da 888casino： One of the country’s most experienced and decorated footballers, Frank Lampard accepted football could learn from Olympic values.
da wazamba： Speaking in the build up to England’s friendly against Italy, the Chelsea midfielder claimed some aspects of the Olympic spirit could be transferred over to England’s national sport.
The 34 year old commented, “When you hear the athletes speak after winning or losing they are very humble people. We can take that on board. I’m not picking on individuals it’s a group thing.” (Mirror)
Footballers could hardly be perceived any worse currently in Britain. In the past month both John Terry and Rio Ferdinand, two of the biggest names in the sport, have been charged by the FA, due to racial allegations.
Meanwhile Olympians such as Mo Farah and Jessica Ennis won the hearts and minds of the nation. Lampard isn’t naive regarding the very different emotions the two sports evoke; “I enjoyed going to the Olympics and feeling that atmosphere but in football, we’re all born with our allegiances, it’s almost a religion to the people who watch it.”
The 90 cap England veteran, also cited the do or die nature of the way the sport is reported and viewed by fans, describing attitudes as “tribal.”
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