Leicester boss Claudio Ranieri has dismissed suggestions he will be on a revenge mission when he returns to Chelsea as a Barclays Premier League champion. Leicester City’s once-unheralded players discovered that going for a pizza is no longer so easy once you’re a Premier League champion.
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Leicester City are in the Champions League next season, so will Ranieri target another huge upset? But to go and win the Premier League in this day and age when money seems to count, it is absolutely fabulous.
Jamie Vardy is available after his two-match ban but Danny Drinkwater is suspended after being sent off at Old Trafford while Matty James could feature after being out for a year with a knee injury.
On his relationship with the media.
And to celebrate in his pre-weekend press conference on Thursday, Ranieri treated the assembled press to Champagne. It is important you understand only me. Maybe more hard than me.
“I see it as an inspirational example not just in football but in sport and life in general”.
Andrea Bocelli is taking time out from his worldwide tour to perform in Leicester.
He will sing here. Claudio calls me every night but this was extra special and he was so happy as were the rest of us.
Kasabian guitarist and Foxes fan Serge Pizzorno has no such worries and says he will not care if City are playing non-league football 10 years from now. I said: ‘Great, why not?’
On whether he will resign now – while he is at the top. “I like to joke but I am not insane”.
On keeping calm ahead of Saturday’s game against Everton. I am really pleased for him.
“It probably still hasn’t sunk in for me and I’m on the other side of the world”. I am here, but I am not here.
Thousands celebrated and millions around the world watched in wonder as 5,000-1 underdogs Leicester City completed arguably the greatest fairytale in sporting history by becoming English Premier League champions.
Hey, where do you live? I know all the players, clubs and managers worked so hard but only one can win and this year it happened to me.
I refresh when I’m involved in football.
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“Do I think Leicester can do this again? No”.
