Claudio Ranieri

Claudio Ranieri admits he has “fantastic memories” of coaching Monaco as his Nantes side prepares to host the faltering reigning champions in a midweek round of games in Ligue 1 on Nov. 29.

Leicester City have won the Premier League title in one of the greatest sporting stories of all time.

Tottenham’s 2-2 draw at Chelsea on Monday confirmed a stunning achievement for Claudio Ranieri’s side.

Leicester started the campaign as 5,000-1 outsiders for the title after almost being relegated last season.

It's difficult to talk about Leicester City's remarkable season without slipping into cliché. So much is being written about our little unfashionable club that it is hard to find original words. For me it's also difficult to write objectively about the subject.

Claudio Ranieri, dismissed by Greece in November 2014, has revealed how he turned to Jurgen Klopp last Christmas after experiencing anguish. Following the defeat to the Faroe Islands Greece sacked the 64-year-old that led to heartbreak, but the Leicester manager watched Klopp coach Borussia Dortmund players at a sunshine camp during winter break.

Sergio Markarian of Uruguay has been named Greece'ss new national team coach, after the country made a disastrous start to its European Championship qualification campaign.

Greece named youth coach Costas Tsanas as interim coach of the senior national team on Sunday but there was no official confirmation yet of the sacking of Italian Claudio Ranieri.

The country's soccer federation (EPO) has effectively suspended Ranieri for the time being as both sides work out the financial settlement surrounding his 1.6 million-euro contract.

By George Georgakopoulos

Greece manager Claudio Ranieri accepted the blame for the shock loss at home to the Faroe Islands (1-0) but rushed to stress he is not quitting the national team’s bench despite having a record of three defeats in as many games at home.

The Greek soccer federation denied on Monday media reports that it has lost confidence in national coach Claudio Ranieri.

"There is no problem of collaboration with Mr Claudio Ranieri. Anything written or spoken in the media or rumored bears no relation to reality,» a statement by the federation said.

Greece coach Claudio Ranieri has dropped striker Georgios Samaras from the national team after a dismal start to European Championship qualifying.

Samaras, who plays for West Bromwich Albion, is one of Greeces best-known players following his six-year spell at Celtic and after helping the national team reach the second round at the World Cup in Brazil.

Italian Claudio Ranieri has signed a two-year deal to manage the Greek national team, the Hellenic football federation said on Friday.

The 62-year-old Ranieri takes over from Fernando Santos who left the role when his contract expired after this year's World Cup

He will lead Greece into their qualifying campaign for the 2016 European Championship in France.