Britain Soccer Football - Chelsea v Manchester City - Premier League - Stamford Bridge - 5/4/17 Former Leicester City and Chelsea manager Claudio Ranieri in the stands Action Images via Reuters / John Sibley Livepic
(Reuters) - Claudio Ranieri does not believe Leicester City's players conspired to get him the sack as manager, he said on Monday, reflecting publicly for the first time on his controversial dismissal in February.
The Italian helped write one of the great chapters in soccer history by leading the 5,000-1 outsiders to the Premier League title last season but was sacked nine months later amid a poor campaign and media speculation that his under-achieving players had been involved in moves to oust him from the job.
