$3m Home Gift For Frank Lampard's Former Fiance

By Staff

Tuesday, April 28, 2009, 17:06

Dad of Two, the Chelsea mid-fielder, Frank Lampard gifts his former fiance a . When asked, he says, the gift is meant for his two children and his former girlfriend, Elen Rives.

Previously there has been allegation that the ace foot baller has been a bad parent. In fact, had a ferocious 10-minute row with LBC's James O' Brien for calling him scum over his break-up with Elen in February. Elen, 34, has been living in a flat with children Luna, two, and Isla, one, while Lampard remained in the 8.5 million pounds family home, the News of the World reported.

However, one of the close friends of the footballer contradicts: "Elen chose the new house herself, Frank paid for it. She is having it done in her taste from top to bottom, all paid for by Frank." "Elen has been staying in a beautiful flat in Chelsea since the split, again chosen by herself. Frank is paying the rent. The suggestion he has short-changed Elen or left his kids in the lurch is laughable."

Lampard, one of the best-paid Premier League stars on 140,000 pounds a week, told O' Brien: "Every penny I earn, every yard I run on the football pitch is for my kids. I'm buying them a house which is of equal living standard, if not more, to mine."

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