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Inside 30-minute breakfast meeting that led to Frank Lampard’s sacking

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Soccer Football - Champions League - Chelsea Press Conference - Cobham Training Centre, Stoke D'Abernon, Cobham, Britain - November 4, 2019 Chelsea manager Frank Lampard during the press conference [Action Images via Reuters/John Sibley/File Photo]

Frank Lampard was told his tenure as Chelsea boss was over during a 9 am breakfast meeting at Stamford Bridge on Monday morning.

The Blues legend had been in charge of his former side since July 2019, taking over from Maurizio Sarri.

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