Tag: Leicester City
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The rise of Jamie Vardy
Embed from Getty Images Jamie Vardy is a English striker who currently plays for Premier League side, Leicester City. Vardy scored 31 goals for Fleetwood in the 2011/12 and winning “Player of the Year” award. In May 2012 he signed for Leicester City in the Football League Champonship for a non-league record transfer of £1…
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Leicester City boss Pearson upset with ‘another dubious decision’
Embed from Getty Images Nigel Pearson has bemoaned a penalty awarded to Tottenham Hotspur in his side’s 4-3 defeat at White Hart Lane. Leicester had held their own against Spurs on Saturday afternoon but a spot kick awarded to the home side saw the Premier League strugglers surrender another three points. “The first two goals…
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Stoke City and Leicester City make moves to sign Sawyers
Embed from Getty Images Goal.com have reported that Stoke City and Leicester City are among the Premier League clubs following Walsall midfielder Romaine Sawyers. The 23-year-old has emerged as one of the standout players in League One this season and has helped guide the Midlands side to a JP Trophy final place at Wembley, where…
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Press Room: Man City boss explains Kompany snub
Embed from Getty Images Manchester City boss Manuel Pellegrini has revealed that he dropped captain Vincent Kompany in order to freshen up his starting eleven. The Belgian international has been under fire lately for a string of poor performances and calls were made on Wednesday morning for him to be dropped heading into the game…
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David Silva & James Milner goals see Man City return to winning ways
Embed from Getty Images A first half strike from David Silva and a second half goal from James Milner saw Manchester City beat Leicester City 2-0 on Wednesday evening. The home side began the game well with January signing Wilfried Bony coming close with a header, however, Argentine midfielder Esteban Cambiasso was on the line…
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Villa reach quarter-final as new boss Sherwood looks on
Leicester City crash out the FA Cup after suffering a 2-1 loss at Villa Park. The pairing of these two sides in the fifth round of the FA Cup was always likely to be a feisty affair; the two previous Premier League fixtures of the Midlands Derby resulting in a sending off for each side.…
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Press Room: Arsenal boss surprised to see Leicester City bottom
Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has discussed his side’s 2-1 win over Leicester City and praised the visitors for their spirited performance at the Emirates stadium. Laurent Koscielny and Theo Walcott gave the home side a two-goal cushion before Andrej Kramaric struck for the visitors on Tuesday night and Wenger has issued high praise to Nigel…
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Arsenal move ahead of Man United into fourth place
Arsenal held on to a 2-1 win against a spirited Leicester City to secure all three points. Nigel Pearson’s side had a superb chance to open the scoring after just two minutes at Emirates stadium as Riyad Mahrez played the ball in to the box only to see his effort cause problems for David Ospina.…
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Carver wants to repay Newcastle United fans
Caretaker boss John Carver is hoping to repay the travelling Newcastle United fans, who saw their side lose to Leicester City in Saturday’s FA Cup tie. The Tyneside club installed Carver as caretaker boss earlier this week after Alan Pardew had been released from his contract as manager to move to relegation battlers Crystal Palace.…
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Pearson looks to save himself from the Sako
Leicester City manager Nigel Pearson insists there is ‘no need for wholesale changes’ at the club despite his side’s poor form. The Foxes have not scored in over 400 minutes of football and have only taken one point from a possible 18 since their memorable 5-3 victory over Manchester United. Reports have been circulating that…
