Tag: Leicester City

Will Ferrell takes penalties against Leicester’s Christian Fuchs

LAFC part-owner Will Ferrell visited with Leicester City during their summer tour of the U.S., giving him an opportunity to show some skills that would fit right in with the Italian national team.

Defender Christian Fuchs acted as goalkeeper against Ferrell’s penalty attempts. He didn’t have to do much on the first two, but on the third, Ferrell used the initial save as a distraction so he could throw a second ball into the open net.

A preview of what’s to come from LAFC, surely.

Jamie Vardy wore a “chat s***, get banged” shirt at Leicester’s title parade

Monday was a good day for Jamie Vardy. He was named to England’s Euro 2016 squad and took part in Leicester’s title parade. So he needed to wear something that reflects his status as a rising star who is refining his image for the international stage. After all, this is a man who just launched his own V9 Academy to help get non-league players the coaching they need to make the step up to the next level like he did.

And that’s why he went with a “Chat shit, get banged” shirt — the catchphrase that originated from a 2011 Facebook status update written by a then unknown Vardy after his move to Fleetwood Town and is now an ass tattoo.

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Leicester City lift Premier League trophy, so I guess this is definitely real

After beating Everton 3-1, Leicester City were presented with the Premier League trophy and no one announced that this season has been an elaborate YouTube prank, so this seems to definitely be a true thing that has happened within the confines of what we believe to be reality.

These pictures have not been photoshopped. They are actually of Claudio Ranieri and his players lifting the Premier League trophy, an item that currently belongs to them fair and square.

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Andrea Bocelli delivers spine-tingling performance before Leicester match

Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli fulfilled his promise to Leicester manager Claudio Ranieri by performing at the King Power Stadium ahead of the Premier League champions’ match against Everton. While fans drank free beer and ate free pizza and special “Salt and Victory” flavored snacks provided by the club’s sponsors, Bocelli got the day’s festivities off to a dramatic start by singing “Nessun Dorma” and “Con Te Partiro” with Ranieri at his side.

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Leicester’s incredible season made them a lot more popular in FIFA 16

Not even Jamie Vardy’s racist ranting could impede Leicester City’s rise to becoming the champions of everyone’s hearts on their journey to winning a Premier League title that was almost more science fiction than fairytale.

The club’s explosion in popularity this season is perhaps most quantifiable in FIFA 16 and EA Sports has put together an infographic to illustrate the dramatic rise of the club and their two standout players.

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Leicester are UFC champions now, too

The titles keep rolling in for Leicester City. The manner in which they won the Premier League crown was apparently so impressive that other sporting organizations have declared them champions, as well. One of which is UFC, who sent Leicester a special title belt. Have Man United, Man City, or Chelsea received a UFC belt for winning the Premier League? Nope.

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Leicester fan convinces girlfriend to name their daughter “Vardy” with internet petition

Given the incredible turn of events for Leicester City this season, it’s understandable that their fans would be a bit drunk on life and delirious. Perhaps this is why Leicester supporter Ashley Marriott decided that “Vardy” — as in the club’s top scorer Jamie Vardy — would make a good middle name for his unborn daughter and that he should start an internet petition to convince his partner of this.

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Claudio Ranieri is so excited he’s making up words now

Amidst all the talk of whether Leicester can hold on and win the Premier League title, Claudio “The Sausageman” Ranieri has provided an impassioned reminder that club’s already certain achievement of a place in the Champions League needs to be recognized.

“Hey man, we are in Champions League!” Ranieri told a reporter during his Friday press conference. “WE ARE IN CHAMPIONS LEAGUE, MAN! Dilly ding, dilly dong! Come on!”

So there you have it. Claudio Ranieri remains endlessly likable and he confirms that Leicester will sign former Montreal Impact midfielder Dilly Duka this summer.