Here are the latest stories for Friday.
LEICESTER: Claudio Ranieri has been sacked as Leicester City manager less than 300 days after leading the team to the most improbable of Premier League titles.
- The club made the announcement on Thursday and the news lit the social-media world on fire, with the move polarising opinions around the world.
- The move was deemed harsh, but necessary, by two ESPN FC contributors, with Mark Ogden saying the manager's time had come and Iain Macintosh putting the blame squarely on the players' shoulders.