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Brendan Rodgers out at Leicester amid Premier League relegation battle

Brendan Rodgers has left his role as Leicester City manager by mutual agreement with the club, which is battling to survive relegation from the Premier League, the team announced Sunday.

The former Liverpool and Celtic boss who first arrived in Leicester in February 2019, Rodgers led the club to two fifth-place finishes in the Premier League and won the FA Cup in 2021. But Leicester have lost five of their past six Premier League games and face a battle to stay in the division.

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