I'm sure he said recently he wanted one more footballing challenge? A change of heart maybe? I think Lampard always comes across really well, seems a decent fella and he's had a pretty good career.
Now that he's retired the media can start the usual ex-player love-in "What a player, hundreds of goals from mid-field, over 100 caps" When he was playing it was : "Overweight, over-rated, no pace, crap for England, etc " Strange lot the media
Lampard, Gerrard and Scholes - that midfield three should have had a manager who could have devised a scheme to get them all playing together coherently