Golfer Lee Westwood wants Leicester City to be relegated after their sacking of Claudio Ranieri.
Leicester City manager Claudio Ranieri
The decision of Leicester City to fire Claudio Ranieri stunned football and has drawn opinions across sporting circles.
Ranieri spectacularly defied the odds last season to lead the Foxes to win the Premier League title, but an underwhelming 2016/17 has left them battling relegation.
In 17th place, the board lost their nerve last night and sacked the Italian, to the condemnation of many, frustrated with the cut throat nature of modern football.
Among those to express their sentiments was golfer Lee Westwood, who supports Nottingham Forest, and said he was hoping for Leicester to suffer relegation after their treatment of Ranier.
Former England cricket captain Michael Vaughan echoed Westwood’s comments, suggesting he was far from alone in wishing misfortune upon the Foxes.
Whoever comes in to take the reins at Leicester has a tough act to follow on and off the pitch.
They are in 17th place in the league and low on confidence, and they are suddenly lacking direction.
It is a remarkable situation for a club which were Premier League champions just last May.
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