Fans of MLS expansion franchise may protest, but the only vote that counts in the England midfielder’s whereabouts is cast in Abu Dhabi
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So all those fans who bought tickets for New York City FC’s first Major League Soccer game at Yankee Stadium in March will not, after all, get to see the most prolific English midfielder of his generation. Instead, Frank Lampard will be bolstering Manchester City’s Premier League title challenge right up to the end of the English season in May.
The 36-year-old, who captained England while winning his 106th and final cap against Costa Rica in June, had been due to arrive in New York this month, to train with his new team-mates ahead of the start of the US season. But ever since the surprise announcement in August that he would join Manchester City on a short-term loan, speculation has mounted that he might stay longer. As the ball dropped in Times Square to mark the start of 2015, speculation turned to stark reality. In all likelihood, Lampard will miss the first three months of the MLS season.
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