Chelsea legend Lampard linked with shock return to management

Robin Bairner

• 6 Apr 2024 21:48 BST
• 3 min read

Frank Lampard could soon be back in management after spending nearly a season without a club.

Lampard spent the second half of last term in interim charge at Chelsea but was unable to turn around the club’s fortunes and, as anticipated when he took command, made way for Mauricio Pochettino in the summer.

According to The Telegraph, the 45-year-old could soon take command of the Canada national soccer team, having been made a leading candidate for the job.

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“The Canadian football federation have placed Lampard on a shortlist of coaches to take over and lead the national team into the 2026 World Cup, which they are co-hosting,” The Telegraph reports.

Canada does not currently have a permanent head coach, with Mauro Biello in the position after John Herdman, who led the country to their second World Cup in 2022, departed the role last summer.

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Who are Canada's best players?

Canada have an improving team, with several players featuring at major European clubs.

Foremost among the best players on offer to the nation is Alphonso Davies, who is linked with a summer transfer from Bayern Munich to Real Madrid.

Their other major star is Lille striker Jonathan David, who could be heading to the Premier League in the summer after another impressive season with the Ligue 1 outfit.

Tajon Buchanan is another leading figure, with the attacker turning out for Serie A champions-elect Inter Milan.

Lampard, meanwhile, does have experience in North American football, having played MLS, where a large portion of the Canada national soccer team squad plays, for New York City FC in the 2015/16 season.

As a coach, he began his career with Derby County before moving to Chelsea for the first of two spells at Stamford Bridge. After 18 months he was sacked and was most recently in charge of Everton, speaking a season at Goodison Park before his brief second stint with the Blues.