 November 2011 it was announced that Bleakley and copresenter Chiles would be replaced.^[21]

Bleakley currently hosts quiz show Control^[22][23] and a number of music specials, including Simply Red: For the Last Time^[24] and Duran Duran: One Night Only.^[25] She also hosts the Christmas charity show Text Santa alongside Phillip Schofield on ITV1.

Other activities[link]

Strictly Come Dancing[link]

Bleakley took part in the 2008 series of Strictly Come Dancing with professional partner Matthew Cutler.^[26]

Dances and marks[link]

Bleakley danced the Foxtrot (27 marks/out of 40), the Quickstep (26/40), the Samba (30/40), the Paso Doble (22/40), the American Smooth (29/40), the Jive (31/40), the Waltz (34/40), the Cha Cha Cha (27/40), the Tango (28/40) and the Salsa (30/40). Bleakley left on 30 November after Rachel Stevens beat her in the dance off.^[27]

Sport Relief[link]

Following a trip to Uganda in 2009, to see how Comic Relief money was being spent,^[28][29] in March 2010 Bleakley successfully water-skied across the English Channel in a time of one hour and 40 minutes for Sport Relief.^[30][31]

Comedy[link]

On 20 March 2010 Bleakley made her stand-up comedy debut when she took part in Channel 4's Comedy Gala, a benefit show in aid of Great Ormond Street Children's Hospital, filmed live at the O2 Arena in London.^[32][33]

Game shows[link]

Bleakley appeared as a celebrity panellist on the 26 August 2009 edition of Shooting Stars.^[34] She also appeared as a panellist on the comedy show Would I Lie To You? on 7 September 2009.^[35] On 26 February 2010 she appeared on Chris Moyles' Quiz Night, coming second.

On 3 March 2011 and 9 February 2012 she was a panelist for Celebrity Juice on ITV2. She also appeared in an episode of Mad Mad World in Spring 2012 alongisde Peter Andre and Vinnie Jones.

Award ceremonies[link]

On 11 May 2011 she presented National Movie Awards on ITV.^[36]

Awards[link]

In November 2010 Bleakley was awarded the title 'Top TV Host' at the 2010 Cosmopolitan Ultimate Women of the Year Awards.^[37][38] The award came after an intensely negative media campaign following her switch from the BBC to ITV.^[39]

Charity interests[link]

Bleakley is a patron of the CineMagic children's film festival^[40] and is Northern Ireland ambassador for The Prince's Trust.^[14]

Personal life[link]

Bleakley dated Belfast Giants star Curtis Bowen as she started her TV career. After breaking up with Curtis in 2003 Christine dated Dublin restaurant owner Christian Stokes who she got engaged to in 2004.^[41] She was then in a relationship with entrepreneur Mark Beirne from August 2007 until they split in January 2009.^[42][43]

After attending the Pride of Britain Awards in October 2009, she began a relationship with footballer Frank Lampard;^[44][45] their engagement was announced on 15 June 2011.^[46]

References[link]

External links[link]

• Christine Bleakley at itv.com
• Christine Bleakley at BBC Online
• Christine Bleakley at the Internet Movie Database
• Christine's Uganda gallery The One Show, BBC
• Team Bleakley gallery The One Show, BBC – Photos of Christine on BBC's Strictly Come Dancing
• Christine's trip to Uganda The One Show, BBC – Comic Relief footage

Frank Lampard

Frank Lampard with Chelsea
Personal information
Full name	Frank James Lampard[1]
Date of birth	(1978-06-20) 20 June 1978 (age 34)[1]
Place of birth	Romford, London, England
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[2][3]
Playing position	Attacking midfielder Centre midfielder
Club information
Current club	Chelsea
Number	8
Youth career
1994–1995	West Ham United
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1995–2001	West Ham United	148	(24)
1995–1996	→ Swansea City (loan)	9	(1)
2001–	Chelsea	374	(126)
National team‡
1997–2000	England U21	16	(9)
1999–	England	90	(23)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:46, 9 April 2012 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18:51, 12 November 2011 (UTC)

Frank James Lampard (born 20 June 1978) is an English professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Chelsea and the England national team. He also holds the position of vice-captain for his club side.^[4] He is considered to be one of the best English footballers of his time, and is widely regarded to be one of the best midfield players of his generation.^{[5][6][7][8][9]} Lampard is best described as a box-to-box midfielder known for "his work-rate, range of passing and goalscoring ability."^[10]

Lampard began his career at West Ham United, for whom his father Frank Lampard, Sr. had also played. He had secured a place in the first team by the 1997–98 season, and the following year helped the team finish 5th in the Premier League, their highest-ever Premier League placing. In 2001, he moved to rival London club Chelsea for £11 million.

From his debut onwards he was ever-present in the Chelsea first team, setting a record 164 consecutive Premier League appearances. He established himself as a prolific scorer at the West London club and was a key part of the sides which won back-to-back Premier League titles in 2004–05 and 2005–06 and a domestic cup double in 2007. He signed a new contract in 2008, becoming the highest paid Premier League footballer at that time,^[11] and scored in his first Champions League Final that same year. He won the FA Cup for the second time in 2009, scoring the winning goal in the final. In the 2009–10 season, Lampard won the Premier League title and FA Cup (domestic cup double) and also had his most prolific season with Chelsea, scoring 22 league goals and 17 league assists.^[12] In the 2011-12 season, Lampard captained Chelsea to their first UEFA Champions League title.^[13]

A three-time Chelsea Player of the Year,^[14] Lampard is the club's third highest all-time goalscorer with 186 goals in all competitions. Lampard is also one of five players, and the only midfielder, to have scored 150 or more goals in the Premier League.^[15] He is second in the Premier League's all-time assists table with 91 assists.^[16] He has had over 1400 successful passes and 10 or more assists every season.^[17] In 2005, Lampard was runner-up in both the 2005 FIFA World Player of the Year and the 2005 Ballon d'Or. On 23 December 2009, he was named the Premier League's Player of the decade by official statistics.^[18]

Internationally, Lampard has been capped 90 times by England since making his debut in October 1999, and has scored 23 goals. He was voted England Player of the Year for two consecutive years in 2004 and 2005. He played in Euro 2004, where he was named in the team of the tournament after scoring three goals in four games. He was top scorer for England in their successful 2006 World Cup qualifying campaign with five goals, and played in the 2006 World Cup. He is England's most prolific penalty taker ever with 7 goals, surpassing the previous record holders, Ron Flowers and Alan Shearer.

He was named the 49th highest earning athlete in the world in June 2011.^[19]

Club career[link]

West Ham United[link]

Lampard began his career at West Ham United, his father's former club, joining the youth team in 1994.

Lampard joined West Ham United when his father was the assistant coach, entering as an apprentice in the youth team in 1994 and signing a professional contract the following year. He went on loan to Swansea City in October 1995, debuting in his team's victory 2-0 over Bradford City and scoring his first career goal in a match against Brighton & Hove Albion. Lampard played nine times for Swansea before returning to West Ham in January 1996, debuting for the team against Coventry City at the end of that month. However, he spent the rest of the season with the reserves.

The following year, Lampard suffered a broken leg during a match against Aston Villa, prematurely ending his participation in the 1996-97 season, where he accumulated 13 appearances. He had to wait until the 1997-98 season to score his first West Ham goal, against Barnsley. Lampard was an ever-present for West Ham in the 1998-99 season, helping his team to fifth place in the Premier League season and qualifying for the Intertoto Cup. In the 1999–2000 season Lampard finished as the club's third top scorer with a total of 14 goals. In this season he scored his first goals in European competition, in the Intertoto and UEFA Cups.

After the sacking of his father and uncle Harry Redknapp (the assistant manager and manager of West Ham respectively), Lampard left West Ham United for Chelsea for £11 million, the Hammers having previously declined a £15 million joint bid from Aston Villa for Lampard and Frédéric Kanouté.^[20]

Chelsea[link]

2001–2004[link]

Lampard warming up for Chelsea

Lampard's Premier League debut with Chelsea came on 19 August 2001 in a 1–1 draw with Newcastle United, while his first red card came in a match against Tottenham Hotspur on 16 September.

Lampard appeared in all of Chelsea's league matches and scored eight goals in the 2001–02 season. He netted the match-winner in Chelsea's 2002–03 season-opener against Charlton Athletic.

The following season, he was selected as the Barclays Player of the Month in September 2003, and the PFA Fans' Player of the Month in October. Chelsea finished 2nd in the 2003–04 Premier League behind unbeaten Arsenal and he was named in the 2004 PFA Team of the Year as he reached double figures in league goals (10) for the first time in his career, in addition to four goals in fourteen UEFA Champions League matches, as Chelsea advanced to the semi-finals. In the semi-final against Monaco he scored, but Chelsea lost 5–3 on aggregate.^[21] At the end of the season he came second, behind Thierry Henry, for the 2004 FWA Footballer of the Year award.^[22]

2004–2007[link]

Lampard played in all 38 Premier League matches for the third consecutive season in 2004–05. He finished with 13 goals (19 in all competitions), in addition to leading the league in assists with sixteen.^[23]

Frank Lampard in 2006–07

In August 2004, he scored the winning goal against Southampton in the League,^[24] and continued scoring important goals as he scored both in a 2-0 win against Tottenham.^[25] In March 2005 he scored a long-range goal from 30 yards against Crystal Palace in the Premier League which Chelsea won 4–1.^[26] Lampard continued his season strongly, and his brilliant performances for Chelsea in the Premier League and Champions League further increased his reputation as one of the best midfielders in the world.^[27] In the 2004-05 UEFA Champions League he scored one of the goals in Chelsea's famous 4-2 win over Barcelona helping Chelsea to progress to the quarter-finals.^[28] In the quarter-finals, he scored 3 goals in 2 legs against Bayern Munich as Chelsea won 6–5 on aggregate. His second goal in the first leg was a spectacular one; he controlled Makélélé's cross with his chest then turned and swivelled and sent the ball inside the far post with a left-foot half volley.^[29][30] In April 2005, He scored both goals against Bolton Wanderers in a 2–0 win which was the Premier League title winning match for Chelsea,^[31] which also won the first major trophy of his career as Chelsea bagged their first top-flight title in fifty years, by a twelve point margin. He was named as Barclays Player of the Season for 2004-05.^[32] Though Chelsea were eliminated in the Champions League semi-finals by league rivals Liverpool, they took home the Football League Cup, in which Lampard scored twice in six matches, which included the opening goal against Manchester United in the League Cup semi-final, which Chelsea won 2–1. He landed his first personal award by being named the 2005 Footballer of the Year.^[33]

He netted a career-high 16 league goals in 2005–06, and was a Premier League record for a midfielder to score goals in one season. In September 2005, Lampard was selected as a member of the inaugural World XI.^[34] He finished as runner-up to Ronaldinho for both the Ballon d'Or and FIFA World Player of the Year awards.^[35][36] His record of consecutive Premier League appearances ended at 164 (five better than previous record-holder David James) on 28 December 2005, when he sat out a match against Manchester City due to illness.^[37] Lampard scored 12 goals in his first 4 months of the 2005-06 season. He scored twice in three separate matches from August to November, including both in a 2-1 win over Aston Villa, making Chelsea the first team to win their first 7 matches in the Premier League.^[38] He scored twice again, this time against Blackburn Rovers in a 4–2 win, which included a free-kick from 25 yards. After the match, manager José Mourinho hailed Lampard as the "best player in the world".^[39] Chelsea eventually won the Premier League for the second time, in which Lampard was Chelsea's topscorer with 16 league goals. In the Champions League group stages, he scored a free-kick against Anderlecht. Chelsea proggresed to the first knock-out round to face Barcelona, with Lampard scoring a goal in the second leg but Chelsea were eliminated 3-2 on aggregate.

Due to a back injury sustained by John Terry, Lampard spent much of the 2006–07 campaign as team captain in his absence. He enjoyed a streak of seven goals in eight games. He scored both goals in a 2–0 win over Fulham and scored his 77th goal for Chelsea from a long range strike in a 3–2 win over Everton on 17 December, overtaking Dennis Wise as Chelsea's highest scoring midfielder.^[40] Then in the UEFA Champions League group stages he scored a goal from an extremely tight angle against Barcelona, at the Camp Nou, the match ended 2–2.^[41] Lampard finished with 21 goals in all competitions, including a career-high six FA Cup goals. He scored his first Chelsea hat-trick in the third-round tie against Macclesfield Town on 6 January 2007. He scored two goals to help Chelsea to a quarter-final draw with Tottenham Hotspur after having trailed 3–1, and he was named the FA Cup player-of-the-round for his performance.^[42] He gave the assist to Didier Drogba in the 2007 FA Cup Final which was the winning goal in extra-time, as Chelsea won it 1–0. In a post-match interview following Chelsea's FA Cup Final victory over Manchester United, Lampard said he wanted to stay at the club "forever".^[43]

2007–2009[link]

Lampard signing a match-day programme

Lampard's 2007–08 season was riddled with injury, managing to play 40 matches, 24 of which in the league-the fewest he had played in a season since 1996–97. On 16 February 2008, Lampard became the eighth Chelsea player to score 100 goals for the club in a 3–1 FA Cup fifth-round win over Huddersfield Town.^[44] After the final whistle, Lampard removed his jersey and flashed a T-shirt to the Chelsea fans with "100 Not Out, They Are All For You, Thanks" printed across the front.^[45] In the Premier League match with Liverpool he scored a penalty in a 1–1 draw at Anfield. He scored four goals in a 6–1 rout of Derby County on 12 March. Then in the Champions League quarter-final second leg he scored the winning goal against Fenerbahçe in the 87th minute as Chelsea won 3–2 on aggregate.^[46] On 30 April, Lampard, grieving the loss of his mother a week earlier, decided to play in the second leg of Chelsea's Champions League semi-final against Liverpool, who were eliminated on 4–3 aggregate as he took an emotional penalty in the 98th minute of extra-time, which he scored confidently.^[47] In the final against Manchester United, he scored an equalising goal in the 45th minute, as Michael Essien's deflected shot found him as he went to the box with his trade-mark late run, and he scored with a left foot finish. The match ended 1–1 after extra-time and Chelsea eventually lost 6–5 on penalties. He was later named UEFA Club Midfielder of the Year.

Frank Lampard and Andrea Pirlo

On 13 August 2008, Lampard signed a new five-year contract with Chelsea worth £39.2 million, making him the highest-paid Premier League player.^[11][48] He started the 2008–09 season by scoring five goals in his first eleven league matches. He scored the 150th goal of his club career with a goal against Manchester City in the Premier League. In October 2008, in the Premier League he scored a chipped goal against Hull City with his left foot; he unleashed a chip from 20 yards that curled and swerved and fooled the goal-keeper as it went into the net. World Cup winning coach Luiz Felipe Scolari said after the game: "It was the best goal I have seen, my vote for World Player of the year award will go to him, only a player with his intelligence could have done that".^[49] He scored his hundredth career Premier League goal in a 5–0 victory over Sunderland on 2 November.^[50] Eighteen of Lampard's hundred goals were penalties.^[51] He was named Premier League Player of the Month for the third time in his career in October.^[52]

After a streak of matches without scoring, Lampard scored three goals in two games, the first being against West Bromwich Albion and the latter two against Fulham.^[53][54] On 17 January 2009, he made his 400th Chelsea appearance against Stoke City, scoring a stoppage time winner. He again scored a stoppage time winner, this time against Wigan Athletic. Then in the FA cup 4th round, he scored a free-kick from 35 yards against Ipswich Town. He scored twice against Liverpool in the second-leg quarter finals of the Champions League which ended 4–4, but Chelsea won 7–5 on aggregate. Then he provided two assists in the next game against Arsenal in FA Cup Semi-finals which Chelsea won 2–1. Lampard finished the season with 20 goals and 19 assists. Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson heaped praise on Lampard saying: "Frank Lampard is an exceptional player – a huge asset to Chelsea, You pay attention to players who can get goals from midfield and he's been averaging 20 a season.You don't see him getting into stupid tackles or making a habit of becoming involved in silly rows. He remained restrained after Chelsea were knocked out of the Champions League by Barcelona and even made a point of swapping shirts with Andrés Iniesta."

Lampard's 20th goal of the season was the winning goal in the FA Cup Final against Everton, with a left-foot shot from long-range. He repeated the corner flag celebration his father had done after scoring the winning goal in the 1979–80 FA Cup semi-final second leg against Everton. It was the fourth consecutive season that he scored 20 or more goals. He was named later named Chelsea's Player of the Year for the third time.

2009–2011[link]

Lampard celebrating after winning the Premier League with Chelsea

Lampard started the 2009-10 season by scoring against Manchester United, in the 2009 Community Shield, in the 72nd minute. The match ended 2–2, and Lampard scored in its penalty shootout which they won 4–1. He scored his 133rd goal for Chelsea in a Champions League match against Atlético Madrid on 21 October 2009, which moved him up to 5th among the club's all time goalscorers. He had been struggling to score the amount of goals he had in the past seasons however this soon changed as he scored two goals in the 5–0 defeat of Blackburn Rovers on 24 October 2009. On 30 October, he was nominated for the FIFA World Player of the Year award for the sixth straight year.^[55] He then scored a penalty against Bolton as Chelsea ran out 4–0 winners on Halloween. Lampard scored a crucial 79th minute winning goal on 16 December, against Portsmouth and on 20 December, Lampard scored a penalty against his former club West Ham in a 1-1 draw, however he had to take his spot-kick three times due to players running into the box too early, he nonetheless scored all three. In Chelsea's 7–2 thrashing of Sunderland in January 2010, Lampard scored twice to add to his league tally. On 27 January 2010, Lampard again scored two goals, in Chelsea's 3–0 win over Birmingham City in the Premier League. On 27 February Lampard yet again scored twice against Manchester City but despite his contribution Chelsea went on to lose the game 4–2 at home, for the first time in 38 games. He scored the opener and set up one for John Terry in a 2–0 win against Stoke City in the FA Cup quarter-final.

Lampard, for the second time in his career, hit four goals in one match against Aston Villa on 27 March 2010 to bring his goal tally past 20, for the fifth consecutive season. This also brought him his 151st Chelsea goal, and it put him as the club's third highest scorer ever, overtaking Peter Osgood's record of 150. Lampard scored in a 3–0 win, again over Aston Villa, in the 2010 FA Cup semi-final.^[56] Lampard reached 20 league goals for the first time when he scored twice against Stoke City in Chelsea's 7–0 win on 25 April 2010, (the latter goal winning the BBC Goal of the Month for April). This milestone also represented the first time Lampard had hit 25 in all competitions in a season. On 2 May, Lampard scored against Liverpool in the second last game of the season to give Chelsea a vital three points that took them to the top of the league by a single point. He scored one and assisted two other goals in the final match of the season where Chelsea thrashed Wigan Athletic 8–0 at Stamford Bridge to win the 2009–10 Premier League title and give him a remarkable 27 goals in the season.^[57] Lampard ended his season lifting the 2010 FA Cup as Chelsea beat Portsmouth 1-0 in the final.

The 2010–11 season began brightly for Lampard, being an integral part of Chelsea's system as usual. After a match against Stoke City in August 2010, which Chelsea won 2–0, it was revealed that Lampard was suffering from a hernia, which was successfully operated on. However, he suffered fresh injuries during training in mid-November,^[58] and remained sidelined for a further three weeks. Manager Carlo Ancelotti said that he injured his abductor muscle in his leg in training on 11 November, and would not be fit until December. He finally made his comeback after 4 months out injured against Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday 12 December, as a substitute in the 75th minute.^[59] Lampard scored a penalty in the 3–3 draw between Chelsea and Aston Villa on 2 January 2011,^[60] the first after returning from injury. On 9 January, Lampard scored twice and gave one assist in a 7–0 win against Ipswich Town in the FA Cup reaching the landmark of 201 career club goals.

On 1 February, Lampard scored a penalty against Sunderland, then produced an assist, with Chelsea ending up winning the game 4–2.^[61] Lampard then assisted for Nicolas Anelka in Chelsea's 2–0 victory gainst Copenhagen, in the Round of 16 match in the Champions League. On 1 March, Lampard scored the winning goal in a crucial 2–1 victory over Manchester United, keeping Chelsea's Premier League title hopes alive.^[62] Then in the next game, he scored two goals in Chelsea's 3–1 victory over Blackpool, and also contributed with an assist for John Terry to score.^[63]

In April 2011, Lampard scored his 11th goal of the season in a 3–0 victory against former club West Ham.^[64] Lampard scored again against Manchester United, but it proved to be only a consolation, as Chelsea lost 2–1 at Old Trafford, thus ending Chelsea's title hopes.^[65]

2011–2012[link]

In Chelsea's third Premier League match of the season, Lampard scored his first goal of the season and also provided an assist for José Bosingwa's opening goal, as Chelsea beat Norwich City 3–1.^[66]

After not featuring in Chelsea's 4–1 win against Swansea City on 24 September,^[67] Lampard returned to the starting lineup for their Champions League group stage game against Valencia netting an important opening goal in their 1–1 draw.^[68][69] Lampard continued his fine form by netting his fifth Chelsea hat-trick on 2 October, in a 5–1 thrashing of Bolton.^[70][71] In the eleventh round of the Premier League, Lampard scored the only goal of the match against Blackburn, with a diving header, giving Chelsea a win after two consecutive defeats.^[72] After starting the game against Manchester City on the bench, Lampard came on in the second half to score the winning goal from the penalty spot in the 82nd minute.^[73] Lampard again proved to be the match-winner again as he scored in the 89th minute against Wolves, with the match finishing 2-1 to Chelsea.^[74]

On 25 February 2012, Lampard scored his tenth league goal of the season in Chelsea's 3-0 win against Bolton, becoming the only player to score at least 10 goals in nine consecutive seasons in the Premier League and his 149th all time league goal.^[75]

Eleven days after the sacking of manager Andre Villas-Boas, Chelsea hosted Napoli in the 2011–12 UEFA Champions League Round of 16 second leg, trailing the Naples side 3-1 from the first leg. Lampard helped Chelsea make a remarkable comeback, assisting John Terry from a corner for the second goal and then equalizing the aggregate score from the penalty spot with a powerful shot to the left of the goal. Branislav Ivanović sealed Chelsea's victory in extra-time.^[76] In the second leg of the quarter-finals of the 2011–12 UEFA Champions League against Benfica, Lampard converted a crucial penalty to give Chelsea a 2-1 win at Stamford Bridge, and helping them advance with an aggregate score of 3-1.^[77]

He scored the 150th Premier League goal of his career against Fulham in a 1-1 draw on 9 April 2012.

In the semifinal of the FA Cup Chelsea defeated Tottenham 5-1. Lampard assisted Drogba for the first goal, and also scored the fourth goal for the Blues from a free kick 35 yards from goal.^[78]

Lampard and Drogba in the final of the Champions League

Chelsea players celebrate winning the UEFA Champions League

Lampard was pivotal in the semi-finals of the 2011–12 UEFA Champions League against heavily favored Barcelona.^[79] In the first leg at Stamford Bridge, Lampard stripped Lionel Messi off the ball then played a cross-field pass to Ramires who setup Drogba for the only goal of the game giving Chelsea a 1-0 advantage.^[80] In the second leg at Camp Nou, Lampard assumed the captaincy after Terry was sent off early in the game. Down 0-2 to Barca just before half-time, Lampard assisted Ramires' goal with a through-pass which leveled the aggregate score at 2-2 while putting Chelsea ahead on away goals. Chelsea teammate Fernando Torres added another goal in stoppage time to give Chelsea a 3-2 victory overall.^[81] This set up Chelsea's match with Bayern Munich at the Allianz Arena for the Champions League final.

In the 2012 FA Cup Final, Lampard assisted Didier Drogba's winning goal in 2-1 win over Liverpool FC, the seventh FA Cup in Chelsea's history as well as the fourth of his career.^[82]

Lampard captained Chelsea in the 2012 UEFA Champions League Final against Bayern Munich, due to Terry's suspension. It was match where Chelsea were considered to be the underdogs.^[83] After finishing 1-1 in normal time, the game went to a penalty shootout with Lampard successfully converting his team's fourth spot-kick, helping Chelsea win 4-3 on penalties.^[84] As Chelsea's skipper for the match, Lampard lifted the trophy jointly with club captain John Terry.^[85]

Lampard ended the 2011-12 season as Chelsea's topscorer with 16 goals in all competitions, along with 10 assists.

International career[link]

Lampard was first spotted by England U-21 manager Peter Taylor, and his under-21 debut came on 13 November 1997 in a match against Greece. He played for the under-21 side from November 1997 to June 2000, and scored nine goals, a mark bettered only by Alan Shearer and Francis Jeffers.

Lampard earned his first cap for England on 10 October 1999 in a 2–1 friendly win over Belgium, and scored his first goal on 20 August 2003 in a 3–1 win over Croatia.

Euro 2004[link]

He was bypassed for Euro 2000 and the 2002 World Cup, and had to wait until Euro 2004 to participate in his first international competition. England reached the quarter-finals with Lampard netting three goals in four matches. He scored against France and Croatia in the group stages, and in the quarter-final he equalised for England in the 112th minute against Portugal, bringing the scoreline to 2–2 but England lost on penalties. He was named in the team of the tournament by UEFA.^[86]

Post Euro 2004[link]

He became a regular in the squad following the retirement of Paul Scholes, and was voted England Player of the Year by fans in 2004 and 2005.^[87][88] He was England's top-scorer in their 2006 World Cup qualifying campaign with 5 goals. He scored two crucial goals in the qualifiers, the first against Austria in a 1-0 win, and the second, the winning goal against Poland.^[89][90]

Lampard taking a penalty in a Euro 2012 qualifier against Wales in March 2011

2006 World Cup[link]

In England's first game of the tournament vs Paraguay, Lampard was named Man of the Match as England won 1-0.^[91] Though Lampard played every minute of England's 2006 World Cup matches, he went scoreless as England were eliminated in the quarterfinals by Portugal on penalties, and he was one of the three England players who missed their penalties, alongside Steven Gerrard and Jamie Carragher.^[92]

2010 World Cup and disallowed goal[link]

In the round-of-16 match of the 2010 FIFA World Cup against Germany in the first half, Lampard had a shot at goal that bounced off the crossbar and from TV replays was clearly seen to cross the goal line. If counted, it would have tied the game 2–2. However, neither the referee nor the linesman saw it as a goal, and play was continued. In the second-half, Lampard hit the cross-bar again, with a 30 yard free-kick. The final score was a 4–1 win for Germany, eliminating England from the tournament.^[93]

As England exited the 2010 FIFA World Cup, Lampard had already achieved the record of having made 37 shots on goal without scoring in a World Cup tournament, more than any other player since 1966.^[94]

2007–2011[link]

He scored in a 2–1 loss to Germany in a friendly at the new Wembley in 2007.^[95] He was booed by England supporters while coming on as a second-half substitute during England's Euro 2008 qualifying match against Estonia on 13 October 2007,^[96] and finished with one goal (in a 3–2 loss to Croatia on 21 November) as England failed to qualify for the tournament. He scored his first international goal in two years in a 4–0 win over Slovakia in March 2009, and also created another for Wayne Rooney. Lampard's goal was the 500th England goal scored at Wembley.^[97] On 9 September 2009, Lampard struck twice in England's 5–1 win against Croatia which secured their place at 2010 World Cup.^[98] On 8 February 2011, it was announced that Lampard would captain the national team against Denmark in a friendly played the next day after both Rio Ferdinand and Steven Gerrard were absent through injury.^[99] In the Euro 2012 qualifiers, Lampard netted two goals for England, both penalties. The first against Wales in a 2-0 win, and the latter vs Switzerland in a 2-2 draw, making Lampard England's most prolific penalty taker ever.^[100][101] In November 2011, Lampard captained England to a 1-0 friendly victory over current World Champions Spain, a game in which he scored the only goal.^[102] On 31 May 2012, he was ruled out of the Euro 2012 due to a thigh injury. He was subsequently replaced by Jordan Henderson.

Personal life[link]

Lampard attended Brentwood School between 1989 and 1994, finishing with eleven GCSEs, including an A* in Latin.^[103]

His father is Frank Lampard senior, the former West Ham United player and assistant manager who was still associated with the club when Lampard junior was playing for them. His mother Pat died in April 2008 aged 58 as a result of pneumonia.^[104] Lampard's uncle is Tottenham Hotspur manager Harry Redknapp and his cousin is Redknapp's son Jamie Redknapp.

In 2000, Lampard, Ferdinand and Kieron Dyer appeared on a sex video that was filmed at the holiday resort of Ayia Napa in Cyprus. Channel 4 aired a brief clip as part of their 2004 documentary Sex, Footballers and Videotape, claiming it was used to "remind the viewer that this is based on real life."^[105] On 23 September 2001, Lampard, along with three other Chelsea players was fined two weeks wages by the club for his behaviour whilst on a drinking binge on 12 September. Lampard and the others had abused grieving American tourists at a Heathrow hotel, just 24 hours after the September 11 attacks. A hotel manager stated "they were utterly disgusting. They just didn't seem to care about what had happened".^[106]

It was reported that Lampard showed an unusually high IQ score during neurological research carried out by the Chelsea doctor, Bryan English. English stated that "Frank Lampard scored one of the highest set of marks ever recorded by the company doing the tests".^[107]

Lampard has stated in 2007 that he is a supporter of the Conservative Party.^[108]

He was selected by EA Sports as one of the three football stars on the cover of the FIFA 10 football game pack globally, along with Theo Walcott and Wayne Rooney.^[109]

Relationships[link]

Lampard lives in Surrey and London. He has two daughters with his former fiancee, Spanish model Elen Rivas, Luna (born 22 August 2005) and Isla (born 20 May 2007).^[110] His autobiography, Totally Frank, was published in August 2006. In mid-February 2009, it was reported that Lampard and Rivas had split in November 2008 after seven years together, with Rivas taking between £1 million to £12.5 million in settlement fees from Lampard's estimated £32 million net worth.^[111][112]

Since October 2009, Lampard has been in a relationship with Christine Bleakley. On 15 June 2011, Lampard's engagement to Christine Bleakley was announced by his agent.^[113]

On 24 April 2009, Lampard was involved in a radio confrontation with James O'Brien on the London radio station LBC 97.3.^[114] Newspapers had reported that following Lampard's split from Rivas their children were living with her in a small flat while Lampard had converted their family home into a bachelor pad. Lampard phoned in, objecting to criticism, and asserting that he had fought "tooth and nail" to keep his family together.^[115]

Career statistics[link]

As of 4 April 2012.

• Totals include additional competitions such as the FA Community Shield and one goal 2009 FA Community Shield.
• Assists information taken from ESPN profile.^[116][117]

International goals[link]

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	20 August 2003	Portman Road, Ipswich	Croatia	3 – 1	Won	Friendly
2	5 June 2004	City of Manchester Stadium, Manchester	Iceland	6 – 1	Won	2004 FA Summer Tournament
3	13 June 2004	Estádio da Luz, Lisbon	France	1 – 2	Lost	Euro 2004
4	21 June 2004	Estádio da Luz, Lisbon	Croatia	4 – 2	Won	Euro 2004
5	24 June 2004	Estádio da Luz, Lisbon	Portugal	2 – 2	Drawn	Euro 2004
6	4 September 2004	Ernst Happel Stadion, Vienna	Austria	2 – 2	Drawn	2006 World Cup qualification
7	9 October 2004	Old Trafford, Manchester	Wales	2 – 0	Won	2006 World Cup qualification
8	26 March 2005	Old Trafford, Manchester	Northern Ireland	4 – 0	Won	2006 World Cup qualification
9	8 October 2005	Old Trafford, Manchester	Austria	1 – 0	Won	2006 World Cup qualification
10	12 October 2005	Old Trafford, Manchester	Poland	2 – 1	Won	2006 World Cup qualification
11	3 June 2006	Old Trafford, Manchester	Jamaica	6 – 0	Won	Friendly
12	16 August 2006	Old Trafford, Manchester	Greece	4 – 0	Won	Friendly
13	22 August 2007	Wembley Stadium, London	Germany	1 – 2	Lost	Friendly
14	21 November 2007	Wembley Stadium, London	Croatia	2 – 3	Lost	Euro 2008 qualification
15	28 March 2009	Wembley Stadium, London	Slovakia	4 – 0	Won	Friendly
16	6 June 2009	Almaty Central Stadium, Almaty	Kazakhstan	4 – 0	Won	2010 World Cup qualification
17	10 June 2009	Wembley Stadium, London	Andorra	6 – 0	Won	2010 World Cup qualification
18	5 September 2009	Wembley Stadium, London	Slovenia	2 – 1	Won	Friendly
19	9 September 2009	Wembley Stadium, London	Croatia	5 – 1	Won	2010 World Cup qualification
20	9 September 2009	Wembley Stadium, London	Croatia	5 – 1	Won	2010 World Cup qualification
21	26 March 2011	Millennium Stadium, Cardiff	Wales	2 – 0	Won	UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying
22	4 June 2011	Wembley Stadium, London	Switzerland	2 – 2	Drawn	UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying
23	12 November 2011	Wembley Stadium, London	Spain	1 – 0	Won	Friendly

Honours[link]

West Ham United

• UEFA Intertoto Cup (1): 1999

Chelsea

• Premier League (3): 2004–05, 2005–06, 2009–10
• FA Cup (4): 2007, 2009, 2010, 2012
• League Cup (2): 2005, 2007
• FA Community Shield (2): 2005, 2009
• UEFA Champions League (1): 2012

Individual[link]

• 2005 FIFA World Player of the Year - Silver Award
• 2005 Ballon d'Or - Silver Award
• FWA Footballer of the Year - 2005
• UEFA Club Midfielder of the Year - 2008
• World XI - 2005
• PFA Fans' Player of the Year - 2005
• Premier League : Player of the Decade, (2000–2009) according to official statistics^[18]
• Premier League Player of the Season - 2004-05, 2005–06
• Premier League 20 Seasons Awards : Premier League 500 Club
• England Player of the Year - 2004, 2005
• UEFA Euro 2004 Team of the Tournament
• 2006 FIFA World Cup : Man of the match vs Paraguay
• Premier League Player of the Month - September 2003, April 2005, October 2005, October 2008
• Chelsea Player of the Year - 2004, 2005, 2009
• PFA Premier League Team of the Year - 2004, 2005, 2006
• Premier League : 2004–05 Barclays Merit Award (for 164 consecutive appearances)
• ESM Team of the Year - 2004/2005, 2005/2006, 2009/2010
• FWA Tribute Award - 2010
• Premier League : leader in assists - 2004–05 : 16 assists, 2009–10 : 17 assists
• FA Cup Final Man of the Match: 2007
• FA Cup: Best player - 2006–07, 2008–09, 2009–10
• Premier League : Midfielder with the most goals in premier league history - 150 goals
• Goal of the Month - April 2010
• only player to score at least 10 goals in nine consecutive seasons in the Premier League.

Top Scorer[link]

• 2006–07 FA Cup : 6 goals
• Chelsea F.C. : 2004–05, 2005–06, 2007–08, 2011–12

References[link]

External links[link]

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Jimmy Carr
Birth name	James Anthony Patrick Carr
Born	(1972-09-15) 15 September 1972 (age 39) Limerick, Ireland[1]
Medium	Stand-up, Television
Nationality	British Irish
Years active	2000–present
Influences	George Carlin, Michael Redmond, Denis Leary, Paul Merton, Peter Kay, Will Self, Billy Connolly, Demetri Martin.[2]
Domestic partner(s)	Karoline Copping (2001-present)
Notable works and roles	8 Out of 10 Cats Distraction The Big Fat Quiz of the Year 10 O'Clock Live
Website	jimmycarr.com
British Comedy Awards
Best Live Stand Up 2006– Gag Reflex

James Anthony Patrick "Jimmy" Carr (born 15 September 1972) is an Irish-born British comedian and humourist. He is known for his deadpan delivery, dark humour and his use of edgy one-liners. He is also a writer, actor and presenter of radio and television.

Carr moved to a career in comedy in 2000.^[3] After becoming established as a stand-up comedian, Carr began to appear in a number of Channel 4 television shows, most notably as the host of the panel show 8 out of 10 Cats. In Ireland he is known for appearances on The Panel and The Late Late Show.

Personal life[link]

Carr was born in Limerick, Ireland to parents Patrick James (born March 1945), a Roman Catholic and self-made millionaire who became treasurer for computer company Unisys,^[4] and Nora Mary (née Lawlor,^[5] 19 September 1943^[6] – 7 September 2001), who died of pancreatitis in St Thomas' Hospital, London, aged 57.^[4] His parents married in 1970, separated in 1994, but never divorced.^[7] His father married Natasha in 2003.^[4] Carr has an older brother, Colin, and a younger brother, Patrick.^[4] Carr was educated at Royal Grammar School in High Wycombe. he also attended St Bernards's Catholic Grammar School also in Slough. Carr's father was not happy with the school so moved him to Burnham Grammar School

After schooling in Slough he gained a place at Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge, where he graduated with a 2:1 degree in Political Sciences.^[3][8] Carr was a marketing executive for Shell^{[9][dead link]} in the late 1990s.^[4] During an appearance on BBC's Would I Lie to You? (Series 1, Episode 3), Carr revealed that he had been a Christian until his mid-twenties, and remained a virgin until the age of 26^[10] due to his faith. Carr became aware of the writings of Richard Dawkins and renounced his religion, becoming an atheist. He stated that he felt religion limited people's desires to live their own lives.^[11] He also stated that at this time, to help him cope with his loss of faith he did a lot of psychotherapy, and ended up qualifying as a therapist.^[12]