After being assessed by medical staff of Chelsea on Friday morning the news comes that a club spokesman has predicted his muscle tear needs only three weeks to heal.

Chelsea will be claiming 151,000-pounds-a-week (251,000 dollars) wages of Frank Lampard in compensation from the Football Association (FA) if he is sidelined by an injury that has been linked to the allegedly cramped conditions on the charter plane that England used to fly to Doha for the friendly match with Brazil on Saturday.

This thesis has been however been dismissed by coach of England Fabio Capello. He pointed out that the same plane has been used without repercussions by the team for much longer trips and even to the Trinidad and to Kazakhstan.

England had made 7-hour flight to Doha on Wednesday and Frank Lampard suffered an injury in the beginning of England’s first training session on the next morning. The temperature then was over 30 degrees and at that time most of the players would normally have been having breakfast.

Fabio Capello said, “We always train at this time, except the day before an away game when we train at night in the stadium where the match is going to be played.”

Frank Lampard ran the show at the Reebok and Chelsea on the other hand cruised past Bolton and this is surely a safe bet that Lampard will be a key figure in the Premier League fixture.

Bolton might had completely swamped by the Londoners but the display of England Fabrice Muamba caught the eyes of the FanHouse experts. He got a place in the Team of the Week.

Bolton’s neighbours Burnley, Just a few miles across Lancashire, were enjoying a good productive afternoon. They beat Hull 2-0 in a controversial encounter.

Didier Drogba is from Ivory Coast and he trails Fernando Torres of Liverpool by one in the Premier League scoring stakes. Even of this, Frank Lampard believes that Drogba is the best in England as well as in the world.

He said, “He’s neck and neck with Fernando Torres in the goals chart, but for me Didier is the best in the world because of his all-round game.”

Lampard also adds that Drogba does not always get the credit he deserves for his finishing.

He mentions further, “He’s a very unselfish player, a lot of things get said about him but we know he gives everything for the team and he has achieved a lot of assists this season.”

He also added that it is nice to look back at games since he has been in the Blues. He said that he have got a lot of good memories with these matches and it is good to watch those old games on TV or video.

Lampard even said that he also watch some mundane games from a few years ago and this he does only to see how the team were playing in those days.

“I just flick through and if there is a game from a few years ago I’ll watch it out of interest, if not the full 90 minutes then patches, because your game, personally and as a team, definitely changes over the years,” said Lampard.

He added more to the official website saying, “I am quite critical. I think oh my God, I can’t believe I’m making those mistake or moves. Sometimes it is quite cringey [sic] to see things you did and it is quite bad just to see how young you look and realise that the years have passed.”

Lampard also mentioned that when he watched those early days games then he watches the different ways that he did the running.

Presently Chelsea is leading its way in the Premier League and now they are among the favourites in challenging for the UEFA Champions League. They have having won all the three of their fixtures in opening Group D.

On the other hand England is resurgent under new coach Fabio Capello. Frank Lampard an integral member of the squad will be traveling to South Africa next summer for the World Cup. They are expected to be among the front-runners for the ultimate prize.

Lampard on target in the 4-0 victory over the Bolton on Saturday is enjoying the weight of expectation. He, abreast of it, also knows that he must stay grounded in such a crucial season.

To the media he says, “It’s a massive season for a lot of players who are turning out for club and country, but I enjoy the pressure that brings.”

Last year the title was won by Cristiano Ronaldo.

Among other who has been shortlisted from Chelsea for this accolate are John Terry, Michael Essien, Michael Ballack and Didier Drogba.

Real Madrid and Portugal forward and Barcelona’s Lionel Messi is agin the nominee.

There are 6 nominees from the European champions Spain, which included goalkeeper Iker Casillas, Andres Iniesta, Carles Puyol, Xavi, David Villa and Torres.

Four players have been nominated from England and three from Brazil. France adds two in the list.

Brazilian Marta, as we remember her to have won the women’s award for the last three years is again nominated in the ten names alongside England’s Kelly Smith.

Fifa World Player 2009 shortlist:
Michael Ballack (Germany)
Gianluigi Buffon (Italy)
Iker Casillas (Spain)
Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal)
Diego (Brazil)
Didier Drogba (Ivory Coast)
Michael Essien (Ghana)
Samuel Eto’o (Cameroon)
Steven Gerrard (England)
Thierry Henry (France)
Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Sweden)
Andres Iniesta (Spain)
Kaka (Brazil)
Frank Lampard (England)
Luis Fabiano (Brazil)
Lionel Messi (Argentina)
Carles Puyol (Spain)
Franck Ribery (France)
Wayne Rooney (England)
John Terry (England)
Fernando Torres (Spain)
David Villa (Spain)
Xavi (Spain)

Fifa Women’s World Player 2009 shortlist: Nadine Angerer (Germany)
Sonia Bompastor (France)
Cristiane (Brazil)
Inka Grings (Germany)
Mana Iwabuchi (Japan)
Simone Laudehr (Germany)
Marta (Brazil)
Birgit Prinz (Germany)
Kelly Smith (England)
Abby Wambach (USA)

Frank Lampard was seen getting too close to Christine Bleakley of BBC’s The One Show at Amika nightclub in London.

Daily Mail quoted that a club source said - ‘Frank and Christine arrived with a group of people from Strictly Come Dancing, including Zoe Lucker and Joe Calzaghe and the dancers Aliona Vilani and Nicole Cutler. “They all sat together at a table in the VIP area, with Frank next to Christine.

He also mentioned that Lampard looked smitten. The source did not see both of them kissing, but both of them were flirting and they looked really into each other.

It was also added by the source that Lampard was being the man in the club, he bought three bottles of champagne, but he barely drank himself.

He said, “There were some outrageous dance moves being pulled, as Christine showed off the moves she learnt on last year’s show, but didn’t get too involved himself.”

Frank Lampard was also a part of similar revolution 6 years ago. Then his club Chelsea had smashed their path into the European big time on the back of the incredible wealth of the owner.

According to a daily, Lampard said, “The top four is more under threat this year than ever before because of the emergence of Manchester City and the money they have got.”

Frank Lampard also mentioned, “Normally the usual four eventually rise to the top. With Manchester City, I think it will be different.”

Lampard believes that Manchester City can muscle in on the Champions League. He has spent more than 150 million pounds in the transfer window.

He added, “When you spend 150 million pound you should expect to stay the course. And I think they will.”

Frank Lampard said, “There is enough depth there… People question it, but there have been a lot of games in the last two years where [key] players have not played and we had to change the side.”

He added that Germany was the biggest one, but the England squad performed well and as a result they were able to beat a good team. According to Lampard this proves that there is depth in the team.

Lampard also mentioned that the good thing is when the players came in when the Wayne Rooneys or Steven Gerrards were out and the team were still staying strong. He said that people will never be able to replace them exactly, but if these missing players can come in then the team stays strong and that is a great sign.

He believes other countries cannot match the facilities as England. He told to the media, “There are so many reasons why England would be a great place for the World Cup. I was a teenager when we hosted the Euros in 1996, and that was a fantastic competition.”

Frank Lampard also added further, “We obviously have the stadiums and I don’t think there’s anyone in the world that could rival the stadiums we have, that’s for sure, because I’ve travelled and seen stadiums all over the world.”

He said that the country have fans with incredible passion to hold the 2018 WC and England will surely do everything to make it right for people to travel.

He said, “The different cultures that we have in England already and the way we would accept people coming in to watch all their teams would be good.”

Lampard also said that World Cup is the biggest competition there and he has grown up watching England whenever there was a tournament. Lampard also remembers the 1990 World Cup most and also the 1986 tournament.