Once upon a time there was the Leicester of Ranieri who made the Premier League history by winning the toughest championship in Europe, beating more equipped teams like Liverpool, Manchester City, Arsenal, Chelsea and many more. The Foxes marked an exclamation of history, not only football, but also English sports. The incredible victory has brought with it an unexpected wave of success, and as predictable, even the great clubs in Europe have immediately swept on the different champions of Claudio Ranieri.
After touching the sky with a finger, however, what happened to the slaughterers of this story? Where did they go to play? Above all, have they continued their series of victories, or their name remained marked only in the history of the Ranieri Leicester? That’s what the 11 owners of that great team did.
Kasper Schmeichel
The son of art, of the historic goalkeeper of Manchester Unite, Peter Scheichel, is currently playing in Scotland with the Celtic of Glasgow. The extreme defender left the Leicester of Ranieri to go to Nice after 11 years. A piece of history, which brought to glory a small team.
Robert Huth
One of the pillars of the defense of Claudio Ranieri, Robert Huth has currently retired from football played, but not from the world that surrounds the most beautiful sport in the world. In fact, the German defender is still at Leicester, and after obtaining a master’s degree in sports management at the University of Salford, he became responsible for players on loan of the club.
Wes Morgan
The English defender, Wes Morgan, has the dream of becoming a sports manager in a football company. After retiring in 2021 after 9 seasons in the Foxes, it is currently Business Sport Advisor of a specialized action in sports data and technologies.
Denny Simpson
The defensive exterior that so many satisfactions gave to the Leicester of Ranieri, has currently changed sports. In fact, Denny Simpson retired from football in 2024, after a small bracket with the Macclesfield jersey, decided to change sports. Currently Simpson has become a boxer and also very sought after.
Christian Fuchs
Austrian footballer, who arrived at Leicester in 2015, is currently vice coach in the American Major League Soccer of Charlotte FC. In the U.S. championship he had finished his career.
Denny Drinkwater
English midfielder, Denny Drinkwater, arrived at Claudio Ranieri’s Leicester on loan from Chelsea. The Blues paid 38 million euros a year earlier, then sending him to dress the Foxes jersey. Here he had his consecration and then retired from football definitively in 2023. after the experience in the second English division with the mesh of Reading. He has now completely changed his life and at the age of 35 he works in a construction site.
N’Golo Kanté
One of the best players out of that incredible team. Kanté made the difference in midfield, as Koné did last year with the mesh of Ranieri’s Rome. After graduation with Chelsea, with which he won everything, the midfielder chose Arabia, wearing the Al-Itthad jersey in 2023 until today.
Riyad Mahrez
Currently, the Algerian outside Mahrez, who also wore the Manchester City shirt, is playing in the Saudi Pro League with the Al-Ahli jersey, which paid 35 million from Citizens. The Arab market is one of the richest and is tearing talent to the European Championships to increase its visibility.
Marc Albrighton
The midfielder, Marc Albrighton, retired from football played in 2024 leaving the Leicester jersey he had worn for 10 years. He is currently at Aston Villa and is studying to become a coach.
Shinji Okazaki
The Japanese striker, Okazaki, retired recently after dressing the shirt of Sint-Truiden, Belgium, in the Jupiter League. He has now decided to try his career as a coach and now leads Basara Mainz in the second German division.
Jamie Vardy
The man symbol of the Leicester of Ranieri and the club in general. The last to leave the team after its relegation, and the only to refuse milionary offers and fior of millions from minor championships. Jamie Vardy will remain in the heart of the Foxes fans for his loyalty to the jersey and for conducting a team out of every chance of victory, to raise the Premier League. The attacker left this year the club, after 13 years, and is approached to Cremonese, ended his English parentheses with 200 goals and 71 assists. Welcome to Serie A!
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