He is one of the UK's biggest football stars, still retaining the title of Chelsea's all-time leading goalscorer.
But Frank Lampard revealed he almost suffered a very different fate after admitting that he nearly choked to death as a child.
The 39-year-old sports star was left fighting for his life after suffering a freak accident when playing a musical instrument.
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He told The Guardian: 'I swallowed the mouthpiece of a trumpet as a kid.