REUTERS – The success “little” Leicester City have achieved this season is not normal, manager Claudio Ranieri said on Thursday as his side sit second in the Premier League after 21 games, behind leaders Arsenal only on goal difference. Unlikely title challengers Leicester were rock bottom for most of last season but pulled off a […]
REUTERS – Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Dele Alli has the potential to be as good as Juventus star Paul Pogba, according to manager Mauricio Pochettino. Pogba was named the youngest member of FIFA’s team of the year on Monday, alongside the likes of Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo and Neymar. The 19-year-old Alli, who extended his contract […]
REUTERS – Leicester City will not be signing any more players in the January transfer window as they bid to secure a top-four finish in the Premier League, manager Claudio Ranieri said on Tuesday. Ranieri, who bought 19-year-old winger Demarai Gray from Birmingham City last week, is also adamant that prolific Leicester forwards Jamie Vardy […]
REUTERS – Manager Claudio Ranieri believes he can confidently rotate his thin squad following Sunday’s 2-2 FA Cup draw with Tottenham Hotspur despite eight changes to their starting line-up. Leicester are now winless in four games in all competitions but the Foxes, despite being without Premier League’s joint top scorer Jamie Vardy and midfielder Riyad […]
A cracker of a match between Spurs and Leicester City in a FA Cup tie, 2-2 is how it ended but an event full match. A controversial penalty was awarded to Spurs and Harry Kane converted it to force a replay with Leicester. Twitter reacted in a mix fraction. Here are the tweets https://twitter.com/ScottCK66/status/686244112236941313 There's […]
LONDON (Reuters) – Leicester City’s over-achieving players will be sold if they lose their focus and slide down the table in the second half of the Premier League season, manager Claudio Ranieri said. The Foxes were top of the league at Christmas but have slipped to second, two points behind Arsenal, and are goalless in […]
LONDON (Reuters) – Jamie Vardy is “something exceptional” who can play at any level and Leicester City have yet to see the best of the prolific striker who will have an “amazing career”, according to former Foxes captain Matt Elliott. Vardy, playing minor league football three years ago, has taken the Premier League by storm […]
LONDON (Reuters) – Leicester City manager Claudio Ranieri prepared to pop the champagne corks on Saturday despite a missed penalty in a goalless draw at home to 10-man Bournemouth. All season the Italian has stuck to his mantra of needing 40 points to secure survival, even when Leicester were leading the Premier League, and the […]
REUTERS – Leicester City manager Claudio Ranieri has backed his squad to build on their “fantastic half-season” ahead of Saturday’s Premier League clash against relegation-threatened Bournemouth. Leicester, who were on the brink of relegation last year, are behind leaders Arsenal only on goal difference and have taken the league by storm, having won 11 of […]
(Reuters) – Leicester City manager Claudio Ranieri has underscored the unpredictable nature of the Premier League this season, stating that it seemed as if “nobody wants to win the league”. Ranieri’s side failed to regain top spot after a goalless draw at home against Manchester City on Tuesday, which kept Leicester behind Arsenal only on […]
By Justin Palmer LEICESTER, England (Reuters) – Leicester City went level on points with Premier League leaders Arsenal after drawing 0-0 with title rivals Manchester City at the King Power Stadium on Tuesday. The clash between the division’s two top-scoring sides provided plenty of entertaining moments but keepers Kasper Schmeichel and Joe Hart were equal […]
