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Frank Lampard says young kid ‘gave him the finger’ in X-rated abuse as he sat on bench
Frank Lampard has recalled being given the finger by a young West Ham fan while sat on the bench at Upton Park - before meeting him in a bank a week later.Lampard, 42, started his professional career with the Hammers, scoring 39 goals in 187 games for the club after emerging from their youth setup in 1995.The eventual Chelsea legend was regularly subjected to criticism by West Ham fans, nonetheless, who argued he was only earning a place in their side because dad Frank Sr was assistant manager.And while speaking on The High Performance Podcast with Jake Humphrey and Professor Damian Hughes, Lampard recalled a hilarious story about stumbling across one of his biggest tormentors.Hughes first told the former Hammers star: “I love the story