The FATV Footballers' Alphabet: E is for...

Friday 06 Dec 2013
Frank Lampard answers in the Footballers' Alphabet for TheFA.com

What is the first word that springs to your mind with each letter of the alphabet?

We asked a whole host of footballers, past and present, including England internationals Leighton Baines, Daniel Sturridge and Daniel Welbeck, as well as the likes of Andy Hinchcliffe, Dennis Wise and Ray Wilkins.

And the results were interesting to say the least.

Today, E is for... elephant, electric and excellence. But who had Dutch star Edgar Davids on their mind? And who opted for emu?

Over the coming weeks, we'll bring you an exclusive video covering a letter of the alphabet each day and you can see what our subjects had to say...

The full list of players taking part:-

Rickie Lambert, Jay Rodriguez, Carl Jenkinson, Natasha Dowie, Dennis Bergkamp, Danny Welbeck, Glen Johnson, Thomas Ince, Andros Townsend, Dennis Wise, Rachel Yankey, Karen Carney, Frank Lampard, Alex Scott, Jack Wilshere, Andy Hinchcliffe, Patrick Vieira, Jill Scott, Anita Asante, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Gareth Southgate, Ashley Cole, Gemma Bonner, Gary Cahill, Matt Holland, Tom Cleverley, Colin Hendry, Ledley King, Toni Duggan, Jordan Nobbs, Marouane Fellaini, Gordon Strachan, Mick Channon, Ray Wilkins, Daniel Sturridge, Steph Houghton, Fara Williams, Dunia Susi, Graeme Le Saux and Faye White

By FA Staff