By Alan Duffy

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Once one of the country's most highly-rated young players, 32-year-old Michael Ball has been punished by The FA for an offensive Tweet he sent to Coronation Street star Anthony Cotton.

Couldn't Find the target Nottingham Forest got a 4-0 spanking from East Midlands rivals Leicester City during last night's FA Cup third round replay. The score was only 1-0 when Forest had this chance to grab an equaliser. Foxes keeper Kasper Schmeichel generously dropped the ball onto the toes of Forest striker Robbie Findley just [.

Ipswich boss Paul Jewell is hopeful of signing Leicester City defender Sean St Ledger after agreeing a fee as well as personal terms with the player.
But Jewell says the 27-year-old Irish international, who has made eight league starts this term, has a number of offers to consider.

Sunderland may not be in trophy-winning form this season, but their victory in the always-eventful 'sack race' may prove to be a blessing in disguise.

After looking tame and lacking confidence for much of this campaign under Steve Bruce, with a paltry 11 points from 14 matches their return, new club chairman Ellis Short felt the club needed to go in a new direction.

It cannot be denied that Leicester's current position of 13th is not really good enough for a club that spent in excess of £15million over the summer and has the highest wage bill in the Championship.
But in what remains an immensely truncated division, the Foxes are just three points off fifth place and only a further four off the automatic promotion places.

For Leicester City, might British be best? is a post from: Just Football

By David Cockcroft

An October managerial casualty seems to be the norm in today's game, yet the news of Sven Goran Eriksson heading out of the Leicester City exit door came as no little surprise to the football world.

Leicester City have confirmed the sacking (by mutual consent?) of former England manager Sven Goran Eriksson after the Foxes won just two of their last seven games their latest defeat coming against Millwall 3-0 at the week-end seemingly the result which broke the camels back so to speak. And already former Foxes boss Martin O'Neill is favourite to take up the hotseat he left in 2000 for Celtic, with the Filbert Street Thai owners ready to spend whatever it takes to bring the Foxes to a return to the promised land(Premier League).

Inter Milan are reportedly planning a January swoop for Liverpool target Lucas.
According to talkSPORT, Inter a keen to bring the £20 million-rated Sao Paulo midfielder to the San Siro, while the Reds have shown an interest in the 19-year-old.
Inter are alleged to be planning the addition of Lucas alongside the signing of compatriot Casemiro and Borussia Dortmund sensation Mario Gotze.

Sven Goran Eriksson is ready to offer Leicester City's teenage wonderkid Jeffrey Schlupp a new deal in a bid to scare off interest from Stoke and Liverpool reports the Daily Mirror.
The German U19 international has been in impressive form for the Foxes this season, with four goals to his name already attracting attention from a number of Barclays Premier League scouts.

Transfer deadline day deals: The view from the Championship is a post from: Just Football

WHILE the lavish spending of the Premier League's big boys captured most of the limelight on transfer deadline day, there was also plenty of business done in the second tier. James McMath looks at some eye-catching signings made by Championship clubs.

Everton have confirmed that striker Jermaine Beckford has left the club in a £3 million deal. The transfer sees Beckford drop down a division to the Championship as he joins Sven Goran Eriksson's Leicester City side. Beckford failed to make the grade at Goodison Park, often frustrating Toffees fans by missing countless goalscoring opportunities.

Two sides with two former England managers who've enjoyed perhaps not the kind of auspicious start to their Championship campaigns. Whilst the Reds might draw some confidence from a midweek win at Doncaster, the Foxes suffered the ignominy of being booed off the pitch at the Walkers Stadium, sorry, the King Power Stadium, where they've lost their last two games to Reading and Bristol City [.

Who's Looking Good?

Leicester: Having massively overhauled the squad during the summer, signing no less than nine players, including the marquee signings of Kasper Schmeichel, David Nugent, Michael Johnson, Neil Danns and Paul Konchesky should give the Foxes the quality needed to reach the Premiership for the first time since 2002.

Leicester bring in Kop flop

Ex-Liverpool midfielder Plessis handed Foxes trial after leaving Panathinaikos

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A news article on 2011-08-01 21:59:18 from: The Mirror

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Leicester have announced the latest name to join their promotion push with the news that Manchester City midfielder Michael Johnson will join the club on a season-long loan.
Johnson had been on the wish lists of a number of clubs including Premiership side Wolves and Championship rivals Leeds but it has now been confirmed he'll spend next season at the Walkers Stadium.

Leicester have announced the latest name to join their promotion push with the news that Manchester City midfielder Michael Johnson will join the club on a season-long loan.
Johnson had been on the wish lists of a number of clubs including Premiership side Wolves and Championship rivals Leeds but it has now been confirmed he'll spend next season at the Walkers Stadium.

A sign of things to come? I hope so.

Valencia wrapped up a comfortable victory against big-spending and ambitious English second division team Leicester City in Austria some hours ago. In doing so Los Che won the Cup Kärnten as they continued preparations for the new season. They won the best of four competition that also featured PSV and Bursaspor.

Masilela agent slams Foxes

Tsepo Masilela's agent has slammed Leicester for pulling out of a deal to sign the left-back on loan.

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Leicester City has announced that they have completed the signing of Liverpool full-back Paul Konchesky for an undisclosed fee.
The London-born defender has joined the Foxes on a three-year contract and becomes the latest player to join Sven Goran Eriksson's team as he looks to splash the cash in order to take the midlands club back into the Premier League.

Given that Leicester shipped six and four goals against Portsmouth and Norwich respectively prior to Sven's appointment last season, it's perhaps no surprise that the Swede has since ring fenced much of his not inconsiderable budget for shoring up the Foxes' defence. Sol Bamba, Ben Mee, Kyle Naughton and Patrick van Aanholt were each brought in by Eriksson last term as Leicester's new owners

Managed by former England, SS Lazio and Manchester City boss Sven-Göran Eriksson, Leicester City FC currently campaigns in the English Football League Championship. The club had a 10th place finish in the 2010/11 season. On Sunday, the Leicester City BURRDA 2011/12 home kit was launched. According to the Foxes' website: Ahead of this month's landmark fixture against [.

Leicester City are the favourites to sign Nicky Maynard from Brizzle City, with the Foxes' spending power set to test [...] Read the original post on eighteensixtyfive

Young At Heart is a post from: Just Football

by David Cockcroft

A terrace favourite at Filbert Street in the early 1980s has reignited his strong connection with the Leicester City fans over the last season.

Former Foxes striker Alan Young has been co-commentating at the Walkers Stadium alongside local broadcast journalist Ian Stringer, and his frank, honest assessments of what goes on at the Championship promotion chasers has been hugely popular with the fans.

Young At Heart is a post from: Just Football

by David Cockcroft

A terrace favourite at Filbert Street in the early 1980s has reignited his strong connection with the Leicester City fans over the last season.

Former Foxes striker Alan Young has been co-commentating at the Walkers Stadium alongside local broadcast journalist Ian Stringer, and his frank, honest assessments of what goes on at the Championship promotion chasers has been hugely popular with the fans.

Lindpere was voted Red Bulls' MVP in his debut campaign last year.
It isn't often that England scouts North America for talent, but any snippet of such transfer rumour is newsworthy here on MLS UK.
The website of British newspaper Daily Mail has been analysing a range of possible transfers and rating the likelihood of the switch taking place.

Diomansy Kamara started and played 75 minutes in Leicester City's 3-2 loss at Nottingham Forest on Good Friday. He did not dress in the Foxes' 4-2 over Watford on Easter Monday.

Kagisho Dikgacoi started and played 90 minutes in Crystal Palace's 0-0 draw atDoncaster on Good Friday.

Hello.
I thought it was about time I reported in again.
Things have been gradually improving in my tempestuous love affair with the beautiful game.
And today I reached new heights.
I became a Fox in disguise.
I went to the Mad Stad to watch the boys live with three Royals fans.

Diomansy Kamara started, played 72 minutes, and scored a goal in Leicester City's 4-0 win over Burnley on Saturday. I'd post his goal, but I can't find any video nor can I access the BBC iPlayer. Today he started and played 76 minutes on the Foxes' 1-1 draw with Crystal Palace.

Kagisho Dikgacoi started and played 90 minutes in Crystal Palace's 2-1 loss at Ipswich on Saturday.

It seems every week there is speculation about an Arsenal player leaving the club.
Most of the time we hear that Cesc Fabregas is on his way out. His Barcelona DNA, alongside Xavi and Iniesta, is dragging him back to Catalonia quicker than you can fart.
Nicklas Bendtner is always linked away with a move away too.

Well done those Chelsea boys!
Yes I know those are not words you would usually expect to see writ large on this blog.
But you see, whilst I was away on my ... erm ... sabbatical, my secret interest in this lot has increased.
Not that I would ever betray my Foxes for them.

I've been sick girls.
Not in the conventional sense you understand.
Sick in my heart.
It started back in the summer, in June. My lover was kind and sympathetic as you would expect.
And I was in denial for a while. Then just got absorbed in a wave of negativity.

In Bed With Maradona favourite, Ryan Hubbard, recalls a Play-Off Final classic from the 90s. You can follow Ryan on Twitter @Ryan_Hubbard

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120 minutes have been played in front of the Twin Towers, and the referee is waiting for the first opportunity to bring the game to an end.