The Blues boss isn't pleased to see his former side's rival awarded for Fair Play after admitting to spying on their opponent's training sessions
Frank Lampard said that Leeds United winning a FIFA Best Award for Fair Play was "ironic" as he has criticised the governing body after being involved in the 'Spygate' scandal last season with Derby County.
The Chelsea manager was previewing his upcoming game against Brighton but was asked about Marcelo Bielsa and Leeds players earning the award during the week.
“I think everyone had the same reaction because a lot of news was put to Spygate and I think quite rightly so. It got dealt with in the right way so when you go and give an award for fair play in the same year, then I don't think it's right, to be straight,” he told reporters at Cobham Training Centre.
“I did smile. I don’t know who votes for it. Who votes for it? Listen, everyone knows what happened with Spygate is well documented. The rules changed slightly because of it and they were fined. I felt it was improper. I don’t have to say that anymore.
"To get a fair play award off the back of that, I thought it was irony at first. It seemed strange to me. The moment to me it was a dead rubber versus Villa. The ball slowed down to the point of the ball going out it was quite right they allowed Villa to score.
"Quite right to level out the balance of what had happened. That was that. It was a strange decision for them to win that.”
LeedsForLife
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LAMPARD U ARE ONE PRCK..I HATE U MORE THAN ANY HUMAN IN THE WORLD, WOULD U HAVE LET ASTON VILLA SCORE WOULD YOU... YE WE SPIED BLA BLA BLA.. ALL SPIES ARENT WE ALL SPIES ARENT WE ALL SPIES ARENT WE ALL SPIES ARENT WE ALL SPIES ARENT WE 🕵️♂️ STOP RYING FRANK LAMPARD
Bruv would frank let villa score eh eh
Pallab707
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Lampard has both ship drowned
Yawabcdty
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LAMPARD U ARE ONE PRCK..I HATE U MORE THAN ANY HUMAN IN THE WORLD, WOULD U HAVE LET ASTON VILLA SCORE WOULD YOU... YE WE SPIED BLA BLA BLA.. ALL SPIES ARENT WE ALL SPIES ARENT WE ALL SPIES ARENT WE ALL SPIES ARENT WE ALL SPIES ARENT WE 🕵️♂️ STOP RYING FRANK LAMPARD
woah. so there are actually Leeds fans in this b*tch
Bumbuclaut123
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Stop crying frank lampard
JayBee56
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LAMPARD U ARE ONE PRCK..I HATE U MORE THAN ANY HUMAN IN THE WORLD, WOULD U HAVE LET ASTON VILLA SCORE WOULD YOU... YE WE SPIED BLA BLA BLA.. ALL SPIES ARENT WE ALL SPIES ARENT WE ALL SPIES ARENT WE ALL SPIES ARENT WE ALL SPIES ARENT WE 🕵️♂️ STOP RYING FRANK LAMPARD
haha! you're a joker man, get well soon......
LeedsForLife
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LAMPARD U ARE ONE PRCK..I HATE U MORE THAN ANY HUMAN IN THE WORLD, WOULD U HAVE LET ASTON VILLA SCORE WOULD YOU... YE WE SPIED BLA BLA BLA.. ALL SPIES ARENT WE ALL SPIES ARENT WE ALL SPIES ARENT WE ALL SPIES ARENT WE ALL SPIES ARENT WE 🕵️♂️ STOP RYING FRANK LAMPARD
lakclmsyz
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I thought so too.
DieheartMilan
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nothing would be fair enough in this world because not everyone will agree on one decision.
Amazingchris
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I don't agree with Lampard in this concept. I really think Leeds United deserved the Fifa fair play 100%
marxadi
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Lampard is saying rubbish!Firstly they were fined for 'spygate' does a law says they should not be considered for an award?Secondly, Lampard is a coach, can he do what they did, dead rubber or not!
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What did they do?
todinoru
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lampard u cant compare u with bielsa.
tatbtuy
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According to the awards English league not as good as we all think not even a single city player recognised after a treble
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Not even the coach
Samowen
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Was there really no better team than Leeds to receive the award
meaedog
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According to the awards English league not as good as we all think not even a single city player recognised after a treble
ukulele
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Was for letting Villa score a goal after Leeds scored when a Villa man was down, despite it costing them automatic promotion.
rigorous
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Gives something for Leeds to cheer about anyways
JacobJane
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Wonder if he was shocked his ex players were drunk drivers. What you reckon @Masonbennett20? Do you think he will have been shocked or not?
dossier
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Lampard is saying rubbish!Firstly they were fined for 'spygate' does a law says they should not be considered for an award?Secondly, Lampard is a coach, can he do what they did, dead rubber or not!
Annant
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...but no one asked frank about his former players and club captain breaking the law & endangering other people’s lives and their own. Great job.
greece
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Aye I agree. It should have gone to Derby for making false allegations about trespassing and breaking and entering.
pokerin
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Keep telling the lies Fragile Frank!!!
aosasuna
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Did Frank comment on his former clubs 3 disgraced players?.. Thought not!.. Get a life Frank!
prosperou
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Omg, yet still Fragile Frank gets away with no questions on why he lied about what happened that the Police confirmed. Mr I can do no wrong in life, remember the comments after 9/11
yukon
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What happened with the lampard hacking story? It’s all gone quiet.
Kongka
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These are pictures of Alfie Keogh's leg. His career is probably over now, getting into a car smashed off his face with 2 other professional footballers that used to play under Frank. So smashed he told police his name was Alfie, not Richard.
Messifcblove
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Come to think of it Sky, BBC, Talkshite, Jim White, Jenas, Sutton, Dean “more than one for the road” Saunders etc have been remarkably quiet in this story
Edgarderek
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Is this the same Lampard and Derby who: Lied about what happened that day (Derbyshire Police confirmed it) Caused £25k worth of damage to a dressing room including defecation Hypocrite.
Oraclea
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Lampard when he's in an away team dressing room:
ziedeklopr
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lampard got sense
vizdkmnuyz
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Lampard is a muppet
zedklosz
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wat are they smoking ffs
VanishPrasad
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Coming from Messi’s ass kissers and valverde outs , i couldn’t care less to be honest coming from you
good one 😂
rp9715
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Fifa is a joke now.
SIRNOR
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this year's fifa award was just a complete mess in summary, Marcelo n modric among best 11, meanwhile epl ruled last season yet only handful made the list. imagine la liga ruling last year then no epl player wld have made d list nd above all fifa fair play awarded to a bunch of criminals.... it's a shame
Olawarley
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It's really. Fifa banter