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Welcome to week nine of Pundit Arena’s weekend sports quiz. This week, there are three rounds of questions, each round contains five questions and there 15 questions in total. The three topics this week are, sporting runners-up, ‘The Last Dance’ and famous sporting Davids, which each question multiple choice. Good luck, and let us know what score you get in …

Leicester City manager Brendan Rodgers confirmed that some players at the club have shown ‘signs and symptoms’ of coronavirus and are being kept away from the squad as a result. The Foxes had been scheduled to face Watford in the Premier League this Saturday but that game will almost certainly not go ahead. Leicester’s players are in self-isolation with Rodgers …

Manchester United are interested in a swap deal involving Jesse Lingard and Leicester City midfielder James Maddison, according to reports. According to the Mirror, Man United are “prepared” to offer Leicester £45m and Lingard in exchange for Maddison. However, Leicester are highly unlikely to accept such an offer, despite the report claiming that United feel Lingard is worth £40m in …

By Robert Redmond & Oisin McQueirns. As the decade comes to an end, we have decided to take a look at the last 10 years of what’s been an incredible era in the Premier League. From early Manchester United dominance, Manchester City’s emergence and Leicester City’s fairytale title win, it’s been a remarkable decade for the English top flight. Here, …

The long-running transfer saga involving Harry Maguire and Manchester United looks set to come to an end as the Premier League giants have agreed an £85 million deal with Leicester City.  According to the Telegraph, the two clubs finally came to an agreement on terms for the player which meets Leicester’s requirements for money upfront plus add-on fees. The 26-year-old …

Manchester United are set to sign Leicester City defender Harry Maguire for £80m (€89m), according to reports. The Sun claim that Maguire will have a medical with the club on Monday before completing his transfer to Old Trafford. The Foxes will reportedly be paid £60m up front, with a further £20m due in add-ons – the nature of which the …

Bohemians striker and Republic of Ireland U19 international Ali Reghba has signed for Premier League side Leicester City, the Dublin club confirmed today.  The 19-year-old made himself aware to the Irish footballing public when he netted two goals in his league debut away to St. Patrick’s Atheltic last season. Reghba was a standout performer for the club’s U19 side where …

There were extraordinary scenes at Rodney Parade as Newport County pulled off the biggest upset of the FA Cup so far. The League Two side have unceremoniously dumped 2016 Premier League champions Leicester City out of the competition after a 2-1 win that follows similar upsets from the likes of Barnet and Oldham. The likes of Shinji Okazaki, Marc Albrighton …

Holders Manchester City will take Tuesday’s League Cup quarter-final with Leicester City seriously, says manager Pep Guardiola, even though they are in a tight duel with Liverpool for the Premier League title. Guardiola — whose Premier League champions trail Liverpool by a point — says it is only by winning trophies the club can get better, even if the League …

Claudio Ranieri said on Tuesday that the Leicester fairytale which he played such a pivotal role in came to an end with the death of Thai owner Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha in a helicopter crash in October. Ranieri is preparing to welcome Leicester to bottom club Fulham on Wednesday, the first time the amiable 67-year-old Italian pits his wits against the club …

Players and staff from Leicester City were set to arrive in Bangkok Sunday to attend a mourning rite for the club’s chairman Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha, whose death last week in a helicopter crash stunned the Premier League club. Sunday marks the second day of a week-long ceremony held at Wat Thepsirin, one of Bangkok’s most famous temples which typically serves as …

Leicester’s grief-stricken players paid an emotional tribute to Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha ahead of their Premier League clash at Cardiff on Saturday as the devastated club returned to action for the first time since their owner’s tragic death. Thai billionaire Vichai was among five people killed when his helicopter crashed outside Leicester’s King Power Stadium following last Saturday’s match against West Ham. …

The elaborate funeral of Leicester City’s Thai owner and duty-free mogul Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha began at a Buddhist temple in Bangkok Saturday evening, as members of Thailand’s business and political elite came in black mourning garb to pay tribute to the well-connected billionaire. The number two in Thailand’s junta Prawit Wongsuwan and CP group’s Dhanin Chearavanont, the richest man in the …

Claude Puel admits his Leicester players are struggling to come to terms with the most traumatic week in the club’s history as they prepare to return to Premier League action following the tragic death of owner Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha. Thai billionaire Vichai, who brought the Premier League title to Leicester in 2016, was among five people killed when his helicopter crashed …

The family of the late Thai billionaire boss of Premier League club Leicester City laid a wreath on Monday at the site where his helicopter crashed as investigators began examining the aircraft’s black box. Dressed in black, Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha’s son Aiyawatt and widow Aimon walked through a sea of tributes from fans outside the stadium, including flowers, football scarves and …

Leicester City Football Club have confirmed that chairman Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha was among those killed in yesterday’s tragedy outside the King Power Stadium. Roughly an hour after Saturday evening’s 1-1 draw between Leicester City and West Ham, a helicopter took off from the centre circle at the King Power – a traditional departure from the venue for club chairman, Srivaddhanaprabha. Soon after, …

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Mesut Ozil stole the show as Arsenal swept to their 10th successive win with a dominant 3-1 victory against Leicester on Monday. Unai Emery’s side trailed to Hector Bellerin’s first-half own goal at the Emirates Stadium. But Ozil, captaining Arsenal on his return to the side after back spasms, produced a majestic display to lead the Gunners’ …

The Irish senior side may be struggling following a string of disappointing results over the past year, but it’s hard not to be excited about the plethora of young talent we have coming through the ranks. The likes of Caoimhin Kelleher at Liverpool, Troy Parrot at Tottenham and Ryan Nolan at Inter Milan have all caught the attention of the …