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  1. Wolves 3-0 Leicester City - the fans' verdictpublished at 08:16 28 April

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    We asked for your thoughts after Saturday's Premier League game between Wolves and Leicester City at Molineux.

    Here are some of your replies:

    Wolves fans

    Sara: Wolves made Leicester look woeful. The fitness levels between the two teams were clear to see. There are happy people in Wolverhampton at last. Matheus Cunha was the standout - he just wants to please the fans! I hope he stays.

    Steve: Cunha is going to be jumping off a ship sailing to much better times and ing the Titanic.

    Cordelia: Thank you Vitor Pereira for coming to Wolves and giving our players the confidence to play and show off their skills. We always knew they were quality but now everyone can see it. Leicester fans - good luck next season.

    Kieran: What a run. We need to buy Vitor lots of pints - what a turnaround! If we back this man in the summer, just think of what we could do.

    Espirito: People are praising this team like they have beaten a team at the top of the table, but we have not. We should be beating teams like this to little fanfare and it just shows how far the club has fallen. We don't need nor want Cunha. Let another team deal with his attitude. The same goes for Jose Sa and Toti, otherwise we will be in this position again.

    Leicester fans

    Chris: We are 'using these games to prepare for next season' according to Ruud van Nistelrooy. So obviously picking loan player Facundo Buonanotte who definitely won't be with us next season and giving Jamie Vardy another 90 minutes when we know he is leaving makes perfect sense, right? The whole club is a joke. As for the performance, I don't think the players could have put less effort in if they tried. But not trying is a bit of a theme.

    Nathan: Is this the worst and most unlikable Premier League team ever? Yes. A record-breakingly bad manager, a board that seems not to care, and players who seemingly cannot play the game. Can we just forfeit the remaining games because we will lose them all by at least three goals and will be unable to score?

    Tom: One word: awful. From top to bottom, it's toxic. We need new owners, management, coaches and players. It is going to be a long few seasons with hard times and hard work to get the club stable at the least.

    Christy: A club in all sorts of trouble. The manager appears to be clueless, the players nowhere near the standard required, the coaching staff do not seem to understand this standard and the people who run the club make far too many errors. They should really think about putting Leicester City up for sale.

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  2. Catch up on the Premier League actionpublished at 12:29 27 April

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    Mark Chapman presents highlights and analysis from Saturday's five Premier League fixtures, which saw Ipswich Town's relegation from the top-flight confirmed.

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  3. 'ing our captain should be enough motivation'published at 18:29 26 April

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    Leicester City manager Ruud van Nistelrooy has been speaking to BBC Match of the Day about the defeat: "I look at the performance and that wasn't good enough. I don't talk about it football-wise, but I talk about it in of intensity and duels. We had many easy ball losses in possession, especially in the first half.

    "In the second half, yes we conceded two goals on the break but we were better in those areas. But today wasn't good enough."

    On making a triple change at half-time: "At half-time, Facundo [Buonanotte] had to come off with concussion. Ricardo Pereira had to come off with an injury. Then before half-time, Bobby De-Cordova Reid had to come off as well. It is a shame and shows how tough this season has been, with [Stephy] Mavididi also getting injured. Now those two are injured and there's a concussion.

    "We are fighting towards the end of the season."

    On what he said to the players at half-time: "I had to address the things I shared with you, that it is not acceptable. How intense you press, how intense you make a duel and how easy the ball losses are that are going to create lots of transitions where you have to recover. Those things don't require talent.

    "That was addressed and then we went into the second half where we had the penalty with Jamie [Vardy]. That was so unfortunate. I really wanted him to score to get us back into the game, but also for himself. That summed the game up.

    "The Brighton and Liverpool games were positive, but today was not so it isn't consistent enough. Also, it is a matter of course to keep that motivation and focus going for the team.

    "There is a lot to play for, like Jamie [Vardy]'s last games. ing our captain should be enough motivation to push out everything that is left.

    "We look at the 17 teams above us and acknowledge that we weren't at that level. That is very clear - we have to accept it and move on."

  4. Wolves 3-0 Leicester City: Key statspublished at 18:03 26 April

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    Leicester City have conceded first in 29 of their 34 Premier League games this season, the most by any side in a single 38-game campaign in the competition.

    The Foxes have lost 24 Premier League games this season. Only in 1977-78 and 1994-95 have they ever lost more in a single league campaign in their history (both 25 games).

  5. Follow Saturday's Premier League games livepublished at 11:39 26 April

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  6. Sutton's predictions: Wolves v Leicester Citypublished at 11:16 26 April

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    How can you back against Wolves here? They are the Premier League's most in-form team based on the past five games, while it is an awfully long time since Leicester enjoyed a victory full-stop.

    Pablo Sarabia's brilliant free-kick gave Wolves their win at Old Trafford last week, and I don't think that result surprised anyone.

    There is talk about Matheus Cunha leaving them to Manchester United in the summer, but you would think he would set his sights a bit higher.

    Leicester's relegation was confirmed by their defeat against Liverpool and, from top to bottom, the club is in a mess.

    They are only playing for pride now, and I don't see them getting any points here.

    Sutton's prediction: 2-0

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  7. Vardy not on MLS discovery lists as Leicester exit loomspublished at 15:37 25 April

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    Jamie Vardy is not on any Major League Soccer club's discovery list as attention turns to his next destination.

    The former England striker will leave Leicester after 13 years when his contract expires at the end of the season, having scored 198 goals and won the Premier League with the Foxes.

    But no club in the MLS currently has him on their discovery list, which gives them first refusal over a player should they want to .

    Chicago Fire had Neymar on their list - and held talks with the Brazil international's camp before he made an emotional return to Santo in January - while Inter Miami have Kevin de Bruyne on theirs.

    A club may have up to five players on their discovery list at any time and can add or remove players.

    Vardy enjoys a good relationship with Charlotte FC boss Dean Smith, who he worked with at Leicester, and Smith tried to sign him last year. Charlotte are currently top of the Eastern Conference.

  8. 'Vardy is their hero' - Albrighton pays tributepublished at 09:53 25 April

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    Former Leicester City winger Mark Albrighton says his ex-team-mate Jamie Vardy, who this week announced that he will be departing the Foxes at the end of his season, is a hero.

    "I wouldn't say it is a sad day but certainly one that a lot of fans will be struggling to come to with and that is fully understandable," he said on the Leicester City Football Forum podcast.

    "You speak to fans, and get a picture of their last 10 years. Some of them started ing through the good times, and these are young kids, and Jamie Vardy is their hero.

    "All of a sudden, they are going to come to games and he is not going to be there and that is going to be difficult to accept."

    Albrighton, who was part of Leicester's Premier League title-winning side in 2016 alongside Vardy, says that given the striker's mentality, it is no surprise that he has opted to leave the club after they were relegated from the top tier this term.

    "I spoke to him after the game against Liverpool at the weekend and he more or less told me his plans," he said.

    "It wasn't a shock to me, but I think he felt the timing was right.

    "He would have wanted to do it in better circumstances, and he felt the relationship there had run its course. It's now time for Jamie and Leicester to move on to new things.

    "I look back at when I called it [time on my career] and I couldn't have had it any better.

    "I look at this and yeah, it might just take the gloss off it in of the relegation, but I think there is enough time between now and the end of the season to appreciate what he did for the football club."

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  9. Vardy's five finest Foxes momentspublished at 08:53 25 April

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    Vardy celebrating after scoring against Nottingham Forest on the way to sealing Leicester City's promotion to the Premier League in 2014.

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    Vardy breaking Ruud van Nistelrooy's record for consecutive Premier League goals in November 2015, scoring in 11 games in a row for the Foxes.

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    Vardy lifting the Premier League trophy at King Power Stadium on 7 May 2016, having won the title under former manager Claudio Ranieri.

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    Vardy scoring during Leicester City's Champions League quarter-final second leg against Atletico Madrid on 18 April 2017.

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    Vardy after winning Leicester City's first-ever FA Cup on 15 May 2021.

  10. 'Vardy is an old-fashioned, working-class hero'published at 08:05 25 April

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    Former Leicester chairman Jon Holmes has been reflecting on "extraordinary character" Jamie Vardy's career at the club after it was announced on Thursday the striker would be leaving at the end of the season.

    Speaking on BBC Radio Leicester's Football Forum, Holmes said: "I've been watching since 1957, the hero then was Arthur Rowley. At the end of that season he unexpectedly left and Rowley is our second-highest scorer. We have now reached the situation where we have the third-highest scorer leaving the game and that is Jamie Vardy.

    "He is truly a legend of the club. What he has done for Leicester in the last 13 years is extraordinary. The way he has conducted himself, he is a true hero. He is an extraordinary character who has brought so much joy to Leicester fans. Joy to me, I have to say.

    "He is a player you watch and he makes you smile, makes you laugh, you can empathise with him and he shows all his emotions. Truly, he is player that not only looks like a player but he looks like one of the fans. When he plays, all his emotions come out.

    "Vardy is an old-fashioned, working-class hero if you like.

    "He is the kid form Sheffield, came to us and looked rough and ready. He looked like a player that had come from outside the league.

    "The first season, I can watching him and, although there were bits there that were raw and he did score a few goals, he looked out of place. He didn't look like he was going to make the step up. Apparently he felt that himself at the end of that season.

    "But, the first game of the next season, we played Middlesbrough away and he scored the winner in what became a signature goal for him. On the way back, I phoned Alan Birchenall and I said 'we have a new player'. That was the start."

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  11. 'Do the right thing and build the statue'published at 18:23 24 April

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    We asked for your views on Foxes legend Jamie Vardy's decision to depart when Leicester's season ends.

    Here are some of your comments:

    Alex: You can use many words but the best one is legend. What Vardy has brought to Leicester is more than any other fanbase will realise, not just the goals but the ion, love for the club and helping us winning trophies. We've seen him grow from that non-league player to our greatest ever to wear the shirt. Do the right thing Leicester and build the statue of him outside the stadium.

    Tom: One word. Legend. Best player we have had in my lifetime and I doubt there will be anyone who comes close. From the wonder goal against Liverpool to winning the league and going on a European tour - all would not have been possible without Vardy. I will miss him winding up away ers, particularly Spurs. Good luck Jamie, and please come back in a management role of some sort and fix this mess.

    Philip: He has served the club brilliantly. I will him bullying Manchester United in 2014. I was sat in a Greek bar, six Man Utd fans and me - what a great game for him! Many great memories, but above all, his loyalty to the Foxes. My best wishes to a great wind up merchant!

    Linda: He means the world to us! We go to every home and away game, and at the away games we are always asked the same thing: 'Is Vardy playing">