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Leicester City Football Club

  • Friday, 10 January, 2025
    Helicopter group Leonardo sued for £2.2bn over Thai billionaire’s death

    Lawsuit over air crash at Leicester City in 2018 thought to be largest fatal accident claim in English legal history

    Tributes to club owner  Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha outside the Leicester City ground after his death in 2018
  • Saturday, 7 September, 2024
    Scoreboard
    Cricket’s next big bang theory Premium content

    Plus, new twist in football spending rules

  • Monday, 12 November, 2018
    The factoring of Riyad Mahrez
    The factoring of Riyad Mahrez
  • Thursday, 1 November, 2018
    Leicester City owner mastered the political game

    Death of Thai billionaire shines spotlight on duty-free empire

    Soccer Football - Leicester City mourn and honour the victims of the helicopter crash - King Power Stadium, Leicester, Britain - October 31, 2018 Leicester City's Marc Albrighton views tributes after the club's owner Thai businessman Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha, and four other people died when their helicopter crashed as it left the ground after the match on Saturday Action Images via Reuters/Peter Cziborra
  • Monday, 29 October, 2018
    World53 sec
    Leicester City chairman dies in helicopter crash

    Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha was politically influential in Thailand

  • Sunday, 28 October, 2018
    Leicester City’s Thai owner confirmed dead in helicopter crash

    Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha killed after aircraft took off from Premier Leauge club’s stadium

    This image made from video shows a burning helicopter in a parking lot outside the King Power Stadium in Leicester, England shortly after a Premier League game on Saturday, Oct. 27, 2018. (Pool Photo via AP)
  • Sunday, 28 October, 2018
    News in-depth
    Leicester City owner built empire on ambition and connections

    Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha navigated political turmoil at home and earned love of fans

    Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha acknowledges fans after a Leicester City game in 2017
  • Friday, 24 February, 2017
    Sport
    Leicester’s fairytale runs into £100m financial reality

    Ranieri pays price as cost of relegation leaves no room for sentiment

    FILE - In this Saturday, May 7, 2016 file photo Leicester City team manager Claudio Ranieri has the crown of the trophy placed on his head by Leicester goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel as they celebrate becoming the English Premier League soccer champions at King Power stadium in Leicester, England. Leicester City announced Thursday, Feb. 23, 2017 that they have sacked manager Claudio Ranieri less than a year after their incredible run to the Premier League title. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham, File)
  • Friday, 24 February, 2017
    Instant InsightAndrew Hill
    Leaders can learn more from Ranieri’s failure than his success Premium content

    The football manager’s sacking is sad, inevitable and instructive, writes Andrew Hill

    A mural of Claudio Ranieri in Leicester city centre. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Friday February 24, 2017. See PA story SOCCER Leicester. Photo credit should read: Chris Radburn/PA Wire
  • Wednesday, 31 August, 2016
    Sport
    English Premier League smashes record ahead of transfer deadline

    Bumper TV rights deals at home and abroad fuel clubs’ spending on players

  • Wednesday, 1 June, 2016
    Personal & Household Goods
    Ahead of the Olympics, how sport and watches became indivisible

    In this summer’s Olympics, every millisecond will count. But how did sport and the watch industry become inseparable?

    Swimming: 2008 Summer Olympics: Underwater view of USA Michael Phelps (L) and Serbia Milorad Cavic (R) in action, touching wall to finish Men's 100M Butterfly Final at National Aquatics Center ( Water Cube ). Phelps won gold medal by .01 and set Olympic record with time of 50.58. Beijing, China 8/16/2008 CREDIT: Heinz Kluetmeier (Photo by Heinz Kluetmeier /Sports Illustrated/Getty Images) (Set Number: X80790 TK2 R1 F16 )
  • Sunday, 8 May, 2016
    News in-depthSport
    Leicester City’s astonishing rise in 5 charts

    The squad had not been together long, were not young and were not comparatively cosmopolitan

    Britain Football Soccer - Manchester United v Leicester City - Barclays Premier League - Old Trafford - 1/5/16Leicester City's Wes Morgan celebrates scoring their first goalReuters / Darren StaplesLivepicEDITORIAL USE ONLY. No use with unauthorized audio, video, data, fixture lists, club/league logos or "live" services. Online in-match use limited to 45 images, no video emulation. No use in betting, games or single club/league/player publications. Please contact your account representative for further details. TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY - RTX2CBNT
  • Tuesday, 3 May, 2016
    Sport
    Leicester’s triumph is a case study in overcoming huge odds

    Analysts suggest Premier League triumph owed much to ‘Moneyball’ formula

    Britain Football Soccer - Leicester City fans watch the Chelsea v Tottenham Hotspur game in pub in Leicester - 2/5/16 Leicester City fans celebrate Chelsea's second goal Reuters / Eddie Keogh Livepic
  • Tuesday, 3 May, 2016
    Serious MoneyClaer Barrett
    Leicester City beat the odds — most of us don’t

    When does fun with online betting tip over into a dangerous addiction?

    Leicester City's Jamie Vardy, left, scores his goal past Sunderland's goalkeeper Vito Mannone during the English Premier League soccer match between Sunderland and Leicester City at the Stadium of Light, Sunderland, England, Sunday, April 10, 2016. (AP Photo/Scott Heppell)
  • Tuesday, 3 May, 2016
    World
    Leicester stings William Hill with biggest ever payout
  • Tuesday, 3 May, 2016
    Sport
    Scenes of joy as Leicester celebrates Premier League win

    Victory represents biggest over-performance by a UK football team for decades

    BEST QUALITY AVAILABLE Handout video grab taken from the Twitter feed of Christian Fuchs @FuchsOfficial of Leicester City players at Jamie Vardy's house in Melton Mowbray reacting to wining the Premier League. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Monday May 2, 2016. Dreams have come true for thousands of Leicester City fans as the side were confirmed as Premier League champions. See PA story SPORT Leicester. Photo credit should read: @FuchsOfficial/Twitter/PA Wire NOTE TO EDITORS: This handout photo may only be used in for editorial reporting purposes for the contemporaneous illustration of events, things or the people in the image or facts mentioned in the caption. Reuse of the picture may require further permission from the copyright holder.
  • Monday, 2 May, 2016
    Sport
    Leicester City crowned Premier League champions

    Foxes fairytale complete as rivals Spurs held to a draw by Chelsea

    Britain Football Soccer - Leicester City fans watch the Chelsea v Tottenham Hotspur game in pub in Leicester - 2/5/16 Leicester City fans celebrate Chelsea's second goal Reuters / Eddie Keogh Livepic
  • Saturday, 30 April, 2016
    Person in the NewsSimon Kuper
    Claudio Ranieri: The Tinkerman poised to win at last

    Leicester City’s likeable manager is on the verge of a historic success, writes Simon Kuper

  • Thursday, 7 April, 2016
    FT Magazine
    Leicester — the city that made the football club

    Unglamorous and ignored, this Midlands city is now in the spotlight thanks to the sudden success of the Foxes

    Leicester fans gather outside the King Power Stadium
  • Friday, 25 March, 2016
    Janan Ganesh
    Lessons for everyone from the rise of Leicester City

    Take note, modest cities adapting to globalisation and individuals navigating an insecure world

    Shinji Okazaki celebrates scoring the first goal for Leicester City with Jamie Vardy and Danny Drinkwater
  • Wednesday, 9 March, 2016
    Sport
    Premier League to cap ticket prices for away fans 

    Clubs agree to £30 limit for travelling supporters for three seasons

    Football Soccer - Crystal Palace v Liverpool - Barclays Premier League - Selhurst Park - 6/3/16 Crystal Palace fans protest Action Images via Reuters / Tony O'Brien Livepic EDITORIAL USE ONLY. No use with unauthorized audio, video, data, fixture lists, club/league logos or "live" services. Online in-match use limited to 45 images, no video emulation. No use in betting, games or single club/league/player publications. Please contact your account representative for further details.
  • Friday, 1 May, 2015
    Sport
    They think it’s all over, it soon will be

    Relegation can become a difficult habit to kick, writes Tom O’Sullivan

    Chelsea supporters leave the Luzhniki stadium after Chelsea lost to Manchester United in the Champions League final in Moscow, Russia, on Thursday, May 22, 2008. Manchester United beat Chelsea 6-5 on penalty kicks to win European soccer's Champions League for a third time. Photographer: Mikhail Galustov/Bloomberg News
  • Friday, 17 June, 2011
    Life & Arts
    The Foxes Come at Night
  • Tuesday, 21 February, 2006
    Work & Careers
    A juggling act between control and growth
  • Wednesday, 12 October, 2005
    London fights for its future
    Mudlark: Is Glenn shooting for Olympic orbit?
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