"Rest in peace." Coach"Son Heung-min's colleague MF sheds sad tears during his visit to Korea
Aug 02, 2024
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The Leicester club said on the 2nd (Korea time) "The Leicester club delivers heavy news that Shakespeare, a beloved member of our family, has passed away at the age of 60" Former coach Shakespeare died after a long illness after being diagnosed with cancer in October last year. According to the family, former coach Shakespeare closed his eyes peacefully surrounded by his family.
Former coach Shakespeare is a living witness to Leicester's history. He was Leicester's head coach from July 2008 to June 2010 and from November 2011 to February 2017. Leicester's promotion to the EPL, which was in the third division, and even served as the right arm of then-coach Claudio Ranieri, supporting his surprise EPL victory in the 2015-2016 season.
Former coach Shakespeare, who coached Leicester in 2017, later returned to Leicester from April to June last year after serving as head coach for Everton, Watford and Norwich City.
While former coach Shakespeare's tough clubs left messages of remembrance, midfielder James Maddison, who joined Tottenham last season from Leicester, paid tribute on his personal SNS, saying `RIP, true legend.' Madison played for Leicester for five years from 2018 to 2023.
Madison says "What should I say. I'm just so upset. Sleep tight, Shakey," Jamie Vardy's memorial post also commented with a tear emoji.
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