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17Jun

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Leicester City hires coach who helped Pep Guardiola and Manchester City to trophy treble

[ad_1] Fresh from helping Manchester City win a treble of trophies, Enzo Maresca was hired as manager of relegated Leicester on Friday. The Italian coach was part of Pep Guardiola’s backroom team at City, where he won the English Premier League, Champions League and FA Cup this season. Maresca was signed to 2026. “Enzo brings a combination of personality, method and ambition that meets extremely well with the footballing direction we are looking to take,” Leicester chairman Aiyawatt Srivaddhanaprabha said. “His philosophy has been built over a rich and varied career, including an outstanding education as a coach, and fits with the vision we have for this next chapter in Leicester City’s history.” Maresca was previously an assistant to Manuel Pellegrini at West Ham and was also coach of M...

1Jun

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Youri Tielemans announces departure from Leicester after relegation from Premier League

[ad_1] Belgium midfielder Youri Tielemans announced Wednesday he will be leaving Leicester following the club’s relegation from the Premier League. The 26-year-old Tielemans, who joined from Monaco on loan in 2019 before signing a permanent deal, holds a special place in Leicester’s history after scoring the winning goal in the 2021 FA Cup final against Chelsea. He is out of contract this summer and will not be staying around to help Leicester return to the top division after its relegation, which came seven years after the team won the Premier League. “From the first day I set foot on this ground, your warmth and passion embraced me,” Tielemans said in a video on Instagram. “Victory and triumph, love, hope and even defeat, we’ve shared many special moments together. “This is not a g...

2May

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Message in a bottle: How the water bottle helped Jordan Pickford make penalty save and keep Everton’s survival hopes afloat

[ad_1] As the relegation battle intensified in the English Premier League, 19th-placed Everton had to thank goalkeeper Jordan Pickford for the point against fellow strugglers Leicester City at the King Power Stadium. Pickford, the England number 1, thwarted a penalty of James Maddison in the first half to prevent the Foxes from taking a 3-1 lead. The intimidating Pickford, though, had to thank the water bottle by the side of the pitch in which there was a graphic showing that Maddison tends to go down the middle with 60% of his efforts, and to ‘stay centre’. Pickford did just that—after shuffling to his left and then the right, he stood at the center—and Maddison crashed his shot straight at his England colleague. After the match, Pickford had a message to Maddison. “Madders needs to lea...

15Apr

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Erling Haaland continues to set records in win over Leicester City

[ad_1] Erling Haaland continued his jaw-dropping assault on the Premier League on Saturday as he netted a first-half brace to equal Mo Salah’s single-season goal-scoring record in Manchester City’s 3-1 victory over beleaguered Leicester City. Haaland increased his haul to 32 goals to tie Salah’s mark for a 38-game season – and the 22-year-old Norwegian scoring machine has eight games still to play. Only four days earlier, Haaland had become the first player in English football to score a record 45 goals in a season in all competitions during City’s 3-0 win over Bayern Munich in the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final. .@ManCity close the gap at the 🔝 pic.twitter.com/SANwjDCXlV — Premier League (@premierleague) April 15, 2023 On Saturday, that record tally increased to 47 g...

11Apr

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Leicester appoint Dean Smith as manager until end of season | Football News – Times of India

[ad_1] LONDON: Dean Smith insisted that Leicester can avoid relegation after the Premier League strugglers hired him as their manager until the end of the season on Monday.Former Aston Villa and Norwich boss Smith replaces Brendan Rodgers, who was sacked on April 2 after his side's slump into relegation trouble.Smith will take charge for Leicester's last eight games of the campaign as they battle to avoid dropping into the Championship for the first time since 2014.The Foxes sit second bottom of the table and are two points from safety after Saturday's damaging 1-0 home defeat against fellow strugglers Bournemouth."I'm really happy to have the opportunity to lead the team during these final weeks of the season," Smith said."The challenge in front of us is clear, but it's one myself and m...

2Apr

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Leicester part ways with manager Brendan Rodgers as relegation looms | Football News – Times of India

[ad_1] Leicester City have parted ways with manager Brendan Rodgers by mutual agreement, the Premier League club said on Sunday, with the team 18th in the table and facing potential relegation.Rodgers's last game in charge was Saturday's 2-1 loss to Crystal Palace which left Leicester with 25 points from 28 games.They won the Premier League title in 2015-16 against all the odds but are now in danger of the drop after nine seasons in the top flight."Performances and results during the current season have been below our shared expectations. It had been our belief that continuity and stability would be key to correcting our course," Leicester chairman Aiyawatt Srivaddhanaprabha said."Regrettably, the desired improvement has not been forthcoming and, with 10 games of the season remaining, th...

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Roy Hodgson’s second spell at Palace begins with first win of 2023 | Football News – Times of India

[ad_1] LONDON: Roy Hodgson's second stint as Crystal Palace manager began with a 2-1 Premier League win over Leicester City on Saturday, as the London side registered their first victory in 2023 thanks to a late winner from Jean-Philippe Mateta.Palace, who had scored the fewest goals in the league this season, looked like a different team from the one that struggled under Patrick Vieira firing in 20 shots against Leicester -- the most any Premier League side has managed in the same amount of time since 2015.The change in style going forward gave the home fans reason to cheer but Palace could not find a way through a dogged Leicester defence, while Ivorian winger and Palace's top scorer this season Wilfried Zaha was forced to limp off with a groin injury.It was Leicester who struck first ...

1Apr

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Gabriel Jesus at the double as Arsenal steam on towards title

[ad_1] Gabriel Jesus scored his first goals for six months as Arsenal maintained control of the Premier League title race with a 4-1 defeat of relegation-threatened Leeds United on Saturday. Jesus, starting his first league game since returning from a knee injury last month, converted a 35th-minute penalty after being caught in the box by Luke Ayling. Ben White doubled Arsenal’s advantage from Gabriel Martinelli’s pass before Brazilian Jesus, signed from Manchester City last summer, struck again from close range in the 55th minute from Leandro Trossard’s assist. FULL-TIME Arsenal 4-1 Leeds Seven #PL wins in a row for Arsenal as Gabriel Jesus inspires them to victory#ARSLEE pic.twitter.com/2sx4Puo342 — Premier League (@premierleague) April 1, 2023 Leeds had troubled Arsenal in the openin...

11Mar

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Resurgent Chelsea claim 3-1 victory at Leicester, Harry Kane double seals Tottenham win

[ad_1] Ben Chilwell, Kai Havertz and Mateo Kovacic got on the scoresheet as Chelsea continued their upturn in form with a 3-1 win at Leicester City in the Premier League on Saturday. After a dismal run of two wins in 15 games, Graham Potter’s side have won three on the trot in all competitions and are 10th in the league standings with 37 points, while 16th-placed Leicester will now be looking over their shoulders with concern. High on confidence following wins over Leeds United and Borussia Dortmund, the visitors bossed the opening spell of the game and drew first blood in the 11th minute when Chilwell’s crisp left-footed volley beat goalkeeper Danny Ward at his near post. Delight for @ChelseaFC 🔵#LEICHE pic.twitter.com/ooZDHoG4BF — Premier League (@premierleague) March 11, 2023 Chelsea...

25Feb

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Premier League: Table-toppers Arsenal pip Leicester 1-0 | Football News – Times of India

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Brazilian forward Gabriel Martinelli struck a fine goal in the 46th minute as table-toppers Arsenal edged Leicester City 1-0 to extend their lead in the Premier League standings. With the victory against Leicester, the Gunners took a five-point lead over second-placed Manchester City.January signing Leandro Trossard arrowed a stunning strike into the net midway through the first half, but the Belgian was denied his second goal for Arsenal after VAR ruled Ben White to have fouled goalkeeper Danny Ward in the build up.It took the dominant visitors until the first minute of the second half to break the deadlock as Martinelli raced onto a Trossard pass and stroked home what proved to be the winner.The hosts did not look like getting back into the contest, with Arsenal seein...

19Feb

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EPL: Rashford double helps Man United see off Leicester City 3-0 | Football News – Times of India

[ad_1] Striker Marcus Rashford's superb run of form continued as he netted a goal in each half of Manchester United's 3-0 Premier League win over Leicester City on Sunday. Rashford extended his scoring streak to five games with the double.With the victory, Man United moved on to 49 points, three behind second-placed Manchester City after 24 games and five adrift of leaders Arsenal, who have played a game less. Fourth-placed Newcastle United trail Man United by eight points.It was exactly what his side needed as they weathered an early storm from the visitors, with keeper David De Gea pulling off a superb save to deny Harvey Barnes in the eighth minute and topping that with an even better effort to keep out a Kelechi Iheanacho header.A comprehensive win to go within five points of the lea...

26Dec

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Premier League: Newcastle outclass Leicester to climb to second | Football News – Times of India

[ad_1] LEICESTER: Newcastle United attacker Joelinton won a penalty and netted a first-half header in a 3-0 thrashing of Leicester City that took his side up to second in the Premier League table on Monday.Leicester defender Daniel Amartey got the match off to a terrible start for the hosts, gifting Newcastle a penalty when he chopped down Joelinton after 86 seconds, and striker Chris Wood blasted the spot-kick into the middle of the net.Miguel Almiron added a brilliant second in the seventh minute, cutting in from the right before playing a one-two with Bruno Guimaraes and slotting the return pass in at the far post.Despite the return of league football following the World Cup break, there was little Christmas cheer for the home fans as Joelinton made it 3-0 in the 32nd minute when Boub...