text: Frank Lampard has revealed he'd 'love' to see a gay footballer come out and be fully respected by the public, saying that the game is changing and losing it's macho persona. Taking part on Channel Four's 'Alan Carr's Chatty Man' alongside Denise van Outen, Noel Fielding and Lethal Bizzle, the on-loan Manchester City star spoke of his support and feels that football in evolving for the better. When host Carr said: 'Do you think we will ever see a gay footballer? Statistically there should be loads. One in ten are gay aren't they? Fifty-thousand professional footballers, one of them must be.' Frank Lampard showed his support for gay footballers in an interview on Alan Carr's Chatty Man . LA Galaxy Robbie Rogers (left) came out as being gay and was heavily supported by the sporting world . Former West Ham United midfielder Thomas Hitzlsperger also came out as being gay not long after Rogers . Lampard responded: 'Well we have had a couple. Thomas Hitzlsperger who played in the Premier League, came out after having moved back to Germany or Italy. 'In America, Robbie Rogers played there. 'I think a lot of the problem is, as you say, it's a fact that it will be out there, as it is in all modern life at all times, but I think we are probably at fault as a sport. 'I think that it's that old syndrome where it's a mans game and you can't talk about that. I have to say the game's changing a lot. There are a lot of campaigns. I feel it in the dressing room. There's a different feel about it. 'Yeah there should be. I would love it if someone came out and everyone treated it with respect. You know that thing about 'we're macho we play football,' is very old hat.' With Lampard's career nearing the end, the New York City man is already thinking about what his next step will be - refusing to rule out the chance of becoming a manager. He said: 'I'll maybe do my coaching badges which is a bit of a process as that's two years worth of work to get that and maybe be a manager but I'm not completely sure whether to go down that route or down certain other routes- bit of TV maybe. The City midfielder was joined on the show by Noel Fielding (left, Lethal Bizzle and Denis van Outen . 'Everyone's lining up to do that at the moment you know the punditry thing is the thing to do. Everyone that retires wants to go in, and it's not an easy thing. It looks quite easy to talk about football but it's not.' Following England's disappointing 2014 World Cup in Brazil, Carr pressed Lampard on why we perform so bad - despite the quality in the country. Lampard, who made one appearance during the finals, believes that a lack of squad cohesion may have been the catalyst causing England to finish bottom of group D. 'I think we didn’t gel as much as we should have done,' he said. 'When you look at the individuals in those pictures (on screen) you know you're talking about some of the best individuals in world football at different times. We've had them and we haven't done it.' Van Outen and Noel Fielding also took part on the show where Lampard scored a penalty against Carr . You see Frank Lampard's interview on Alan Carr's Chatty Man with guests Denise van Outen, Noel Fielding and Lethal Bizzle on Channel Four at at 10pm on Friday.
target: Frank Lampard showed his support of a gay footballer coming out .
  The midfielder says the game is changing and would be accepting .
  Lampard also spoke about his plans when he retires from playing .
  The New York City star revealed what he thinks went wrong for England .