Ex-Chelsea manager Frank Lampard returned to soccer on Thursday when he was hired to coach Coventry City in the second division. The 46-year-old Lampard signed a 2 1/2-year contract. Lampard would bring a “clear understanding of exactly what is needed to succeed at the very top level,” Coventry owner Doug King said.

Lampard’s last job was an interim role at Chelsea last year but he returns to the touchline at the Championship club

Coventry City have confirmed the appointment of Frank Lampard as their new head coach.The former England midfielder succeeds Mark Robins, who was deposed earlier this month after seven years at the