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Chelsea appoint club legend Lampard as coach

Chelsea have appointed club legend and all-time top scorer Frank Lampard as their new head-coach.

Lampard was identified as the preferred choice to succeed Maurizio Sarri at Stamford Bridge despite having only one year of managerial experience at Derby, who he led to the Championship playoff final but lost to Aston Villa.

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Sarri left to join Juventus after just one season at Chelsea which ended with a top-three finish in the Premier League, victory over London rivals Arsenal in the Europa League final and a loss on penalties to Manchester City in the Carabao Cup final.