News about Craig Shakespeare

Leicester have paid tribute to their former manager Craig Shakespeare ahead of their Premier League return against Tottenham. Shakespeare, who was assistant to Claudio Ranieri during Leicester's incredible Premier League title success in 2015-16, passed away earlier this month aged 60 following a battle with cancer. Ahead of the game at the King Power Stadium on Monday night, Leicester's Jamie Vardy and former Foxes player James Maddison, now of Tottenham, both laid flowers in memory of Shakespeare. 

Jack Grealish has revealed the emotional message he received from Craig Shakespeare just a month before the former Leicester City manager and Aston Villa coach died. News of the much-loved manager's death, at the age of 60, rocked the football world yesterday evening. Shakespeare was a key member of Claudio Ranieri 's staff as the Foxes wrote one of the greatest stories in the history of the game to lift the Premier League trophy. After the Italian was sacked the following season, Shakespeare led Leicester to the quarter-finals of the Champions League as caretaker-boss. Now Manchester City winger Grealish has become the latest big name to pay tribute to the former coach, revealing the contents of a touching text he received after he failed to make the England Euro 2024 squad.

Tributes have poured in for former Leicester City manager Craig Shakespeare following the announcement of his death on Thursday, with Jamie Vardy amongst those posting messages. The 60-year-old tragically lost his battle with cancer and leaves behind a huge imprint on English football as clubs and individuals issued their sentiments following his death.

Former Leicester City manager Craig Shakespeare has tragically passed away following a battle with cancer.

When the incident that ended in him unable to play again, the defender was still trying to convince him into the Crystal Palace first team. Harrison toiled in vain for a year and a half before packing it in and making a living off renovating and selling houses. But the ex-Middlesbrough man took up the opportunity to head Welsh outfit The New Saints FC, where he would remain for six years from 2011 to 2017. In 2022, the entrepreneur was at the start of his second stint.

ALEX JENNINGS: The last ten years have been a rollercoaster of emotions for Leicester supporters. There was the epic league victory, an FA Cup win, near misses, play-off heartbreak, near misses at the top and the bottom, as well as scandals and tragedy off the field. With Dean Smith's side playing relegation in the face tomorrow, the decade of drama seems to be coming to an end. Here Mail Sport remembers how it all played out…

TOM COLLOMOSSE: John Terry spent the majority of his career attempting to guarantee Chelsea finished first rather than second, but now faces a task that is even more challenging than winning major trophies. The former England captain is trying to tighten one of the Premier League's weakest defenses while also keeping Leicester in the top flight. Starting at Fulham on Monday, the Foxes have four games to save themselves. Leicester's form has improved since manager Dean Smith, Terry, and Craig Shakespeare joined in April, but they are unable to close the back door. This season, they have scored 59 goals and haven't kept a clean sheet since November.

During a dramatic end-of-season run-in, Leicester City manager Dean Smith is relying on English playmaker James Maddison to guide the club to Premier League survival. Following the dismissal of Brendan Rodgers on April 2, Smith and his coaching staff Craig Shakespeare - a former Leicester coach and boss - and John Terry have extended their contracts until the end of the season.

TOM COLLOMOSSE: When new Leicester manager Dean Smith came from a near-hopeless position three years ago, he said the same thing: We're playing tournament football. The term hit home. After the three-month absence due to coronavirus, both teams had crammed their remaining games into a 37-day span between June and July, the Premier League had resurgented. It seemed that it was more like a knockout tournament rather than a league season. Villa was seven points shy of being adamant, with four out of action, but eight points from those remaining games to stay above the line by a point. It is still one of Smith's finest accomplishments.

TOM COLLOMOSSE: Dean Smith has been given the responsibility of guiding Aston Villa to safety after deciding to hand over the struggling Leicester until the end of the season. Smith has agreed to a one-year contract for the remaining eight games with the sole aim of keeping Leicester in the Premier League. The Foxes are two points off safety, but they next game is at Manchester City, and they have only taken one point from a possible 24. Smith and ex-Leicester boss Craig Shakespeare will bring in former England captain John Terry as part of his coaching staff, as first revealed by Sportsmail. When Leicester won the title in 2016, he was a key member of Claudio Ranieri's coaching staff and was manager the following year as they advanced to the Champions League quarterfinals.

As the former Aston Villa and Norwich coach hopes to return to manage in the Premier League, Dean Smith is expected to become Leicester City manager until the end of the season. Smith will have eight games remaining to save Leicester and may be in charge of the Foxes' upcoming weekend trip to Premier League champions Manchester City.

Following a string of three losses in their last five Championship games and growing outrage from fans, Norwich City has reportedly fired head coach Dean Smith. According to the Sun, the Championship club made the decision following the poor run of form, which culminated in the fans turning on Smith. Smith had been in charge of Carrow Road since November last year, when the club agreed to a two-and-a-half year contract.