Shinji Okazaki to part ways with Leicester at end of season, manager Brendan Rodgers says
Leicester City manager Brendan Rodgers said Thursday forward Shinji Okazaki will part ways with the Premier League club at the end of the season, according to reports in British media. Okazaki, a member of Japan's past three World Cup squads, joined Leicester from German side ...
Veteran Japan international Shinji Okazaki said Saturday he is unsure of his future with Leicester City following reports the club rejected a transfer bid from fellow Premier League side Huddersfield. Okazaki, who was left out of the Samurai Blue's Asian Cup squad, has reportedly been ...
A number of English Premier League clubs have expressed interest in acquirin Shinji Okazaki in the final year of the veteran striker's contract with Leicester City, British media reported Thursday. The former Japan international, who helped Leicester capture the 2016 league championship in his first ...
Liverpool extends Premier League lead as Man City falls again
Rafael Benitez has little doubt Liverpool is ready to end a 28-year wait to win the English title. While Liverpool coach Juergen Klopp refused to get carried away after his team surged six points clear at the top of the Premier League with a 4-0 ...
Leicester will face Manchester City in the League Cup quarterfinals after a 6-5 penalty shootout win over Southampton that was marred by controversy over a decision made by the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) on Tuesday. In a match that was rescheduled following the tragic death ...
Leicester City owner Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha was on board a helicopter which crashed outside the club's stadium, the BBC reported on Sunday, quoting a source close to his family. The helicopter crashed in a ball of flames in the stadium parking lot on Saturday after the ...
Southampton remained deep in relegation trouble after it was held to a 0-0 draw at a lackluster Leicester City in the Premier League on Thursday. Leicester, managed by former Southampton boss Claude Puel, has now gone five home matches without a win but the ...
Shinji Okazaki set to make return to pitch for Leicester City
Leicester City forward Shinji Okazaki could return to the squad for Saturday's English Premier League match against Bournemouth after shaking off a knee injury that has kept him out for three games, manager Claude Puel said on Thursday. Japan international Okazaki last played for Leicester ...
Manchester City beats Leicester on penalties to reach League Cup semis
Manchester City kept alive its hopes of a quadruple as it beat Leicester 4-3 on penalties to reach the semifinals of the English League Cup on Tuesday. Arsenal is also through after beating West Ham 1-0. City goalkeeper Claudio Bravo saved Riyad Mahrez's spot kick for ...
Shinji Okazaki scored his fourth league goal of the season to help Leicester City beat Swansea City 2-1 away Saturday, as the Foxes claimed their first win since Aug. 19 in the Premier League. In Leicester's first game since coach Craig Shakespeare was dismissed Tuesday ...
Japan international Shinji Okazaki came off the bench to score the opening goal as Leicester City beat Liverpool 2-0 at home to reach the fourth round of the League Cup on Tuesday. After a scoreless 45 minutes at King Power Stadium, Okazaki came on as ...
Premier League season winds down to underwhelming finish
A Premier League season that began with justified hopes of a competitive, high quality battle between six heavyweight clubs with some of the finest coaches in football ends with a whimper on Sunday. Even Sky Sports, who can normally upgrade the mundane into mind-blowing, will ...
