Frank Lampard lands new TV role as Coventry City manager gets World Cup call-up

Lampard will join Gary Lineker, Alan Shearer, Micah Richards and regular contributor Joe Cole to discuss the forthcoming tournament and the biggest talking points in football. The former Chelsea midfielder is among a host of special guests, including Harry Maguire, Millie Bright, Patrick Vieira, Romesh Ranganathan and Niall Horan.

The programme will be filmed at Times Square in New York, delivering expert match analysis, exclusive interviews, special guests and behind-the-scenes footage from the world's most prestigious footballing competition.

Following his retirement from playing, Lampard regularly appeared as a television pundit, offering expert insight on matches. His managerial commitments at Coventry had seen him step away from broadcasting duties — until now.

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The Sky Blues boss has impressed greatly at the CBS Arena, steering City back to the top flight as Championship winners.

His outstanding work at has seen him emerge as a potential candidate for a number of vacant Premier League positions this summer, including the managerial role at Crystal Palace and, more recently, the vacancy at Fulham. However, Sky Blues chief Doug King was emphatic about wanting Lampard to remain at the club.

Speaking to BBC CWR earlier this year amid rumours connecting the ex-Blues midfielder with a Stamford Bridge return, King said: "He's done a fantastic job, it's been an incredible 18 months for us and for him.

"I am sure he's in reflective mode. I said to him 'do not underestimate how difficult what you've just achieved is to do'. He's done huge things in his playing career but to get out of this league as champions without a parachute payment, from where we've come from, is a huge achievement nobody can take away from him.

"Everybody is going to get linked with everything, it's a merry-go-round. It's a bit disappointing clubs are appointing three or four managers a season. We don't want to be in those positions, that means something has gone a little bit astray."

Lampard is set to join forces once again with Lineker, Shearer and Richards, having previously worked as a pundit for the BBC and Amazon.

Ahead of this summer's tournament, co-host Shearer commented: "The World Cup is as big as it gets, and bringing The Rest Is Football to Netflix during the tournament is a brilliant opportunity to get stuck into the football properly.

"There'll be huge performances, big decisions, pressure moments and plenty for supporters to debate - exactly what we love talking about." Richards said: "I'm absolutely buzzing for this. World Cup, Netflix, New York and The Rest Is Football on a massive stage - what more could you want?

"It's going to have everything people love about the show: proper analysis, big opinions, dressing-room stories and, knowing us, plenty of laughs as well."