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Could Vardy rejoin Leicester after back-to-back relegations?

In 2016, Leicester City were Premier League champions and gracing Champions League competition. In 2021, they won the FA Cup and Community Shield - allowing another foray into European competition to be enjoyed. Fast forward five years and the Foxes have suffered back-to-back relegations and will be playing in League One next season. What has gone wrong? Paul Dickov has cast an eye over the “upsetting” situation during an exclusive interview with GOAL.

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Championship playoffs 2026: Fixtures, results & complete guide

Everything you need to know about the race for promotion to the Premier League.

Leicester vs Millwall: Stream, TV channels & where to watch

How to watch the Championship match between Leicester and Millwall, as well as kick-off time and team news

“Rotten to the core”: The bitter downfall of a sensational champion

Ten years after their sensational title win, Leicester City have been relegated to the third tier.

Leicester's demise: How fairy-tale Foxes fell to the third tier

May 2, 2026 - it should be a day of pure pride and celebration in Leicester, nothing but touching tributes to Jamie Vardy, Riyad Mahrez, N'Golo Kante and every other member of Claudio Ranieri's Premier League-winning squad. However, the imminent 10-year anniversary of the most miraculous top-flight title triumph the game has ever seen will also serve as a cruelly-timed reminder of just how far the Foxes have fallen over the past decade.

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Ten years after their sensational title win, Leicester are relegated to the third tier

Exactly ten years after their sensational title win, former English champions Leicester City are once again facing the bitter reality of relegation to the third tier.

Ranieri reveals 'unbelievable' reason he was sacked by Leicester

Claudio Ranieri has revealed the "unbelievable" reason that Leicester City sacked him in February 2017, just nine months after a miraculous Premier League title run. The Foxes shocked the world by becoming 2015-16 champions of England, having started the season as 1000-1 underdogs, but they suffered a dramatic decline in the following campaign that ultimately cost Ranieri his job.

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Winks clashes with Leicester fans

Harry Winks was involved in a heated confrontation with Leicester City supporters following the club's latest defeat at Portsmouth. The former Tottenham midfielder reacted furiously to comments made by fans as the squad boarded the team bus at Fratton Park.

Arsenal eye PL's third-youngest player after Nwaneri and Dowman

Arsenal are preparing to swoop for Leicester City sensation Jeremy Monga as they continue their aggressive recruitment of the finest young talent in world football. The Gunners have identified the 16-year-old winger as a priority target and hope to beat several domestic rivals to his signature this summer.

Vardy and Liverpool to be part of new Netflix series

Netflix is expanding its popular sports anthology with a new UK spin-off, bringing three iconic football stories to the screen. The upcoming documentary series will explore the meteoric rise of Leicester City legend Jamie Vardy, Liverpool’s miraculous Champions League comeback in Istanbul, and the controversial legacy of Wimbledon’s notorious hard man, Vinnie Jones.

Vardy watches as Leicester face relegation to League One

Leicester City’s dramatic fall from grace reached a haunting new low on Saturday as club legend Jamie Vardy looked on from the stands. The former Foxes talisman, who once spearheaded the most improbable Premier League title triumph in history, was a picture of devastation as he witnessed his former side lose 1-0 to Swansea City.

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Leicester relegation fears grow after failed appeal

Leicester City’s dramatic fall from grace has reached a devastating new low after the club lost their final appeal against a six-point deduction for financial breaches. The decision leaves the Foxes staring at the terrifying prospect of playing third-tier football next season, just a decade after their historic Premier League title triumph in 2016.

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PL title-winner offers help to Leicester battle relegation

Marc Albrighton has opened the door for a sensational return to Leicester City as the club battles to avoid a catastrophic relegation to League One. The Foxes legend, who was a cornerstone of the 2016 Premier League-winning side, believes the current squad is lacking the "fearless" DNA that once embodied the King Power Stadium.

NXGN 2026: Top 20 wonderkids England fans NEED to know

England will head to the World Cup this summer as one of the favourites to lift the trophy after a run of strong tournament showings by a still relatively young core group of players. Football, though, moves fast, and soon there will be new stars who come along and usurp those established names. Fortunately for the Three Lions, the production line is showing few signs of slowing down.

NXGN 2026: Top 50 teenage wonderkids in football

The annual NXGN lists are back for 2026, as GOAL ranks the world's top teenage talents in men's and women's football, crowning winners that will follow in the footsteps of the likes of Jude Bellingham, Rodrygo, Gianluigi Donnarumma and Vicky Lopez in being recognised as the best young footballers on the planet.

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Schmeichel fears career is over after heartbreaking injury

Leicester City icon Kasper Schmeichel has opened up on the devastating reality of a shoulder injury that could signal the end of his professional playing days. The 39-year-old Celtic goalkeeper is facing a gruelling year on the sidelines after receiving a medical diagnosis that he described as a massive body blow.

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Ulloa’s shocking remarks about Ranieri: “As a person, he’s a disaster”

The former Foxes striker has launched a scathing attack on his manager: here’s what happened between the two.

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Forget Leicester! Spurs relegation would be ‘biggest PL shock’

Tottenham continue to sweat on the very realistic threat of being relegated in 2026, but would a tumble out of the top-flight trump Leicester’s title win from 2016 as the biggest shock in Premier League history? Former Spurs star Gus Poyet has told GOAL why it would, with the north London heavyweights enduring a decline of “tremendous” proportions.

From 5000/1 PL win to League One: Betting on Leicester’s disaster

A decade on from their fairytale, Leicester are spiralling towards the third tier. Points deduction, new manager and poor form – the value is clear.

Spurs up next? Most shocking relegations in EPL history

If they didn't know it beforehand, then Sunday's north London derby seemingly confirmed one thing for those watching on as Tottenham succumbed to Arsenal: Spurs are in a relegation battle. Igor Tudor was supposed to deliver a new-manager bounce after replacing Thomas Frank, but his side looked severely lacking in quality and, perhaps more importantly, belief as they went down 4-1 to the Gunners to leave themselves just four points above the drop zone with 11 matches to play.

Vardy's 'crazy' pre-match routine confirmed by Chilwell

Jamie Vardy has long been established as one of the most unique characters in English football history, but new revelations from a former teammate have shed light on the sheer scale of his unconventional lifestyle. The Leicester City legend has never made a secret of his affinity for energy drinks. However, current Strasbourg defender Ben Chilwell has now detailed just how extreme the striker's habits became during their shared time at the King Power Stadium.

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Leicester appeal deduction as PL push for more

Leicester City have officially moved to appeal their six-point deduction for breaching Profit and Sustainability Rules. However, the Premier League has launched a counter-appeal, seeking even stricter punishments for the Foxes' financial conduct.

Guide to the FA Cup fifth-round draw

Guide to the FA Cup fifth round draw, including when it is, how to watch it live, the teams involved and more

Vardy in League Two?! Talks revealed over stunning transfer

Christian Fuchs, a member of Leicester’s Premier League title-winning squad from 2015-16, has revealed that he tried to talk Foxes legend Jamie Vardy into joining him in the fourth tier of English football. Fuchs is currently calling the shots at Newport County, having stepped into management, and asked questions of whether Vardy was up for another battle against the odds.

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Leicester hit with points deduction and drop to 20th

Leicester City have been hit with a six-point deduction and have fallen to 20th in the Championship after being found guilty of breaching the Premier League's financial rules. The Foxes are now only outside of the relegation zone thanks to goal difference but could decide to appeal the sanction.

Carabao Cup 2025-26: Draw, fixtures & results

Complete guide to the 2025-26 Carabao Cup, including details of every draw, round and information on how to watch live.

Frequently asked questions

: Manchester United were founded in 1878, although under a different name at first - Newton Heath LYR. The name Manchester United was born in April 1902, beating alternative suggestions like Manchester Central and Manchester Celtic.
: Manchester United are currently co-owned by the Glazer family, as well as INEOS founder Sir Jim Ratcliffe. In February, Ratcliffe bought an initial 25% stake in the club, ganing control over all the sporting operations.
: Manchester United play their home games at the Old Trafford, which is also known as the 'Theatre Of Dreams' among fans and pundits.
: Old Trafford has a capacity of 74,310, making it UK's second-biggest football stadium in terms of capacity (behind Wembley).
: Manchester United have an impressive haul of 68 trophies in their prestigious history, which includes 20 league titles, three Champions Leagues, as well as 13 FA Cups.
: Manchester United have won a record 20 English top flight titles. They have won 13 titles in the Premier League era, all of them coming under Sir Alex Ferguson. United, though, haven't lifted the Premier League trophy since the 2012-13 season.
: With 963 appearances to his name, Ryan Giggs holds the record of making the most appearances for Manchester United. Giggs made his debut for the club in March 1991 and spent his entire professional career, spanning 23 years, at Old Trafford.
: Wayne Rooney is Manchester United's all-time top goalscorer with 253 goals in 559 games for the club. He spent 13 years at the club, from 2004 to 2017.
: Eric Cantona, Cristiano Ronaldo, George Best, Paul Scholes, Wayne Rooney, Rio Ferdinand, Edwin van der Sar, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Angel Di Maria, and Denis Irwin are some of the most famous players to have donned the Manchester United colours.
: Sir Matt Busby, Sir Alex Ferguson, Jose Mourinho, David Moyes, and Louis van Gaal are among the most famous to have been at the helm at Old Trafford.
: Manchester United are famously known as The Red Devils among their fans and rivals alike. The term was introduced by the legendary Sir Matt Busby in the 1960s – after the tragic Munich air disaster – seeking inspiration from a local rugby club from Salford, who were referred to as "Les Diables Rouges" (The Red Devils) when they toured France in 1934.

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