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Liverpool's Trent Alexander-Arnold celebrates after scoring against Leicester during their match in Leicester, England, on Sunday.
SOCCER
Apr 21, 2025
Leicester relegated from Premier League as Liverpool closes in on title
Liverpool could be crowned champion on Wednesday if Arsenal loses at home to Crystal Palace.
Newcastle United midfielder Jacob Murphy celebrates on the back of defender Fabian Schar, whose long-range shot came back off the woodwork to enable Murphy to score against Leicester City in Leicester on Monday.
SOCCER
Apr 8, 2025
Newcastle steps up Champions League chase as Leicester slump again
Eddie Howe's men are up to fifth in the table, level on points with fourth-placed Chelsea but with a game in hand.
Manchester City's Jack Grealish celebrates after scoring against Leicester City during their match in Manchester, England, on Wednesday.
SOCCER
Apr 3, 2025
Manchester City's Jack Grealish dedicates long-awaited goal to late brother
Grealish's goal came on the 25th anniversary of the death of his younger brother Keelan, who died at the age of just nine months.
Leicester City manager Ruud van Nistelrooy looks on during a Premier League match against Tottenham Hotspur in London on Jan. 26.
SOCCER
Feb 7, 2025
Van Nistelrooy gets ready to face Manchester United in FA Cup
Van Nistelrooy will hope to take advantage of United's horrendous home form.
Tottenham manager Ange Postecoglou has seen his club lose six of its last seven Premier League matches.
SOCCER
Jan 27, 2025
Ange Postecoglou uncertain about future after Tottenham hits new 'low'
Postecoglou's side suffered its sixth defeat in its last seven Premier League matches to increase the pressure on the Australian.
New Leicester City manager Ruud van Nistelrooy (center) and Chairman Aiyawatt Srivaddhanaprabha (left) outside the GTech Community Stadium in London before a game against Brentford on Saturday
SOCCER
Dec 3, 2024
Van Nistelrooy looks to lift Leicester's spirits
The 16th-placed club is hovering just one point above the relegation zone after three straight league defeats.
Japan Times
SOCCER
May 29, 2023
Everton survives in dramatic fashion on final day of Premier League season
Everton will remain in the top flight, while Leicester City and Leeds United were relegated after falling short.
Japan Times
SOCCER
May 9, 2023
Leicester's relegation worries deepen after loss at Fulham
Leicester faces Champions League-chasing Liverpool and Newcastle United in its next two games.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Sep 18, 2022
Tottenham's Son Heung-min roars back to form with hat trick
The South Korean star's relief was palpable as he walked off with the match ball following the win over Leicester City, as ecstatic home fans sang his name.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Jan 20, 2022
Steven Bergwijn leads stoppage-time rally as Tottenham races past Leicester
We never gave up and Stevey came on and made the difference. To get two goals like that — these are games you will never forget in a career.'
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jun 30, 2020
Britain locks down city of Leicester after coronavirus spike
Britain has imposed a stringent lockdown on the English city of Leicester following a local flare-up of the novel coronavirus just as Prime Minister Boris Johnson attempts to nudge the United Kingdom back to normality.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Dec 27, 2019
Roberto Firmino nets pair in Liverpool win
Liverpool moved 13 points clear at the top of the Premier League after hammering its closest challenger, Leicester City, 4-0 at the King Power Stadium on Thursday with Roberto Firmino scoring twice.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Dec 6, 2019
Brendan Rodgers extends contract with Leicester City until 2025
Leicester City has extended manager Brendan Rodgers' contract until June 2025, the Premier League club said on Friday after he had been linked with the vacant coaching role at Arsenal.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Mar 5, 2019
England bids farewell to World Cup star Gordon Banks
Thousands of fans joined luminaries of English soccer for a final farewell on Monday to Gordon Banks, a steelworker's son who became one of the world's greatest goalkeepers and will forever be remembered for a miraculous save against Pele.

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