News about Frank Lampard

I won my nine England caps under Sven-Goran Eriksson and became open-minded working with him - and Gerard Houllier at Liverpool - so understand the Thomas Tuchel appointment. He has the right tools and a better CV than the English candidates. Ideally, my national team would be led by an English manager, but we don't have elite trophy-winning coaches and it wouldn't be right to shoehorn in someone merely because they are homegrown. Man-management is a big part of the international game, particularly communicating with stars you might have to leave out.

Thomas Tuchel intends to poach coaches from his former side Chelsea as he assembles his new England backroom staff. The German was named as Gareth Southgate 's permanent successor on Wednesday, signing an 18-month contract which will take him to the end of the 2026 World Cup. Alongside him, Anthony Barry, 38, who has enjoyed a rapid rise, assisting Frank Lampard and Roberto Martinez, as well as Tuchel, has been confirmed as England No 2.

New England boss Thomas Tuchel has turned to Anthony Barry to be part of his coaching set-up for the third time having been a key part of his set-up at Chelsea and Bayern Munich. The 38-year-old has enjoyed a rapid rise as a coach having impressed and been appointed by Frank Lampard, Roberto Martinez and Tuchel during his career. 'We have a lot of parallels, how we work and how we see football,' Barry has said of his relationship with Tuchel. 'We try to push each other and to improve.

The German is on an 18-month deal until the end of the 2026 World Cup and will earn around £5million per year. He arrives with a track record of winning major trophies and steered Chelsea to the 2021 Champions League title just four months after taking the reins from Frank Lampard.

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW BY DOMINIC KING: It quickly becomes apparent we are not here for celebrations. The trophy Oisin Murphy has worked relentlessly to win is twinkling on the horizon but his emotions are not what you would expect. 'When I realised I was going to be champion, I thought why and how did I put myself under so much pressure,' Murphy begins. 'The feelings of happiness or joy or self-worth didn't arrive. And they haven't done any other year.' It is the first of many candid admissions during a riveting half-hour at Salisbury racecourse.

SIMON JORDAN: The proper time for a robust discussion about Erik ten Hag's future was during the summer, not seven games into a new season in which he's been handed an extended contract and £200milion worth of new players and a so-called new framework which is only weeks old. While I am sceptical about Ten Hag's capabilities to be a successful Manchester United manager long-term, my question to Sir Jim Ratcliffe this week is: 'What is the point of sacking him now?'

SVEN-GORAN ERIKSSON: My first job after England was with Manchester City . It turned out to be for just one season, even though we won both of the derby matches against United. It's an English tradition after a home match to invite the opponents' coach and staff to your office for a cup of tea or a gin and tonic.

SVEN-GORAN ERIKSSON: The beginning of the end for me as England team manager was when my agent, Athole Still, and his attorney, Richard Des Voeux, received an inquiry. The idea was for the three of us to fly to Dubai to meet with a sheik who was presented as vice-chairman of the National Football Federation there. It was a matter of developing football in the United Arab Emirates, and some kind of football school. That's how it was first presented.

Chelsea legend Frank Lampard quickly shot down any comparisons of Gabriel and William Saliba to iconic Blues pairing John Terry and Ricardo Carvalho. Saliba and Gabriel have formed one of the best centre-back pairings in the Premier League and impressed again as they helped Arsenal keep a clean sheet in a 2-0 win over Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League. With the duo's success in Arsenal's defence, it's inevitably led to comparisons with some of the Premier League's most iconic centre-back partnerships like Nemanja Vidic and Rio Ferdinand, Martin Keown and Tony Adams as well as Terry and Carvalho.

Frank Lampard offered a scathing assessment of PSG 's first-half display after witnessing the French side flounder against Arsenal in the Champions League . Luis Enrique brought his new-look side to the Emirates full of hope and little expectation having begun their season in fine form. However, the home side abruptly upended their plans with two goals in a dominant first period. Kai Havertz opened the scoring with a brave header before Bukayo Saka doubled the lead with a wide free-kick that evaded everyone and trickled past Gigi Donnarumma.

Frank Lampard has admitted his regret that Kai Havertz 's 'best position wasn't quite clear' over the course of his mixed three-year spell at Chelsea . The English manager signed the then 21-year-old in 2020 from Bayer Leverkusen for £67million and the German scored just nine goals in 48 matches in his first season. He ended the campaign on a high, however, slotting home the winner in the Champions League final against Manchester City to give new boss Thomas Tuchel a taste of silverware in his first few months. Havertz departed the Blues for Arsenal last summer having found the net 32 times across three seasons and has proved a hit at the Emirates, thriving in a new centre-forward position in a free-flowing Gunners side.

The UEFA Champions League returned on Tuesday night for its 33rd edition since the 1992 rebrand and things were a little different. For the first time ever, all the teams involved were in one giant league, rather than groups of four. There was also a new broadcaster on the block, with Amazon Prime having secured the rights to show one blockbuster clash every Tuesday.

A brand new Champions League campaign is upon us, and this one promises to be very different to anything we have seen before. UEFA has decided to switch things up this season by making several new changes to the competition. Some fans may welcome a refresh, having grown weary of watching Real Madrid pick up the European crown year after year for much of the past decade.

Amazon Prime have gained the rights to show Champions League football this season, and they are set to make an instant splash when the action gets underway tonight. Their first match is a blockbuster showdown between AC Milan and Liverpool, two teams who have won 13 European Cups between them. And they are set to pull out all the stops to impress with their coverage of Europe's elite club competition.

Eriksson passed away on August 26 at the age of 76 after a long battle with pancreatic cancer, with countless tributes since paid to the Swede, including football clubs across the world giving their respects. The former England manager revealed in January that he had 'best case a year' to live following his diagnosis, and he was surrounded by his family as he passed away a little over a two weeks ago. With permission from his family, Eriksson's final column, which was left unfinished due to his declining health, was published by The Telegraph.

OLIVER HOLT AT WEMBLEY: Redeemed for the umpteenth time, vindicated again in the face of another round of questions about his age and his durability, Harry Kane scored two golden goals in golden boots on a night when he was presented with a golden cap. Kane had become the tenth man to make 100 appearances for England when he started this Nations League victory over Finland at Wembley, an achievement marked by a presentation of the golden cap by fellow centurions Ashley Cole and Frank Lampard before the match. The England skipper was desperate for a goal to gild the occasion, particularly after some below-par performances in the European Championship in the summer and a sluggish outing against the Republic of Ireland on Saturday had led some to call for him to be dropped.

Harry Kane was presented with a golden cap to mark his 100th appearance for England. Kane, who scored on his England debut against Lithuania in 2015, was given the cap by Frank Lampard prior to the game against Finland at Wembley. Ashley Cole, who like Lampard had retired from international football by the time Kane made his debut, was also in attendance. Cole is part of England interim boss Lee Carsley's coaching staff.

Sven-Göran Eriksson's former flame Nancy Dell'Olio is reportedly set to attend the football legend's funeral after they 'made peace in his final days'. The former England manager passed away on Monday morning aged 76 following his battle against pancreatic cancer. And now Italian lawyer Nancy, 63, is set to pay her respects - along with hundreds of others - when he finally lay to rest, according to The Sun. 

Sancho (left) completed a move to Chelsea on deadline day, joining the Blues on an initial loan deal which could become permanent at the end of the season. The 24-year-old had been frozen out at Manchester United last season following a public falling out with manager Erik ten Hag. Their dispute led to Sancho returning to Borussia Dortmund on loan for the remainder of the 2023-24 campaign, though he had been welcomed back by Ten Hag in pre-season after clearing the air with the United manager.

Eriksson passed away on August 26 after a long battle with pancreatic cancer, with countless tributies paid to the Swede, including football clubs across the country giving their respects over the weekend. Eriksson revealed in January that he had 'best case a year' to live following his diagnosis, and he was surrounded by his family as he passed away a little over a week ago. Now arrangements have been made for a final goodbye to the former Three Lions manager.

The streaming giant will be showing the top Tuesday match each week during the new league phase - after already showing their first games  during the play-off round. TNT Sports will continue their coverage of the Champions League while the BBC will now show weekly highlights. Amazon have unveiled the first games they will broadcast, all of which include Premier League teams.

Former England manager Sven-Goran Eriksson has died aged 76. Bo Gustavsson, an agent in Sweden who worked with Eriksson, said in a statement: 'Sven-Goran Eriksson has passed away. 'After a long illness, SGE died during the morning at home surrounded by family.' 

The Prince of Wales, 42, posted a heartfelt message on X about Sven-Goran Eriksson, who passed away this morning after becoming terminally ill with pancreatic cancer. The future King met the manager on multiple occasions, including in his twenties when he attended an England World Cup squad training camp at the Carrington Training Ground in 2006. William wrote: 'Sad to hear about the passing of Sven-Göran Eriksson. I met him several times as England manager and was always struck by his charisma and passion for the game. My thoughts are with his family and friends. A true gentleman of the game. W.'

Former England manager Sven-Goran Eriksson has died aged 76. The Swede was held in great affection by supporters and enjoyed a colourful career both on and off the pitch. Eriksson always looked every inch the ice-cool Swede in the dug-out but it's fair to say his coaching career was anything but dull. He was the coach who tried - and failed - to guide England 's much-vaunted 'Golden Generation' to the success and silverware their incredible talent apparently deserved. They failed agonisingly at two World Cups and one European Championship finals despite some unforgettable results along the way.