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Nobody expects a footballer to have any kind of an IQ, which is a bit of an unfair stereotype.

Frank Lampard

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Frank Lampard
Age: 46
Born: 1978
Born: June 20
Association Football Manager
Association Football Player
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Soccer Player
Frank James Lampard
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