Ranieri sacked again, but now has a golden legacy

FILE PHOTO Britain Soccer Football - Millwall v Leicester City - FA Cup Fifth Round - The New Den - 18/2/17 Leicester City manager Claudio Ranieri Reuters/Dylan Martinez Livepic/File Photo

LONDON (Reuters) - Even by the standards of modern soccer management mayhem, the vertiginous rise and equally stunning fall of Leicester City coach Claudio Ranieri takes the breath away.

The Italian was sacked by the Premier League club on Thursday less than 24 hours after his team battled to a creditable 2-1 defeat in the first leg of a Champions League last 16 knockout game against European specialists Sevilla.