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Frank Lampard, Finally Set for New York City F.C. Debut, Is Eager to Make His Mark

Frank Lampard, sitting at a brown oval table in a hotel business room on Monday, embraced an opportunity both to reflect and to look forward.

Nearly one year after New York City F.C., an expansion club in its first year, announced his signing, Lampard — an immensely successful English midfielder — will make his debut for the team on Sunday at Yankee Stadium against Toronto F.C.

“I’ve had my time in the Premier League, in Europe,” Lampard, 37, told a small group of reporters before being reintroduced at a news conference Tuesday. “I’m fully focused here.”

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