Leicester
29 Dec
Pep Guardiola said relief was his overriding emotion after a 2-0 victory at Leicester secured just a second win in 14 games for the crisis-hit English champions on Sunday. Savinho and Erling Haaland struck either side of half-time as City ended a run of eight away games without a win. The performance was still far…
29 Dec
Manchester City provided Pep Guardiola some relief with a 2-0 victory at Leicester to secure just a second win in 14 games for the crisis-hit English champions on Sunday. Savinho and Erling Haaland struck either side of half-time as City ended a run of eight away games without a win. The performance was still far…
21 Dec
Leicester City midfielder, Wilfred Ndidi, has said that football helps people stay away from bad things in Nigeria due to the love his compatriots have for the sport. Ndidi shared this during the ‘By Way of Africa’ series on NBCSports, where he discussed the impact of football in Nigeria and across the African continent, stressing…
21 Nov
Leicester winger Abdul Fatawu will miss the rest of the season after suffering an anterior cruciate ligament injury on Ghana duty. The 20-year-old underwent surgery on Wednesday in a major blow to Leicester's hopes of avoiding relegation from the Premier League. Fatawu had made an impressive start to the season, but his campaign has come…
14 Nov
Claudio Ranieri won the hearts of the football world when he took Leicester City to the 2016 Premier League title, but six years earlier he came within touching distance of an even more romantic achievement -- a league title with his boyhood team Roma. Ranieri, who on Thursday came out of retirement to coach Roma…
19 Aug
Jamie Vardy's second-half equaliser gave Leicester a 1-1 draw against profligate Tottenham on their return to the Premier League on M
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