Former captain Gokhan Inler was left out of Switzerland’s 28-man provisional squad for Euro 2016. The move by coach Vladimir Petkovic was no surprise as Inler, capped 89times, saw little playing time (just 195 minutes) during Leicester City’s Premier League title run. “I am truly sorry for Gokhan,” said Petkovic. “He is a great player, a […]
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Myriad scenarios are in play on Premier League's final day
The title is decided, and so are the relegation places, so what’s up for grabs Sunday when the Premier League season ends? Money. Lots of it. The Champions League and Europa Leaguecompetitions can be worth millions, and as many as six teams could be in contention for the slots not yet claimed. Sunday won’t necessarily […]
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Advice from the gaffer to Leicester City stars: stay for one more season
Leicester City manager Claudio Ranieri says the stars of the EPL champions Foxes will regret leaving the club if they are enticed to move to other clubs. In comments published byBritish newspapers on Monday, Ranieri said he is confident stars Jamie Vardy, Riyad Mahrez and N’Golo Kante will stay put. “I want to enjoy, but […]
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What They're Saying: Jamie Vardy lookalike Lee Chapman
“Ranieri spotted me. The rest of the players were banging on the window for me to get on. I met Jamie, and he said ‘You’re an ugly-looking Jamie Vardy.’ He’s just adown-to-earth, normal guy, like me.” — Jamie Vardy lookalike and Leicester City fan Lee Chapman on meeting the Foxes and their manager, ClaudioRanieri, as […]
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What They're Saying: Bangkok monk assistant Korpsin Uiamsa-ard
“They wear Leicester’s white away-game jerseys and chant its name while watching the game.” — Korpsin Uiamsa-ard, the assistant to Bangkok’s Golden Buddha temple monk PhraPrommangkalachan, who predicted Leicester City would win the EPL title, on his young followers who used to be Liverpool or Manchester United fans but now wear Leicester’s dark blue jerseys […]
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TV Report: Leicester City game sets ratings record
Sunday’s Manchester United-Leicester City game drew the highest overnight rating ever for an English Premier League game on NBCSN with a 0.83 Nielsen overnight rating. It registered 908,000viewers. The record viewership for an EPL game on NBCSN is 1.13 million for Manchester United-Manchester City in 2015. The Manchester United-Leicester City game ended in a1-1 draw. […]
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Last laugh of Leicester City story falls to Claudio Ranieri
Leicester City’s Cinderella story is now complete. It clinched its improbable English Premier League title on Monday night when Chelsea came back from two goals down to tie Tottenham, 2-2, in an oftenviolent match that deprived Spurs of the three points it needed to stay in the title race. Who saw the Leicester City championship […]
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What They're Saying: Claudio Ranieiri
“I’d like to watch the game but I am on a flight back from Italy. I want to meet my mother, who is 96 years old, and go for lunch with her. I fly back at the same time as the match. So Iwon’t know the result. But when we land I will hear.” — […]
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What They're Saying: William Hill spokesperson Joe Crilly
“We stand to lose a small fortune if Leicester do what everybody must now be expecting them to do. 5,000-1 is the biggest priced winner in betting history.” — William Hill spokespersonJoe Crilly, whose betting agency stands to pay out some 10 million pounds ($14.55 million) — its biggest loss in Premier League history — […]
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Atletico Madrid, the Leicester of the UCL
Atletico Madrid defender Filipe Luis compared his club to Leicester City, having defied the odds and overcome its lack of spending power to reach the semifinals of the UEFA ChampionsLeague, where it faces Bayern Munich in the semifinals. “Look at what is happening this year with Leicester, they are a modest team and are almost […]