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Leicester City 3-1 West Ham: Van Nistelrooy makes winning start with Foxes

Ruud van Nistelrooy made an immediate impression in his first game as Leicester City manager as the Foxes battled to a 3-1 victory over fellow Premier League strugglers West Ham. Jamie Vardy fired Leicester ahead after just two minutes at the King Power Stadium, with his opener initially ruled out for offside before a VAR […]

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Great Premier League players do NOT make great managers – Van Nistelrooy’s Leicester job feels like a shot in the dark

Name me a great Premier League footballer who became a successful Premier League manager? That's not possible, because there aren't any. Plenty of the league's legendary players have had a stint in the dugout: Roy Keane, Patrick Vieira, Steven Gerrard, Frank Lampard, Vincent Kompany, Gianfranco Zola and Tony Adams, as well as Alan Shearer as

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Ruud van Nistelrooy: Leicester City boss ‘astonished’ at interest levels after four-game interim spell at Man Utd

Ruud van Nistelrooy said he was “surprised” by the interest in him following his interim spell as Manchester United boss, which he believes helped him secure the role of Leicester manager. The 48-year-old was appointed as Steve Cooper's successor on Saturday, just 20 days after he left Old Trafford following the arrival of Ruben Amorim

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Leicester City eyeing up January deal for talented Valencia starlet

Valencia continue to be plagued by financial problems despite regularly selling their most valuable players, which continued in the summer when a deal was completed to sell Giorgi Mamardashvili to Liverpool (although he has been loaned out for the 2024/25 season is). The next talent who could make the transition to the Premier League is

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Ruud Van Nistelrooy sees scale of Leicester task as Newcastle miss spark to launch top-four challenge – Premier League hits and misses

The high notes of Schade show Van Nistelrooy what he is doing A win for Thomas Frank's men helped Brentford return to victory after last week's goalless draw with Everton, with four goals on Saturday taking their season's total to 26 after thirteen games. Conversely, Leicester appear to need a big lift. Some supporters turned

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Brentford 4-1 Leicester: Schade fires a hat-trick! Wissa & Buonanotte scores

Kevin Schade becomes the second Brentford player to score a hat-trick in the Premier League. Eredivisie 2024/2025 4-1 Yoane Wissa (25') Kevin Schade (29') Kevin Schade (45'+8') Kevin Schade (59') Facundo Buonanotte (21') Competition events 0' The match is about to start! 5' Highlight of Brentford vs Leicester 21' GOAL! Brentford 0-1 Leicester (Facundo Buonanotte)

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Brentford 4-1 Leicester City: Schade hat-trick keeps Bees unbeaten at home

Kevin Schade's hat-trick kept Brentford unbeaten at home as they beat Leicester City 4-1 at the Gtech Community Stadium. After Ruud van Nistelrooy was announced as the new manager on Friday, first-team coach Ben Dawson led a dismal performance at Leicester as Thomas Frank's men produced another goal-rich display. Facundo Buonanotte gave Leicester fans hope

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Brentford vs Leicester LINE-UPS confirmed

The Brentford vs Leicester line-ups have been announced. Brentford Subs: Mee, Janelt, Mads Roerslev, Hákon Rafn Valdimarsson, Fabio Carvalho, Paris Maghoma, Igor Thiago, Yegor Yarmolyuk, Yunus Emre Konak Leicester XI: Jordan Ayew, Vardy, Coady, Ndidi, Wout Faes, Justin, Soumaré, Luke Thomas, Mads Hermansen, Okoli, Facundo Buonanotte Subs: Vestergaard, Ward, Bobby De Cordova-Reid, Mavididi, Patson Daka,

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Ruud van Nistelrooy CONFIRMED as Leicester manager as Man Utd legend makes instant return to Premier League

RUUD VAN NISTELROOY has been confirmed as Leicester's new manager. The 48-year-old Dutchman has quickly returned to management after serving as interim boss of Manchester United following the sacking of Erik ten Hag. Van Nistelrooy replaces Steve Cooper as Foxes manager after the former Nottingham Forest boss was given the ax following a 2-1 defeat

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Ruud van Nistelrooy: Leicester appoint former Manchester United interim head coach as Steve Cooper replacement

Ruud van Nistelrooy has been appointed as the new manager of Leicester City. Van Nistelrooy, who briefly took over as interim manager of Manchester United earlier this season, replaces Steve Cooper and has signed a two-and-a-half-year contract at the King Power Stadium. Ben Dawson will remain the Foxes' caretaker in Brentford on Saturday with Van

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Why Ruud van Nistelrooy can save Leicester after wowing Man United’s players

Ask Manchester United about Ruud van Nistelrooy, the coach, and the messages of support quickly pour in. “He's obsessed,” says a source. Another shared how impressed they were with the way he empowered those around him. 'Ruud is an excellent coach. You can see he is addicted to football,” said Harry Maguire, who will no

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