Everton fires Frank Lampard with team in relegation zone
Everton manager Frank Lampard looks on, prior to the start of the English Premier League soccer match between West Ham United and Everton at the London Stadium, in London, Saturday, Jan. 21, 2023. ( Zac Goodwin/PA via AP)[ASSOCIATED PRESS/Zac Goodwin]
Everton has fired manager Frank Lampard as the crisis-hit Premier League team took action amid its latest fight against relegation and protests by disgruntled fans against the club’s board. Lampard is a former England international and Chelsea great. He lasted nearly a year in a role that is fast becoming one of the most challenging in English soccer. Everton is now looking for its eighth permanent manager since Farhad Moshiri bought the club in 2016. Everton’s 2-0 loss at West Ham on Saturday proved to be Lampard’s final game in charge. He leaves with the team in next-to-last place in the league after 20 of 38 games.
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Everton's head coach Frank Lampard looks out during the English Premier League soccer match between Everton and Southampton at Goodison Park in Liverpool, England, Saturday, Jan. 14, 2023. (AP Photo/Jon Super)
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FILE - Everton's head coach Frank Lampard applauds after the English FA Cup soccer match between Manchester United and Everton at Old Trafford in Manchester, England, Jan. 6, 2023. Frank Lampard looks to have taken charge of his last match as Everton manager. British media reported Monday Jan. 23, 2023, that Lampard has been fired, with the club in the relegation zone of the Premier League. (AP Photo/Dave Thompson, File)
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FILE - Everton's head coach Frank Lampard reacts during the Premier League soccer match between Everton and Brentford at Goodison Park in Liverpool, England, May 15, 2022. Frank Lampard looks to have taken charge of his last match as Everton manager. British media reported Monday Jan. 23, 2023, that Lampard has been fired, with the club in the relegation zone of the Premier League. (AP Photo/Jon Super, File)
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FILE - Everton's head coach Frank Lampard throws the ball onto the pitch during the English Premier League soccer match between Tottenham Hotspur and Everton at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, March 7, 2022. Frank Lampard looks to have taken charge of his last match as Everton manager. British media reported Monday Jan. 23, 2023, that Lampard has been fired, with the club in the relegation zone of the Premier League. (AP Photo/Ian Walton, FIle)
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