Claudio Ranieri

Swansea City v Leicester City - Premier League - Liberty Stadium

‘Pantomime villain’ takes stage at Leicester after Claudio Ranieri sacking

Leicester caretaker manager Craig Shakespeare admitted he felt like the “pantomime villain” after Claudio Ranieri’s sacking.

Sun, 26 Feb, 2017

Reality bites for Claudio Ranieri and roly poly goalie

It was an indigestible week in English football. A man was sacked for eating a pie. And another went after slapping a ban on chicken burgers.

Sat, 25 Feb, 2017

Sevilla FC v Leicester City - UEFA Champions League Round of 16: First Leg

Nothing personal, Claudio Ranieri, for Leicester City it’s just business as usual

Before adding my tuppence worth to the wave of revulsion at The Defenestration Of Father Christmas – AKA the sacking of a football manager - a quick word about another extraordinary tale of the unexpected which might have passed you by this week.

Sat, 25 Feb, 2017

Claudio Ranieri: Yesterday my dream died

Claudio Ranieri has said his "dream died" when Leicester sacked him.

Fri, 24 Feb, 2017

Leicester City may go on the hunt for Martin O’Neill after sacking Claudio Ranieri

Leicester City could make another attempt to lure Martin O’Neill from the Republic of Ireland hotseat after sacking title-winning boss Claudio Ranieri 

Dilly-ding, dilly-gone: Ranieri’s exit shows cut-throat face of modern football

Can something be shocking yet also inevitable? Claudio Ranieri’s fate feels just that way, writes Simon Peach.

Thu, 23 Feb, 2017

Burnley v Leicester City - Premier League - Turf Moor

Claudio Ranieri gets vote of confidence from Leicester City board

Leicester have announced their "unwavering support" for manager Claudio Ranieri.

Tue, 07 Feb, 2017

The rise and fall of Leicester City

Unless Arsenal can recover from the shock of losing at home to Watford and produce a surprise win at Stamford Bridge tomorrow, there’s every prospect of Chelsea’s pursuit of the title turning into a procession.

Sat, 04 Feb, 2017

Claudio Ranieri urges Leicester to transfer European form to Premier League

Leicester boss Claudio Ranieri has told the Foxes to change their mentality to recreate their faultless European form in the Premier League.

Wed, 19 Oct, 2016

Claudio Ranieri plays down expectations as Leicester aim to defend title

Leicester boss Claudio Ranieri has continued to play down the Foxes' chances of defending their shock Premier League title.

Fri, 22 Jul, 2016

Mahrez says he wants to stay at Leicester, says Ranieri

Leicester manager Claudio Ranieri says Riyad Mahrez wants to stay with the Premier League champions.

Wed, 20 Jul, 2016

Claudio Ranieri obviously voted LMA Manager of the Year

Claudio Ranieri has been rewarded for leading Leicester to their improbable Premier League triumph by being crowned the League Managers Association manager of the year.

Tue, 17 May, 2016

Watch John Terry’s emotional speech to fans: ‘I want to stay’

The fans serenaded the man they describe as 'Captain, Leader, Legend' on his potential farewell.

Sun, 15 May, 2016

‘That mix of beauty and beast is what made Leicester so easy to identify with’

How was it for you? Special guests Niall Quinn, Anthony Daly, and John Caulfield join Irish Examiner writers Liam Mackey, Chris Hatherall, and Larry Ryan to pick the bones of an extraordinary Premier League season

Sun, 15 May, 2016

League champions Leicester set to offer Claudio Ranieri ‘long-term’ contract

Leicester are ready to offer Claudio Ranieri a new contract after he won the Premier League.

Tue, 10 May, 2016

I don't want to sign superstars for Leicester, insists Claudio Ranieri

Leicester boss Claudio Ranieri insists he will snub superstar signings despite winning the Premier League.

Tue, 03 May, 2016

How modest family man Claudio Ranieri pulled off a sporting miracle

Claudio Ranieri has always been a modest man, as well as a family man.

Tue, 03 May, 2016

Claudio Ranieri: Money can’t buy success

Leicester manager Claudio Ranieri insists money cannot buy success, with the Foxes three points away from the Premier League title.

Sun, 01 May, 2016

Claudio Ranieri backs his 'Caesars' to cope without Jamie Vardy

Leicester boss Claudio Ranieri backed Riyad Mahrez to rediscover his form and insisted his title-chasing squad of "Caesars" can cope without the suspended Jamie Vardy.

Sat, 23 Apr, 2016

Claudio Ranieri geared up for final assault on Premier League title

Leicester boss Claudio Ranieri has finally targeted the title and told his Foxes to go for glory.

Sat, 23 Apr, 2016

Referees deserve the appliance of science - and so does football

“I got to the age of 29 and got sent off, because a player kicked me and I kicked him back. I tried to get the referee to rescind the decision. The referee stopped me before I could go any further and said ‘if you think you can do any better, have a go yourself’.”

Sat, 23 Apr, 2016

Video: Claudio Ranieri sheds a tear or two as Leicester's fairytale season continues

Leicester boss Claudio Ranieri is refusing to look any further ahead than the next match despite seeing his side edge closer to the Barclays Premier League title.

Sun, 10 Apr, 2016

Avoiding relegation was my aim, admits Leicester boss Claudio Ranieri

Leicester manager Claudio Ranieri’s primary objective this season was to avoid relegation after their narrow escape last year, he said in an interview as his team stand seven points clear in the Premier League.

Thu, 07 Apr, 2016

Excitement growing for Claudio Ranieri’s title favourites

Crystal Palace 0 Leicester City 1: Claudio Ranieri may have claimed after Saturday’s game he would be happy no matter what the final outcome of this season, but there is no doubt the complexion of the title race has changed.

Mon, 21 Mar, 2016

Claudio Ranieri wary of Crystal Palace backlash

Leicester boss Claudio Ranieri warned his leaders must beware misfiring Crystal Palace if they are to maintain their push for glory.

Sat, 19 Mar, 2016

Leicester ringing up success with imaginary bell routine

Leicester boss Claudio Ranieri has given an insight into the imaginary bell routine he has been using to keep his players alert and smiling during their unlikely push for the Premier League title.

Sat, 05 Mar, 2016

Claudio Ranieri says Tottenham are the favourites

Claudio Ranieri has named Tottenham as title favourites as the Leicester boss moves to ease the pressure off his side.

Tue, 01 Mar, 2016

Leicester top of Premier League

Leicester are five points clear at the top of the Premier League this morning.

Sun, 28 Feb, 2016

Claudio Ranieri building to repeat Leicester's 'strange year'

Leicester have been installed as Barclays Premier League title favourites after opening up a five-point gap at the top following last weekend’s 3-1 victory at Manchester City.

Wed, 10 Feb, 2016

Leicester City v Chelsea - Barclays Premier League - King Power Stadium

Claudio Ranieri keeps pressure off Jamie Vardy ahead of crunch clash

Leicester boss Claudio Ranieri thinks comparisons between Jamie Vardy and Sergio Aguero are unfair as the two strikers go head-to-head in the top-of-table clash at Manchester City.

Fri, 05 Feb, 2016

Leicester City v Liverpool - Barclays Premier League - The King Power Stadium

Claudio Ranieri plays down Jamie Vardy-Sergio Aguero comparison

Vardy’s exploits in front of goal – he has 18 Premier League goals - have been pivotal to Leicester’s surprise title challenge this season.

Thu, 04 Feb, 2016

The gaffers who came back from the dead

This very weekend back in 1999, Glenn Hoddle was a dead man walking as manager of England, an ironically appropriate condition for him to find himself in, since it was a newspaper interview in which he had amplified his belief in reincarnation which had put him on the front as well as the back pages and brought him, as an international gaffer, to an authentic point of no return.

Sat, 30 Jan, 2016