Tag: Leicester City

Leicester City Football Club, commonly known as Leicester City, or simply as Leicester, is a professional soccer club based in Leicester, England. The club was founded in 1884, and has competed in the English football league system since its formation. They are currently playing in the Premier League, which is the top tier of English football.

In the 2015-2016 season, Leicester City achieved one of the greatest sports story in history, by winning the Premier League. This was the first top-flight league title in the club’s 132-year history and it was unexpected as they were 5000-1 outsiders before the start of the campaign. They were able to achieve this success under the management of Claudio Ranieri, led by their star player, Jamie Vardy and Riyad Mahrez who were the engine of that team. This campaign will be remembered as a fairy tale story and one of the greatest ever in football history.

The team plays its home matches at the King Power Stadium, which has a capacity of just over 32,000. The club has a passionate fan base, and the team’s main rival is traditionally considered to be Derby County. Despite the success of that season, they have been consistently challenging for the European places and showing that they are no longer a one-hit wonder. The club is known for its strong team spirit and work ethic, which have helped them to achieve success over the years.

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Spurs hero sets his sights on Manchester United, still believes they can beat Arsenal...

Spurs Hero, Harry Kane, has set his sights firmly on Manchester United ahead of the north London team's clash with the Red Devils.

Independent attack Arsenal, Leicester, for doping by mentioning them in headline

The big story on Sunday was, no doubt, the allegations that some Arsenal players, along with Chelsea, Leicester City and Birmingham City ones, have been a little bit naughty when it comes to following the anti-doping regulations.
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Arsenal title dream to end if Leicester beat Manchester United

After beating Southampton at the King Power on Sunday, Leicester could, mathematically, win the title on May 1st when they face Manchester United, leaving Arsenal to wonder where it all went wrong.

Wenger: It’s not the same for Leicester

With Leicester closing in on winning the Premier League table, Arsene Wenger has been sure to highlight how much easier the Foxes have had it compared to his side.

Gabriel: We need Spurs and Leicester to faulter

Gabriel is remaining optimistic in Arsenal's quest for the title and thinks we'll win it... as long as Leicester and Spurs both slip up.
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Leicester maintain their lead over Arsenal and Spurs with another 1-0 win

Leicester have once against frustrated Arsenal by scraping another 1-0 win and maintaining their lead 11-point lead at the top of the Premier League table.

Rival watch: Leicester injury luck holds while Manchester United get mixed news

As the Premier League returns, we take a look at the state of some of our rivals in both the title chase and the race for the top four – namely Manchester United and Leicester.

Wenger: We have to play with complete commitment and passion

Arsene Wenger wants his players to play with commitment and passion against the Hornets on Saturday.

Elliott: Arsenal are desperate for scout

Leicester City legend Matt Elliott has claimed Arsenal are desperate to sign Steve Walsh, the Foxes' head of recruitment.

Leicester keeper picks up injury on international duty

Tottenham’s Christian Eriksen might have been joking about injuring Kasper Schmeichel when the two players met on international duty, but fate was listening when he handed the Leicester keeper a ‘minor muscle injury,’ picked up in training.

Wilshere better than Tottenham and Leicester men despite not playing says Hodgson

Roy Hodgson has said that both Eric Dier and Danny Drinkwater are in Jack’s ‘shadow’ as he waits patiently for the midfielder to get fit for the Euros.
FA Cup Draw

Manchester United replay gives Arsenal & Leicester timely fixture boost

The FA Cup replay between West Ham and Manchester United will be played on 13th April with a 7pm kick-off at Upton Park. The two...

Pochettino sends out warning to Arsenal and Leicester

Tottenham’s manager, Mauricio Pochettino, has warned Arsenal and Leicester that after the international break his side will be able to prepare for games in...
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Tottenham maintain six-point lead over Arsenal

Annoyingly, Spurs have maintained their six-point lead over Arsenal in the Premier League by beating Bournemouth at home 3-0. An early brace from Harry Kane...
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Ranieri calls for focus as Leicester enter ‘home straight’

Claudio Ranieri has called on his side to be focused as they head into the home stretch of the Premier League title race. Leicester picked...

Wenger preaches realism before special achievement

With two wins in nine league games, Arsenal have fallen way behind the rest of the pack in the Premier League title race. Leicester City...

French defender: Leicester will win the League

Former Chelsea defender, Marcel Desailly, has backed Leicester City manager, Claudio Ranieri, to lift the title with the Foxes after missing out in previous...

Koeman: It’s between Leicester and Spurs

A narrow victory for Leicester City on Monday night sent them 11 points clear of Arsenal in the Premier League and, according to Ronald...
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Leicester extend lead at top – how should Arsenal feel?

Leicester have extended their lead at the top of the Premier League to five points after beating Newcastle 1-0. The Foxes are five points clear...

Leicester injury luck continues as Arsenal’s turns bad again

As Arsenal get used to life without Aaron Ramsey for the next load of weeks, Leicester’s incredible luck with injury continues. On Tuesday night, Arsenal...

Ranieri wanted, could Leicester lose focus?

Riding the crest of a wave from now until may, it seems like nothing can stop Leicester City from winning the Premier League. Unless, of...

Can Newcastle’s managerial change help them stop Leicester?

Widespread reports across the media suggest Rafa Benitez will be in charge of Newcastle United before too long. The Spaniard, who has managed huge clubs...

Ahmed Musa declares love for Arsenal

The subject of a bid from Leicester City in the winter, Ahmed Musa rejected all offers to stay with CSKA Moscow. The Nigerian international wanted...

Arsenal’s title challenge clinging on by its fingertips

On a weekend where the Arsenal tail attempted to wag the dog, like England's bowlers after another batting collapse, the team's combination of pride,...

Wenger: We will fight for the title until the end

Arsene Wenger has insisted that the Premier League is far from over and that Arsenal will continue to fight. In the boss' press conference ahead...

Sagna: We’re still in the title race too!

Former Arsenal defender Bacary Sagna has been crucial for Manchester City so far this season and the France international is backing his current club to...

Leicester luck continues as Mahrez survives injury scare

Look, we do not want to see opposition players getting injured. Well, at least not seriously. However, we’d be lying if we said that we didn’t...

Wenger: If we don’t win the league I don’t care who does

It's a pretty weird situation to be in as an Arsenal fan, as we really aren't used to Spurs being taken seriously. Our north London...

Tottenham man talks about Leicester, media somehow manages to involve Arsenal

Spurs' Kyle Walker has spoken about what Chelsea's drop in form has done in terms of the Premier League, as well as Leicester's incredible...

Wenger describes the ‘beauty in sport’

After beating Leicester City, Arsène Wenger's Arsenal side have managed to go winless through three games against Hull City, Barcelona, and Manchester United. A miserable week...
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Leicester slip-up means Tottenham could go top with win against West Ham

As much as we want Leicester to slip-up in the title race, we don't want that to mean Tottenham have a chance to it. Leicester...

Why tactics, not mentality, decide games and win titles

Graeme Souness' spectacular rant on the mentality of the Arsenal players has gone around the internet and been applauded, but nobody is daring to...

Ranieri open to Mahrez departure

It looks like Arsenal may not quite have enough to claim the Premier League title this season and, if we finish anything but top,...
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Ian Wright: Arsenal players don’t seem to understand the title race

Ian Wright was just an angry as us on Sunday after we threw away a fantastic opportunity to win at Old Trafford. We were playing...

Leicester suffer injury blow in title race

N'Golo Kanté has been ruled out for at least two matches, confirms Leicester City manager, Claudio Ranieri. The midfielder who pretty much ran the show when the...
Arsenal injury news

Spurs injuries could swing the title race in Arsenal’s favour

Looking at the latest injuryleague.com standings it's clear to see why Arsenal and Manchester City have struggled to run away with this season's title...

Title rivals benefit from penalties more than Arsenal

With just two penalties this season, one scored and one missed, it's fair to say referees haven't given Arsenal a huge hand in the...
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Arsenal’s depth and experience is key to 2016 title race

Arsenal are the newly installed bookies favourites to win the Premier League for the first time since 2004. I'm not sure what our odds were...
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Sub effects? Arsenal are winning points from the bench

The depth of the Arsenal squad has long been a talking point, as has Arsène Wenger's reluctance to look to his bench before it's...

Assessing Arsenal’s title chances

Following the last gasp Welbeck winner at the weekend, Arsenal are back to being the bookies' favourites for the title, but despite hope, can...