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Football Daily

The Rise and Fall of Leicester City - Part 1

2 May 2026

55 minutes

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Kelly Cates is joined by Wes Morgan, Robert Huth, Marc Albrighton & BBC Sport's Midlands reporter Nick Mashiter to discuss the remarkable rise and dramatic fall of Leicester City. Ten years on from their incredible Premier League title triumph, the former champions will begin next season in the third tier of English football. The panel reflect on the unforgettable 2015–16 campaign that stunned the football world, what went right both on and off the pitch, and how things unravelled in the decade that followed.

04:30 - The 2015 Great Escape

05:50 - Hopes for 2015/16

06:39 – Leicester City's scout Steve Walsh

08:00 – Claudio Ranieri joins

12:10 – Signing N'Golo Kanté

14:20 – Jamie Vardy’s season

19:55 – Going out for pizza

22:30 – Riyad Mahrez

24:40 – Tricky New Year

28:20 – Consistency over January

31:00 – Liverpool, Manchester City and Arsenal in February

35:00 – Taking motivation from Arsenal loss

36:30 – King Power's ‘Earthquake’

38:00 – Chance to win the title at Old Trafford

39:10 – Watching Chelsea v Spurs at Vardy's house

42:15 – Title celebrations

49:10 – Betting on Leicester City winning the title at 5000/1

51:40 – Stories from the title win

52:52 – The Foxes in the Champions League