Brendan Rodgers hails Claudio Ranieri ahead of Italian's return to Leicester
3 years, 1 month ago

Brendan Rodgers hails Claudio Ranieri ahead of Italian's return to Leicester

Daily Mail  

Brendan Rodgers has hailed Claudio Ranieri for allowing football fans across the world to believe their wildest dreams could come true. Watford manager Ranieri returns to the King Power Stadium on Sunday for the first time since leading Leicester to the Premier League title in 2016 – upsetting pre-season odds of 5,000-1. The Italian was sacked just nine months after leading Leicester to the title following a spectacular decline in performance but the story of Leicester’s title win remains one of football’s greatest. Brendan Rodgers has hailed Watford boss Claudio Ranieri ahead of the Hornets' visit Ranieri returns to the King Power Stadium having masterminded Leicester's title triumph Rodgers followed Ranieri by making history with Leicester, helping them lift the FA Cup last season for the first time in their history.

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Watford fires manager Claudio Ranieri
2 years, 11 months ago

Watford fires manager Claudio Ranieri

The Hindu  

Watford sacked head coach Claudio Ranieri on Monday after just over three months in charge following a dreadful run of results, which has left the club in the Premier League's relegation zone. "However, the board feels that, with nearly half of the Premier League campaign remaining, a change in the head coach position now will give a new appointment sufficient …

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