Championship: Leicester City deserve credit for Levein appointment
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When the bookies drew up their odds for the next Leicester manager the name of Craig Levein was nowhere to be seen on the list and his appointment was one that took the media as well as Leicester fans by surprise.
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Martin Keown will be given the chance to salvage his Foxes career under caretaker boss Dave Bassett. The former England international was placed on the transfer list last month after reports of a bust-up with former manager Micky Adams.
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Lille failed to reduce the lead of champions and Ligue 1 leaders Lyon when they were held 0-0 at Ajaccio on Saturday evening. Lyon, who drew 1-1 with Marseille on Friday and are aiming for a fourth title in
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Leicester&#39;s League Cup tie at Nottingham Forest was abandoned after the Championship club&#39;s defender Clive Clarke collapsed at half-time.
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David Pleat hopes new head coach Martin Jol will prove to be the âstrong characterâ Tottenham need to revive their fortunes. Spurs were rocked by Jacques Santiniâs shock resignation on Friday and Jol
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CITY marched to their first back-to-back victory since April 2003 with a deserved 2-0 triumph over Aston Villa. First half goals from John Macken - his first in the Premiership this season - and a drive from
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Jermain Defoe underlined his claims for an improved contract as he inspired Tottenham to a 2-0 win against 10-man Middlesbrough. New coach Martin Jol, who secured his first win in charge, may have been helped
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Leicester City deliberately allows Nottingham Forest to score a goal in a League Cup match that is replayed because a player collapsed with heart failure during the original game.
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John Roberts was appointed manager of Scottish Premier League side Hearts on Wednesday. The 40-year-old former Inverness Caledonian Thistle boss succeeds Craig Levein, who joined Leicester last week.
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Howard Wilkinson was back in business yesterday after being drafted in by Leicester director of football Dave Bassett to assist with coaching after the departure of boss Micky Adams and his assistant Alan Cork.
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Livingston has fired manager Allan Preston after seven losses in a row. The Lions are last in the Scottish Premier League with just nine points from 15 games and the owners decided
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Real Madrid named Luxemburgo as the new coach in a bid to reignite their fading league campaign. &quot;Real Madrid&#39;s board has unanimously approved the proposal of the sports management team to appoint Vanderlei
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Mickey Adams has quit as manager of English Championship side Leicester City, the club announced.
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Hearts have appointed John Robertson as their new manager to succeed Craig Levein at the Scottish Premiership club where he became a goalscoring legend during his playing career.
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Dave Bassett has drafted in Howard Wilkinson as temporary first team coach at the Walkers Stadium. Leicester&#39;s caretaker boss has turned to the former Sheffield Wednesday and Leeds manager to help him prepare the Foxes for Saturday&#39;s trip to Coventry.
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CRAIG LEVEIN may be a softly spoken sort and possess the bespectacled, studious look of a librarian, but the fire within was highlighted when he once knocked a team-mate unconscious during a pre-season friendly.
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One of Sven-Goran Eriksson&#39;s greatest strengths in his reign as the England manager, especially over the last two years, has been the continuity of selection both in terms of the squad and the team itself.