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| Tuesday, March 20, 2007 |
| Lampard wants action to stop pitch invasions |
England midfielder Frank Lampard has called for action to prevent any repetition of the attack he faced from a fan at Tottehnam Hotspur in the FA Cup.
Chelsea had just won the quarter-final replay at 2-1 at White Hart Lane on Monday and Lampard was celebrating in front of the Chelsea supporters when a fan ran on to the pitch and took a swing at him.
'It did shock me,' Lampard told reporters on Tuesday as he prepared for England's Euro 2008 qualifier against Israel on Saturday.
'Fortunately I saw it coming and was prepared for it and luckily ducked out the way. It wasn't as bad as it could have been as an incident. But I hope that doesn't happen to me or anyone else again.
'It was strange. It was awkward, someone running at you like that... Fans have come on the pitch before but not with that kind of aggressive nature.
'Emotions run high and I don't want to stand here and criticise too much.'
But he added: 'Of course, the measures need to be taken to make sure it doesn't happen again
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