Football: Leicester sacks manager Shakespeare

Author: Agencies

LONDON: Leicester City manager Craig Shakespeare was sacked on Tuesday four months after he was put in permanent charge of the Premier League club, British media reported. Shakespeare assumed a caretaker role in February after Claudio Ranieri, who led Leicester to a stunning Premier League title triumph in 2015-16, was dismissed with the club mired in relegation trouble. The 53-year-old led Leicester away from trouble and steered them into the Champions League quarter-finals where they lost narrowly to Atletico Madrid. Leicester have won only one of their eight Premier League games this season and are third-bottom of the table. Shakespeare’s last game in charge was Monday’s 1-1 draw with West Bromwich Albion.

Published in Daily Times, October 18th 2017.

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