After 18 months away from football management, Frank Lampard returned to the dugout on Saturday in his first game as head coach of Championship strugglers Coventry City.

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.

Frank Lampard admits there is plenty to work on with his newly inherited Coventry City squad after watching them twice come from behind to snatch a late point in his first game in charge at the CBS Arena. The new Sky Blues boss received a warm welcome from ...