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"&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Frank Lampard is set to join Manchester City on loan before he begins his first MLS season with New York City FC in March, according to&amp;nbsp;&lt;em&gt;The Guardian.&lt;/em&gt;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;The Guardian&amp;nbsp;&lt;/em&gt;reports that the former Chelsea midfielder \"is set to sign a short-term deal\" with Man City after turning down deals from Queens Park Rangers and Melbourne City FC (formerly Melbourne Heart, which was recently purchased by Man City).&amp;nbsp;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;NYCFC is a jointly owned by Man City and the New York Yankees. Lampard signed with NYCFC&amp;nbsp;last week, but the team won't play its first game until March, when the 2015 MLS season begins.&amp;nbsp;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;More:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;Salary figures for Graham Zusi, Matt Besler, DaMarcus Beasley\u200B\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Lampard and Spanish forward David Villa are the two big European names NYCFC&amp;nbsp;has signed thus far. Villa, who formerly played for Barcelona and Atletico Madrid will play on loan&amp;nbsp;with Melbourne City before the start of the MLS season.&amp;nbsp;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Lampard, 36, played for England at the 2014 World Cup.&amp;nbsp;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;- Dan Gartland&lt;/em&gt;\r\n&lt;/p&gt;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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