adminLEICESTER. — Ambushed by champagne-spraying assailants, Leicester City manager Claudio Ranieri vowed that he would not be hitting the town in celebration of his side’s English Premier League soccer title coronation. Ranieri was settling down to address the media at the end of a joyous, emotional day at the King Power Stadium on Saturday when left-back Christian Fuchs ran in to drench him — and the trophy — with bubbly.
“Tomorrow, training session!” Ranieri (64) said to Fuchs in mock admonishment.
Having seen skipper Wes Morgan lift the first top-flight trophy in the club’s 132-year history following a 3-1 win over Everton on Saturday, fans poured out into the surrounding streets and headed to the city centre, as passing cars excitedly tooted their horns.
But when he was asked how he would celebrate, Ranieri replied: “I am a very calm man, also when I was young. Can you imagine me now going to a disco? No.
“Now I will go upstairs. There is a little party with the chairman (Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha) and all the families and then I go home to sleep.
“I need just three hours and then I will start to think to the next match (at Chelsea on Sunday). I waited so long, but I am so happy. Now I am a mature man and now I can feel better what happened.”
The on-pitch entertainment had begun with the acclaimed Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli treating the crowd to renditions of “Nessun Dorma” and “Time to Say Goodbye”, fulfilling a promise he made to Ranieri several weeks ago.
“It was amazing when the maestro Andrea Bocelli sang ‘Nessun Dorma’,” Ranieri said.
“The emotion was at the top, but it was fantastic. Andrea called me and said, ‘I want to come there. There is something magic in Leicester.’ He chose this day and it was brilliant.” — AFP.LEICESTER. — Ambushed by champagne-spraying assailants, Leicester City manager Claudio Ranieri vowed that he would not be hitting the town in celebration of his side’s English Premier League soccer title coronation.
Ranieri was settling down to address the media at the end of a joyous, emotional day at the King Power Stadium on Saturday when left-back Christian Fuchs ran in to drench him — and the trophy — with bubbly.
“Tomorrow, training session!” Ranieri (64) said to Fuchs in mock admonishment.
Having seen skipper Wes Morgan lift the first top-flight trophy in the club’s 132-year history following a 3-1 win over Everton on Saturday, fans poured out into the surrounding streets and headed to the city centre, as passing cars excitedly tooted their horns.
But when he was asked how he would celebrate, Ranieri replied: “I am a very calm man, also when I was young. Can you imagine me now going to a disco? No.
“Now I will go upstairs. There is a little party with the chairman (Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha) and all the families and then I go home to sleep.
“I need just three hours and then I will start to think to the next match (at Chelsea on Sunday). I waited so long, but I am so happy. Now I am a mature man and now I can feel better what happened.”
The on-pitch entertainment had begun with the acclaimed Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli treating the crowd to renditions of “Nessun Dorma” and “Time to Say Goodbye”, fulfilling a promise he made to Ranieri several weeks ago.
“It was amazing when the maestro Andrea Bocelli sang ‘Nessun Dorma’,” Ranieri said.
“The emotion was at the top, but it was fantastic. Andrea called me and said, ‘I want to come there. There is something magic in Leicester.’ He chose this day and it was brilliant.” — AFP.LEICESTER. — Ambushed by champagne-spraying assailants, Leicester City manager Claudio Ranieri vowed that he would not be hitting the town in celebration of his side’s English Premier League soccer title coronation.
Ranieri was settling down to address the media at the end of a joyous, emotional day at the King Power Stadium on Saturday when left-back Christian Fuchs ran in to drench him — and the trophy — with bubbly.
“Tomorrow, training session!” Ranieri (64) said to Fuchs in mock admonishment.
Having seen skipper Wes Morgan lift the first top-flight trophy in the club’s 132-year history following a 3-1 win over Everton on Saturday, fans poured out into the surrounding streets and headed to the city centre, as passing cars excitedly tooted their horns.
But when he was asked how he would celebrate, Ranieri replied: “I am a very calm man, also when I was young. Can you imagine me now going to a disco? No.
“Now I will go upstairs. There is a little party with the chairman (Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha) and all the families and then I go home to sleep.
“I need just three hours and then I will start to think to the next match (at Chelsea on Sunday). I waited so long, but I am so happy. Now I am a mature man and now I can feel better what happened.”
The on-pitch entertainment had begun with the acclaimed Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli treating the crowd to renditions of “Nessun Dorma” and “Time to Say Goodbye”, fulfilling a promise he made to Ranieri several weeks ago.
“It was amazing when the maestro Andrea Bocelli sang ‘Nessun Dorma’,” Ranieri said.
“The emotion was at the top, but it was fantastic. Andrea called me and said, ‘I want to come there. There is something magic in Leicester.’ He chose this day and it was brilliant.” — AFP.
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