"English football, but they hit this nadir only seven years before becoming the 2015–16 Premier League champions – the fastest seven-year rise to the top of the English football league system apart from Ipswich Town in 1962. Following relegation to the third tier the previous season, Leicester returned to the Championship at the first attempt in 2008–09, finishing as champions of League One after a 2–0 win at Southend United, with two matches in hand. The 2009–10 season saw Leicester's revival under manager Nigel Pearson continue, as the club finished fifth and reached the Championship play-offs in their first season"
"on deadline day resulted in the player going absent from training for ten days. Nonetheless, having joined Leicester when they were in 18th place, Puel helped the club climb up the table to finish in ninth position. After the season concluded, it was speculated that Puel would be leaving the club, though he continued as manager. Claude Puel Claude Puel (; born 2 September 1961) is a French football manager and former player who is currently the manager of Premier League club Leicester City. He spent his entire playing career with AS Monaco, before becoming manager of the club, leading"
"Claude Puel Claude Puel (; born 2 September 1961) is a French football manager and former player who is currently the manager of Premier League club Leicester City. He spent his entire playing career with AS Monaco, before becoming manager of the club, leading them to the league title in his first full season in charge. He has also managed Lille, Lyon, Nice, Southampton, and Leicester City. Puel started his football career as a youth with Castres FC, where he was spotted by AS Monaco, joining their training centre in 1977. He played his first professional game in the 1979–80"
"was appointed assistant manager to Ryan Lowe at Football League Two side Bury on 10 July 2018. Rob Kelly Robert Anthony Kelly (born 21 December 1964) is an English former footballer and Manager who is currently Assistant Manager at Bury FC He is best known for his spell as Manager of Leicester City, as well as being Assistant Manager at several clubs, he has also been a Caretaker Manager at Preston North End, Sheffield Wednesday, Nottingham Forest and West Bromwich Albion. Kelly began his career at Leicester City, making his debut as a 19-year-old in a home game against Sunderland"
"by the death of Leicester City owner Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha in a helicopter crash outside the King Power Stadium on 27 October 2018, shortly after a 1–1 home draw against West Ham United. Twenty teams compete in the league – the top seventeen teams from the previous season, and three teams promoted from the EFL Championship. The new teams this season are Wolverhampton Wanderers (returning to the top flight after six years), Cardiff City and Fulham (both clubs returning after a four-year absence), who replace Stoke City, West Bromwich Albion and Swansea City, ending spells in the top flight of ten,"
"the outgoing Terry Robinson as director of football. Jon Rudkin Jon Rudkin (born 13 January 1968) is an English football coach currently working for Leicester City as its Director of Football, alongside his role as Academy Director. Rudkin was appointed the Academy Manager at Leicester City in June 2003 having previously been a schoolboy in the City youth system himself when he was 16 and working as a youth coach since 1998. After working as a coach on a part-time basis Rudkin took up the full-time post of Head Coach at the then centre of excellence. During that period Leicester"
"the club appointed Allen's successor, Gary Megson, the following month. He resumed joint managerial duties at Leicester in October 2010, after the sacking of manager Paulo Sousa after less than three months in charge. He then resumed his role as goalkeeping coach. He was appointed caretaker-manager for a second time in twelve months, when Sven-Göran Eriksson was sacked in October 2011. After a win and two defeats, Nigel Pearson was re-appointed as Leicester manager and Mike Stowell was made goalkeeping and first-team coach. He took charge of the first team for a fourth time on 23 February 2017, as joint"
"October 2018. killing Srivaddhanaprabha and all four other people on board. History of Leicester City F.C. This is the history of Leicester City Football Club, based in Leicester, England, the United Kingdom. Having been founded over 100 years ago, for the first time, in the 2015–16 season, Leicester City won the Premier League, with Claudio Ranieri being the manager. Also, in the same season, the team qualified for the UEFA Champions League. The club was founded in 1884 as ""Leicester Fosse"" because it played on a field by the Fosse Road. Before moving to Filbert Street in 1891, the club"
"throughout the course of a season, which earned him the nickname ""The Tinkerman"" in the British media. In the past, he has also been accused of using ""old-fashioned"" and overly defensive tactical systems by pundits and other managers, and was criticised for his failure to win a major league title, until he captured the Premier League title with Leicester in 2016. Cagliari Fiorentina Valencia Monaco Leicester City Individual Claudio Ranieri Claudio Ranieri (; born 20 October 1951) is an Italian football manager and former player. He is the manager of Premier League club Fulham. Ranieri began his managerial career in"
"the final of the League Trophy at Wembley, this time to relegation-bound Coventry City. Appleton left the club to become assistant manager at Leicester City of the Premier League in June 2017, and was replaced by Pep Clotet, formerly assistant manager at Leeds United. On 22 January 2018, Clotet was sacked, with the club in 10th place in League One after a home defeat to bottom club Bury. After a lengthy period under caretaker-manager Derek Fazackerley during which the team slipped to within 4 points of the relegation zone, Karl Robinson, former manager of Milton Keynes Dons and Charlton Athletic,"
"2017, Puel was appointed as the new manager of struggling Premier League side Leicester City, replacing recently sacked Craig Shakespeare, on a contract running until June 2020. He thus made a return to the league since his dismissal from Southampton, four months earlier. His first game in charge came on 29 October, when they beat Everton 2–0 in the Premier League. From 31 January 2018 until the end of the season, Leicester recorded only three wins from 14 league games, a dismal run that saw Puel accused of negative football. His decision to block Riyad Mahrez's transfer to Manchester City"
"caretaker manager with assistant manager Craig Shakespeare, following the sacking of Claudio Ranieri. He reverted to his position as goalkeeping and first-team coach after Shakespeare was confirmed as the club's new manager on 12 March. He married Rachel McArthur in June 2009, who had given birth to his daughter the previous April. Source: Mike Stowell Michael Stowell (born 19 April 1965) is an English former professional football goalkeeper, and now first team coach and goalkeeping coach at Leicester City. As a player, he spent twenty years as a professional, eleven of which were with Wolverhampton Wanderers. He is married to"
"on the club's end-of-season tour of Thailand"", a copy of which was obtained and published by the ""Sunday Mirror"". The three players apologised for their behaviour. All three were sacked on 17 June. In relation to the tape, Nigel Pearson too was sacked as Leicester manager by the club's Thai owners, on 30 June 2015. James Pearson (footballer, born 1993) James Pearson (born 19 January 1993) is an English footballer who plays as a defender for Macclesfield Town. Pearson is the son of Nigel Pearson, a former Sheffield Wednesday and Middlesbrough defender, who has later managed teams such as Hull"
"2018–19 Leicester City F.C. season The 2018–19 Leicester City season is the club's 114th season in the English football league system and their 51st (non-consecutive) season in the top tier of English football. This is their fifth consecutive season in the 2018–19 Premier League. They also compete in the FA Cup and EFL Cup. The season covers the period from 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2019. The season was marred by the death of owner Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha in a helicopter crash outside the King Power Stadium on 27 October, shortly after a 1–1 home draw against West Ham United."
"Superstitious claims of phenomena helping Leicester win the league include the club's Thai owners employing Buddhist monks to bless the players, and the reburial of King Richard III in the city's cathedral in March 2015. Twenty teams competed in the league – the top seventeen teams from the previous season, as well as the three teams promoted from the Championship. The promoted teams were Watford, Bournemouth and Norwich City, replacing relegated Burnley, Queens Park Rangers and Hull City. Player scored 4 goals<br> Player scored 5 goals The Premier League Manager of the Season was awarded to Claudio Ranieri. Jamie Vardy"
"the club. On 10 February 2011, Vichai Raksriaksorn, part of the Thai-based Asia Football Investments consortium, was appointed new chairman of the club after Mandarić left in November to take over Sheffield Wednesday. Leicester were viewed as one of the favourites for promotion in the 2011–12 season, but on 24 October 2011, following an inconsistent start with the Foxes winning just 5 out of their first 13 matches, Eriksson left the club by mutual consent. Three weeks later, Nigel Pearson returned to the club as Eriksson's successor. Pearson would go on to lead ""the Foxes"" to a sixth-place finish in"
"Rob Kelly Robert Anthony Kelly (born 21 December 1964) is an English former footballer and Manager who is currently Assistant Manager at Bury FC He is best known for his spell as Manager of Leicester City, as well as being Assistant Manager at several clubs, he has also been a Caretaker Manager at Preston North End, Sheffield Wednesday, Nottingham Forest and West Bromwich Albion. Kelly began his career at Leicester City, making his debut as a 19-year-old in a home game against Sunderland at the end of the 1983/84 season. He also had a brief loan spell at Tranmere Rovers."
"and automatic promotion back to the Premier League with more than 90 points. However, Leicester lasted only one season in the top flight and were relegated to the newly labelled Championship, previously known as Division One. When Adams resigned as manager in October 2004, Craig Levein was appointed boss. This would prove to be an unsuccessful period and after 15 months in charge, Levein was sacked, having failed to get ""the Foxes"" anywhere near the promotion places. Assistant manager Rob Kelly took over as caretaker manager, and after winning three out of four matches, was appointed to see out the"
"as a result of deteriorating relations with Mandarić. Gary Megson was then appointed in September, becoming the third manager since Mandarić took over the club. Megson left after only six weeks in charge to take control of Premier League team Bolton Wanderers. Ian Holloway was Mandarić's fourth permanent manager, appointed in November 2007. Leicester, however, was relegated to League One at the end of the season for the first time in the club's history; many observers attributed this to the large turnover in managers since Mandarić took control of the club. Mandarić was arrested on 28 November 2007 over allegations"
"Jon Rudkin Jon Rudkin (born 13 January 1968) is an English football coach currently working for Leicester City as its Director of Football, alongside his role as Academy Director. Rudkin was appointed the Academy Manager at Leicester City in June 2003 having previously been a schoolboy in the City youth system himself when he was 16 and working as a youth coach since 1998. After working as a coach on a part-time basis Rudkin took up the full-time post of Head Coach at the then centre of excellence. During that period Leicester produced a number of outstanding talents which have"
"Premiership (although several were sold). In an interview in mid-2006, chairman Andrew Taylor stated debt was about £25 million, including a ""mortgage"" of £15–18 million on the Walkers Stadium to the company (not the club) that owns it. Leicester were relegated from the Premiership in 2003–04 with 33 points, along with Leeds United and Wolverhampton Wanderers. The Stadium was renamed King Power Stadium in 2011 after the take-over of Thai-based duty free company King Power. Adams resigned as manager in October 2004 and Dave Bassett began a second (albeit temporary) spell as manager assisted by former FA technical director Howard"
"History of Leicester City F.C. This is the history of Leicester City Football Club, based in Leicester, England, the United Kingdom. Having been founded over 100 years ago, for the first time, in the 2015–16 season, Leicester City won the Premier League, with Claudio Ranieri being the manager. Also, in the same season, the team qualified for the UEFA Champions League. The club was founded in 1884 as ""Leicester Fosse"" because it played on a field by the Fosse Road. Before moving to Filbert Street in 1891, the club played at five different grounds. The club joined the Football Association"
"de Buenos Aires and was sales manager for Argentine textile and footwear company Alpargatas . He is married with five children: Sophia, Nicolas, Juana, Olivia and Marina (in age order) Loffreda was sacked from his job as Head Coach at Leicester on June 6, 2008, after just one season at the club. Despite reaching two finals (EDF energy and Guinness Premiership) he was dismissed due to poor results. Leicester only just reached the Premiership playoffs and barely qualified for the Heineken Cup; from a club of this self-perceived standard, this was seen as unacceptable. He was succeeded as Leicester Tigers"
"the selection committee took control of most team affairs. It was Hodge who instated a system at the club for the manager having complete control over player and staff recruitment, team selection and tactics. Though Hodge was originally also titled ""secretary/manager"" he has retrospectively been named as the club's first official ""manager"". Leicester have had a total of nine permanent secretary/managers and 36 permanent managers (not including caretakers). Nigel Pearson and Peter Hodge have both had two separate spells in charge of the club. Dave Bassett also had a second spell as caretaker manager after his spell as permanent manager."
"the club. Jacky Bonnevay Jacques ""Jacky"" Bonnevay (born 1 June 1961 in Le Coteau, Loire) is a French former footballer and coach. He is currently the assistant manager of Premier League club Leicester City. He played for FC Sochaux-Montbéliard, Olympique de Marseille, Le Havre AC, OGC Nice and Red Star. After his playing career, he became a coach with AS Beauvais, Troyes AC, Angers SCO, Wydad Casablanca and Chamois Niortais FC. He joined FC Nantes in June 2009. On 30 June 2018, he was announced as assistant manager to Claude Puel at Leicester City, following a restructure of the coaching"
"rest of the season. Kelly steered Leicester to safety and in April 2006 was given the manager's job on a permanent basis. In October 2006, ex-Portsmouth chairman Milan Mandarić was quoted as saying he was interested in buying the club, reportedly at a price of around £6 million, with the current playing squad valued at roughly £4.2 million. The takeover was formally announced on 13 February 2007. On 11 April 2007, Rob Kelly was sacked as manager and Nigel Worthington appointed as caretaker manager until the end of the season. Worthington saved the club from relegation, but was not offered"
"over Liverpool in the Premier League. On 12 March, he was named as the new manager of Leicester City. On 18 March, Shakespeare became the first Premier League manager ever to achieve 3 goals per game in his first three matches in charge. Then on 1 April, he became the only English manager to win his first four league matches. On 8 June, Shakespeare signed a 3-year deal to be the permanent manager for Leicester City. On 17 October 2017, he was fired after poor performances left the club in the bottom three of the standings and in danger of"
"Frank Burrows and Gerry Taggart in the shared position as caretaker managers until a professional manager was appointed. On 22 November, Ian Holloway was appointed manager, and he became the first Leicester manager in over 50 years to win his first league match in charge, beating Bristol City 2–0. However, this success did not last, and Leicester were relegated from the Championship at the end of the 2007–08 season. Holloway left by mutual consent after less than a season at the club, being replaced by Nigel Pearson. The 2008–09 campaign was Leicester's first season outside the top two levels of"
"– but a much more difficult fit for other teams. Shakespeare was sacked in October 2017 after four months officially in charge, with Leicester in 18th place in the table. Club owner Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha's helicopter crashed outside the King Power Stadium, shortly after taking off from the pitch on 27 October 2018, killing Srivaddhanaprabha and all four other people on board. The club's home colours of royal blue shirts, white shorts, and either white or royal blue socks have been used for the team's kits throughout most of its history. The first sponsorship logo to appear on a Leicester shirt"
"with Leicester City F.C. as the Head of Senior Player Recruitment. Eduardo Macià Eduardo Macià Martínez (born 7 May 1974) is the Head of Senior Player Recruitment for Leicester City F.C. A retired player, as a scout he has previously worked for Valencia CF and Liverpool F.C., in liaison with manager Rafael Benítez. On 28 April 2011 Olympiacos F.C. announced that Eduardo Macià has been appointed as their new Technical Director. On 17 November 2011 he became a Technical Director of ACF Fiorentina. He signed with Real Betis in April 2015. After he achieved the season's goals, he made a"
"sheet in four matches. After undergoing surgery two days later, Schmeichel was expected to miss six weeks of action, with Zieler taking his place in goal. On 24 February 2017, reports emerged alleging that Schmeichel was among several teammates who met with chairman Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha following their 2–1 Champions League defeat at Sevilla on 22 February, which led to manager Claudio Ranieri being sacked. Schmeichel denied the claims, describing them as ""very hurtful"". In Leicester's first Champions League campaign, Schmeichel saved a penalty in each leg of the last 16 tie with Sevilla – from Joaquín Correa and Steven Nzonzi"
"on a trial basis after the departure of Lee Glover. At the end of the season he was appointed as assistant manager on a permanent basis under manager Grant McCann. He stepped in as caretaker-manager for one game in February 2018 after McCann's sacking (a 2–1 home victory over Walsall) before Steve Evans was appointed. Oldfield left the club the following month. Source: David Oldfield (footballer) David Charles Oldfield (born 30 May 1968) is an English former professional footballer and current coach who played for several English clubs including Luton Town, Manchester City, Leicester City and Stoke City. Born in"
"Board is no longer viable."" The sacking was linked to a number of public relations issues involving Pearson throughout the season, with the final straw involving his son James' role in a ""racist sex tape"" made by three Leicester reserve players in Thailand during a post-season goodwill tour. Leicester reacted by appointing former Chelsea manager Claudio Ranieri as their new manager for the new 2015–16 Premier League season. Under Ranieri, the club made an exceptional start to the season. Striker Jamie Vardy scored 13 goals over 11 consecutive matches from August to November, breaking Ruud van Nistelrooy's Premier League record"