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The crowd is getting bigger and bigger here at King Power Stadium.
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Leicester City have announced the club will take part in their first session at their new, state of the art training ground on Christmas Eve.
The Leicester City Football Club Training Ground in Seagrave is a 180-acre site, with 21 playing surfaces and 14 full-size pitches.
😍😍
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An incredible moment as the King Power Stadium rises to its feet in the 61st minute to pay tribute to Khun Vichai. It would have been his 61st birthday this week...
What a noise, what a powerful and important moment for this club.
RIP Khun Vichai.
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Flowers and scarves continue to gather at King Power Stadium.
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Rodgers confirmed Wesley Fofana was brought off after an hour because he's currently fasting for Ramadan - and he wanted to protect his young defender who hadn't eaten or drank since sunrise
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Gareth Southgate gets a Leicester hamper from BBC Leicester’s Ian Stringer, you can’t visit Leicester without taking home a pork pie… 🥧 ⚽️
#england
#leicester
#porkpie
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We'll leave you with this, Leicester City fans 🦊
Have a good evening
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Leicester City have this morning announced that Andy King, will depart the club after 16 years of service.
He's the boy with all three medals 💙
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Leicester City have announced that a statue of late chairman, Khun Vichai, will be unveiled in April 💙
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Tom Meighan from Kasabian and Ipswich boss Paul Lambert have come to King Power Stadium to pay their respects
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The last 10 years for Leicester City fans.
What next?
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It will be 𝗙𝗿𝗲𝗱𝗱𝗶𝗲 𝗕𝘂𝗿𝗻𝘀' 𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗴𝗮𝗺𝗲 in a Leicester Tigers shirt on Saturday🐯
He built such a special bond with Tigers' fans, and his title-winning drop goal is in Leicester folklore. We asked for your tributes, and showed them to him.
This one was special😢
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People are pretty silent here at King Power Stadium but consoling each other.
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🦊 Leicester City Captain Wes Morgan is set to retire at the end of this season.
🦊 Christian Fuchs will leave the club following Sunday’s game against Spurs.
🦊 Matty James is also leaving the club after 9 years service.
Thanks for the memories you Foxes legends.
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𝟏𝟎 𝐘𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐉𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐞 𝐕𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐲 🐐
On this day, Leicester City paid a record £1m for a Non-League player.
The rest is history 🦊
🧵👇
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Grief stricken fans here at King Power Stadium as the news is confirmed of the Chairman’s death.
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Four years ago today, Leicester City were crowned Premier League Champions 🦊
What are your memories from the 2nd of May, 2016?
#MyMay2nd
💙
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Former Leicester City striker, Frank Worthington has passed away at the age of 72.
His family announced the news in a statement this morning.
One of the most entertaining players to ever wear a Foxes shirt 🦊
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𝗕𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗚: Leicester City Chairman, Khun Top, has relieved the club of its outstanding debts to parent company King Power International, totalling over £194M with a debt-to-equity conversion.
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✅ Leicester City's men in the FA Cup final
✅ Leicester City's women are Championship winners
✅ Leicester Tigers in the Challenge Cup final
✅ Mark Selby is World Snooker Champion
✅ Leicester Riders are BBL Champions
Leicester and Leicestershire...
#sportingcapital
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BREAKING: Jonny Evans has signed a new contract at Leicester City extending his stay at the club until 2023 🦊
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BREAKING: Leicester City have been promoted back to the Premier League 🦊
The Foxes take an automatic promotion spot without kicking a ball after Leeds were beaten 4-0 by QPR.
They’re back 👊
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Six points clear of Chelsea 👍
Nine clear of Liverpool 🤪
13 clear of Spurs 🥴
15 clear of Arsenal 😱
The Invisibles 👏
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Leicester City have announced that the Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha Foundation gives £800,000 grant to Leicester Cathedral to help with restoration work.
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Dear Rodri,
Stop roaring, me duck 😭
Love, Leicester 🦊
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Jamie Vardy is the first player to score in eight consecutive Premier League games since... erm...
Jamie Vardy.
⚽⚽⚽⚽⚽⚽⚽⚽
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Leicester City have announced they don’t intend to furlough any staff during the coronavirus outbreak.
The Foxes plan to keep on all permanent employees, while casual matchday staff will be paid to the end of the 2019-20 season.
Class 👏👏🦊🦊
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BREAKING: Leicester City will travel to face Nottingham Forest in the FA Cup fourth round 🏆
It’ll be the first meeting since 2014 🦊
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This weekend is set to be Kasper Schmeichel's 400th appearance for Leicester City, since making his debut in 2011.
It's an incredible achievement from the Premier League- winning City goalkeeper...👏👏
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𝗧𝗛𝗘𝗬'𝗩𝗘 𝗗𝗢𝗡𝗘 𝗜𝗧! 🦊
Leicestershire have won the One Day Cup, beating Hampshire by 2 runs!
It's the first time they've won it since 1985 🏆
UP THE FOXES!!! 🏏
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BREAKING: Aiyawatt "Top" srivaddhanaprabha has been named as Chairman of Leicester City.
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According to our friends
@OptaJoe
, Kasper Schmeichel will play in his 100th consecutive Premier League game today. This is the longest current run of any player and will be the first time a player has appeared in 100 successive Premier League matches for Leicester
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.
@alanbirchenall
has confirmed to us on BBC Radio Leicester Sport that categorically, this season’s 40th end of season run will be his final one.
A true Foxes legend 🦊
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⚽️ BREAKING: A huge boost for Leicester City. 🦊
Abdul Fatawu will not join the Ghana squad for the Africa Cup of Nations. 🇬🇭
It means he'll be available for the Foxes throughout January.
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Mark Selby wins the World Championship! 🎱
It's the Jester from Leicester's 4th title, after beating Shaun Murphy at the Crucible 👏
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BREAKING: Leicester City have announced they will hold a public consultation on plans to increase the capacity at the King Power Stadium by 8,000 up to 40,000 🏟️
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Fans release balloons into the Leicester sky here at King Power Stadium.
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Leicester City are top of the Premier League 🦊
ⓘ 𝗢𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗲
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BREAKING: Harvey Barnes has been called up to the England senior squad for the upcoming games against Wales and Belgium 🦁🦁🦁
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It lead on the 10 o'clock news, and with good reason.
What a day, three years ago. 🦊🦊
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Jamie Vardy celebrates his 37th birthday today 🎂
What is your favourite 🐐 moment?
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𝗝𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗲 𝗩𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘆: "Once I heard it was something the club was looking at, there was only one thing that was going to happen, and I was going to sign it. The decision was easy"
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Good night, Leicester City fans.
It really did happen 🦊
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𝙎𝙞𝙭 𝙮𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙨 𝙖𝙜𝙤...
Leicester City were crowned Champions of the Premier League 🏆
"𝘊𝘩𝘢𝘮𝘱𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘌𝘯𝘨𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥, 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘮𝘢𝘥𝘦 𝘶𝘴 𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵"
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On this day, three years ago, Eden Hazard scored the goal that confirmed Leicester City's Premier League title triumph.
So,
#HappyHazardDay
, everyone! 🥂🥂
🦊🦊
#LCFC
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The Leicester City manager, Brendan Rodgers, has a message for the rest of the Premier League.
You'll need to work if you want to take points from the King Power Stadium 🦊🦊🦊
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"Liverpool are 14 points clear of Manchester City. Ok, there's a team in between!"
Brendan Rodgers has a message for the rest of the Premier League - and the Foxes aren't going anywhere 🦊🦊🦊
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The scene at King Power Stadium as the sun starts to rise the morning after the devastating news of the death of the Leicester City Chairman.
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Everyone at BBC Radio Leicester is desperately saddened to hear of the passing of Tiffany Youngs, after a battle with illness.
Our thoughts and condolences are with her family and friends at this very difficult time.
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BREAKING: Brendan Rodgers has confirmed to
@BBCRLSport
that he has had, and recovered from, coronavirus.
More to follow...
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🦊➡️🇩🇪
Demarai Gray has left this message for Leicester City fans, following his departure from the club 👇
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There isn’t a breath of wind at Leicester Cathedral but enough to blow the flag at the perfect time.
Muffled bells are a sign of respect at the passing of a significant person.
A classy touch Leicester 🙏🦊❤️
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BREAKING: Leicester City have announced the signing of Youri Tielemans for a reported club record fee.
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Here's a picture of former Leicester City loanee, Harry Kane...
🦁🦁🦁
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WATCH: “I want to kill him,” jokes Claudio Ranieri about Quique Flores.
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Leicester City have revealed plans to build a statue of late owner, Khun Vichai, outside the King Power Stadium 💙
Read more here:
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Maddison ❌
Fofana ❌
Perez ❌
Praet ❌
Morgan ❌
Barnes ❌
Justin ❌
Evans ❌
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Brendan Rodgers on Leicester City and the European Super League:
"My job when I came to here was to disrupt the market. I wanted to know what defined the top six, clearly it’s money."
"What we all have to do is protect the game, it’s about competing, and progressing, on merit."
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🚨 BREAKING 🚨
Leicester City have announced the signing of Patson Daka from RB Salzburg 🦊
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Leicester City has responded tonight to racist remarks sent to Hamza Choudhury after today's defeat at Liverpool.
“We are appalled by these comments, which the Club has reported to the police and to the social media platform on which they were made."
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𝐁𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐊𝐈𝐍𝐆: Leicester City Women will play most of their home Women’s Super League fixtures at King Power Stadium the club have confirmed 🏟️
Huge news for Jonathan Morgan’s side 🦊
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BREAKING: Leicester City have been named the BBC
#SPOTY
Team of the Year 2016.
Congratulations! 👍🏆⚽️🍾
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The Leicester City vice-chairman Aiyawatt Srivaddhanaprabha has issued statement following the tragic death of his father Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha.
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Thousands of Leicester City fans are on their way to the King Power Stadium on the second annual Walk For Vichai.
A magnificent showing of what he meant to our city 🦊
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Leicester City into the EFL Cup Third Round ✅
Katie Boulter into the second round of the US Open ✅
Leicestershire into the One Day Cup final✅
𝗧𝗵𝗮𝘁'𝘀 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗮 𝗟𝗲𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗱𝗮𝘆🦊
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Rodgers: "He’s a young player in the middle of Ramadan so hasn’t eaten. It’s remarkable to think of his performance at the weekend. To still perform to that level was incredible. He finds that strength to train and play. He’s a special talent and a big player for us."
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The FA Cup final between Leicester City and Chelsea has been confirmed as a 5.15pm kick off on Saturday 15th May.
The Foxes are the 'away' side, so will be playing in their maroon change kit. Chelsea will be in their traditional blue
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A statue dedicated to Leicester City’s late owner, Khun Vichai, has been unveiled at a ceremony outside the King Power Stadium.
He would have been 64 today.
Always in our hearts.. 🦊
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BREAKING: James Maddison has signed a new 4️⃣ year contract at Leicester City 🦊
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Leicester City will have Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall, Luke Thomas, Caglar Soyuncu, Patson Daka, Bouba Soumare, Ayoze Perez and James Justin all available to face Tottenham tomorrow, Brendan Rodgers confirms.
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Another one for the albums 🏆
These are special times to follow Leicester City
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𝐁𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐊𝐈𝐍𝐆: Wesley Fofana has signed a new 𝗙𝗜𝗩𝗘 year deal at Leicester City until the summer of 2027 🦊
The Foxes defender is also available for selection for the Europa Conference League tie with Rennes on Thursday 🔵
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The Jester from Leicester 🎱
Mark Selby with his fourth World Championship trophy 🏆
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Former Leicester City defender Robert Huth says Claude Puel wasn't easy to work with: "We had managers before who were really energetic, positive vibes... when he came in it was pretty much the opposite. It was almost like he was working against the players."
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BREAKING: Brendan Rodgers confirms that Ricardo Pereria will be out for the rest of the season with an ACL injury following a tackle with Jack Grealish on Monday.
He’s not had an operation, but is being reviewed by the medical team.
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Leicester Tigers are the Champions of England once more, after a 9 year wait 🏆🐯
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Matt Piper awards the BBC Radio Leicester MOTM to Caglar Soyuncu.
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