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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Sport
Nizaar Kinsella

Frank Lampard summons spirit of 2012 in bid to save Chelsea’s season

Chelsea’s LA-based billionaire owners are relying on a Hollywood-style reboot to save their season, with Frank Lampard at the heart of his beloved club's redemption story.

One report this week described how comedy actor James Corden, a friend of both co-owner Todd Boehly and Lampard's cousin, Jamie Redknapp, helped to somehow engineer his return. Despite the absurdity of the claims, there is some logic behind the decision.

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