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“Jesus Christ - that’s Upson Downes!”: An Everton face in the crowd
It's amazing how often it happens. Researching football history you unearth a little gem that leaves you shouting 'Eureka!' Or something even stronger.
Hazzetta dello Sport 2024 - Issue 4: Crystal Palace v Leicester City
The untouched blue skies. The light splashing of the sea against the sands of the beach. The sun beating down. The partaking of Bob Mortimer’s novel or the completion of a puzzle or two.
International break was appearing to be quiet in the Istrian district of Croatia for myself.
Airships, Boxers and Charabancs: When Leicester City won at Crystal Palace
Selhurst Park may be a tough place to go, and a tough place to get to, but Crystal Palace has a rich history of contests and spectacles that have drawn visitors from far and wide.
Foxy figures: 5 stats that explain Leicester City’s Premier League start
The first international break of the season is a chance to reset before the marathon begins in earnest. In the first Foxy Figures of the season, we look at what the first three games have taught us.
This one’s for the underdog: Leicester City in 2024
One point from the first three games of the season leaves the Foxes sitting 15th in the table going into the international break. Jamie Thorpe dives into what this means for our standing in the world.
Hazzetta dello Sport 2024/25 - Issue 3: Leicester City v Aston Villa
The idea of Hazzetta Dello Sport is that it provides that perfect little morning read before a game to give some background to events leading up to it. It’s James Richardson Cosplay.
Bilal El Khannouss: Moroccan magic and the power of possibilities
Bilal El Khannouss is a 20-year-old Moroccan international midfielder who arrives at Leicester from the Belgian side Genk, an hour east of his birthplace on the northern outskirts of Brussels.
A start to the year to forget: When Aston Villa struck 8 past the Foxes
While Leicester City supporters may be concerned about the threat posed by Aston Villa this Saturday, there was one miserable afternoon in 1932 when this Midlands derby went even worse than Foxes fans could have envisaged.
A tribute to Sven-Göran Eriksson - a legend of the game who helped Leicester realise their potential
Leicester fans were saddened to learn of Sven's passing on Monday. At 76, we'd known our former manager was unwell but that doesn’t make the news any easier. The Fosse Way wanted to pay our respects to a great man.
Hazzetta dello Sport 2024 - Issue 2: Fulham v Leicester City
‘Just when I thought I was out, they pull me back in’, barks Al Pacino as Michael Corleone in The Godfather Part III.
Oars, war and a dying Day: When Leicester Fosse won at Fulham
When the Union FS party boat from Blackfriars to Putney arrives for Leicester City’s first away game of the 2024/25 season, it will be docked close to where another boat ended its journey hours before our first victory at Craven Cottage on Saturday 21st March 1914.
A view from above: The remarkable story behind one Filbert Street photo
In the first of two historical articles in the run-up to this weekend’s clash with Fulham, an aerial view of Filbert Street takes centre stage.
Leicester City fans’ big predictions for 2024/25: finishing position, what we want to see from Cooper's team, key man and more…
The season is upon us. Time to stop speculating and start spectating. Well, almost. How is the optimism level? It's been better based on the finishing position predictions, but there's more hope where key players are concerned...
A new start for Leicester City but a season of looking to the past
There’s nothing quite like the lure of the away day. Going to someone else’s patch and representing the club that’s close to your heart off the field while those lucky enough to wear the shirt do battle on it. Us against them. Us against the world.
Hazzetta dello Sport 2024/25 - Issue 1: Leicester City v Tottenham Hotspur
There is no other club like Leicester City. We are marvellous. We are mad. We have been promoted but we are dreading the new season. The Hazzetta is back to dissect the malaise while you nurse your badly needed caffeine hit.
Can Leicester City afford a long-term vision?
Reading the club’s response to the departure of Enzo Maresca, three words leapt out. Long-term vision, eh? Not many football clubs have one of them.
The Fosse Way’s Hazzetta season preview - 6: Southampton to Wolves
Part six of Harry Gregory’s season preview starts with a trip to St. Marys, sees us spending more time in the capital to first visit James Maddison, before heading over to East London and a slightly easier trip across the Midlands to see where we find Wolves this year.
The Fosse Way’s Hazzetta season preview - 5: Manchester City to Notts Forest
Part five of Harry Gregory’s season preview is a foray up north to Manchester, the north east and some place near Loughborough.
The Fosse Way’s Hazzetta season preview - 4: Fulham to Liverpool
Part four of Harry Gregory’s opposition preview looks at Fulham, Ipswich and Liverpool - with a little self-reflection on Leicester City’s status too