**A REVISED AND SIGNIFICANTLY UPDATED EDITION OF ROB TANNER'S 5000-1- NOW COVERING THE FIVE YEARS SINCE LEICESTER CITY'S INCREDIBLE PREMIER LEAGUE TITLE WIN.**On 2 May 2016, English football was spectacularly altered as 5000-1 longshots Leicester City were crowned Premier League champions. Their victory broke a long-standing monopoly at the top of the table, and propelled the club into the Champions League for the first time.In The Leicester City Story: Five Years On, acclaimed Athletic Leicester City correspondent Rob Tanner relives City's title win, their summer of celebration and the highs and lows of the next five years that led to their first FA Cup win in 2021.Detailing the dramatic changes in the club's management since 2016, and reflecting on the great legacy of the club's much-loved owner, Khun Vichai, Tanner tells the inside story of a remarkable team still on the rise.
Format: Paperback / softback
CONTRIBUTORS: Rob Tanner
EAN: 9781785787805
COUNTRY: United Kingdom
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WEIGHT: 259 g
HEIGHT: 198 cm
PUBLISHED BY: Icon Books
DATE PUBLISHED: 2021-11-04
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GENRE: SPORTS & RECREATION / Soccer
WIDTH: 129 cm
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Association football (Soccer)
Rob Tanner is The Athletic's Leicester City correspondent. He was the Leicester Mercury's chief football writer from 2009until 2019, reporting on the club's rise from the doldrums of League One to the Premier League title. He lives in Tamworth, Staffordshire, with his wife Jayne and his dogs Molly and Max.
