Leicester once produced a soccer miracle. A decade later, it risks catastrophic drop to 3rd tier
Leicester celebrated the impossible a decade ago by winning the Premier League title against 5,000-to-1 odds. Not only did the Foxes drop into the Championship this season, they've slipped into the relegation zone and are in danger of tumbling into the third tier of English soccer — League One. “Everything that was there 10 years ago when we won the Premier League — which was heart, determination, the underdog story — that’s gone, completely flipped, and now we’ve got overpaid players who don’t seem very bothered,” said Phil Holloway, editor of Leicester Fan TV.
Leicester celebrated the impossible a decade ago by winning the Premier League title against 5,000-to-1 odds. Fortunes have changed, though. Not only did the Foxes drop into the Championship this season, they've slipped into the relegation zone and are in danger of tumbling into the third tier of English soccer — League One.
“Everything that was there 10 years ago when we won the Premier League — which was heart, determination, the underdog story — that’s gone, completely flipped, and now we’ve got overpaid players who don’t seem very bothered,” said Phil Holloway, editor of Leicester Fan TV . "Sadly, we’re staring at going to League One, which could mean absolute catastrophe financially. ” With Jamie Vardy off to Italy , Leicester muddled through the first half of the season and fired manager Marti Cifuentes in late January.
It then lost three straight league games under interim coach and former Leicester star Andy King. During that time, the club was also docked six points for breaching spending rules in the 2023-24 season. Under new coach Gary Rowett, Leicester has taken six points from six games.
They couldn't protect an early lead in last weekend’s 3-1 home loss to Queens Park Rangers, with Rowett lamenting the giving away of “three really poor goals. ” Leicester is next-to-last in the Championship with eight games left. The Foxes, who haven’t won any of their last nine away games in the league, visit playoff-chasing Watford on Saturday before the international break.