Copy linkFacebookXPinterestEmailShare this article 0Join the conversationFollow usAdd us as a preferred source on GoogleNewsletterFour Four TwoGet FourFourTwo NewsletterThe best features, fun and footballing quizzes, straight to your inbox every week.Become a Member in Seconds Unlock instant access to exclusive member features.Contact me with news and offers from other Future brandsReceive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsorsBy submitting your information you agree to the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy and are aged 16 or over.You are now subscribedYour newsletter sign-up was successfulWant to add more newsletters?Five times a weekFourFourTwo DailyFantastic football content straight to your inbox! From the latest transfer news, quizzes, videos, features and interviews with the biggest names in the game, plus lots more.Signup +Once a week...And its LIVE!Sign up to our FREE live football newsletter, tracking all of the biggest games available to watch on the device of your choice. Never miss a kick-off!Signup +Join the clubGet full access to premium articles, exclusive features and a growing list of member rewards.Explore An account already exists for this email address, please log in.Subscribe to our newsletterWe are approaching the 10-year anniversary of one of the greatest stories in English football history.Leicester City's 2015/16 Premier League title win was the ultimate fairy tale, as the 5,000/1 pre-season outsiders - led by grandfatherly figure Claudio Ranieri and spearheaded by former non-League striker Jamie Vardy - shocked the world.The players who made it happen will rightly be marking the achievement when the anniversary comes around next month, but the Foxes' class of 2026 may be in no mood to celebrate. You may like We havent heard anything from the club about a 10-year reunion for our Premier League title, but the lads are chatting and we'll have one if we can help Leicester City during a difficult time, we would Ex-Foxes star tells FFT about anniversary plans Leicester City legend on memorable celebration with David Beckham following famous 2016 title win Ex Leicester City star reveals plans for title-winning squad to meet up Leicester face bittersweet anniversary of Premier League title triumphLeicester were one of the pre-season favourites for promotion from the Championship following their relegation from the Premier League last term, but their 2025/26 campaign could barely have gone any worse.The Foxes appointed Marti Cifuentes as manager last summer, but they sacked the Spaniard in January with the club in the bottom half of the table, eventually replacing him with experienced boss Gary Rowett.His arrival has not had the desired effect, with Leicester winning just one of their past 10 games to drop into the relegation zone - not helped by a six-point deduction for breaching EFL financial rules.They are now at serious risk of relegation into League One, after Portsmouth's 2-0 victory over Ipswich Town last night left the Foxes five points adrift of safety with only four matches remaining.Get FourFourTwo NewsletterThe best features, fun and footballing quizzes, straight to your inbox every week.Contact me with news and offers from other Future brandsReceive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsorsBy submitting your information you agree to the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy and are aged 16 or over.Leicester face a must-win trip to Pompey on Saturday, before hosting promotion contenders Hull City and Millwall ahead of their season finale at fellow strugglers Blackburn Rovers on May 2.That game at Ewood Park happens to fall on the 10th anniversary of the day the Foxes were crowned Premier League champions, thanks to Tottenham Hotspur's 2-2 draw with Chelsea.Leicester's fate could already be sealed by the time they face Blackburn, but the nightmare scenario for fans is that they are relegated to League One 10 years to the day after their greatest triumph was confirmed.Another quirk is that Blackburn are currently the only former Premier League winner - since the top flight was rebranded in 1992 - to drop into the third tier.Rovers famously lifted the title in 1994/95, but spent the 2017/18 season in League One before securing an immediate return to the Championship.Leicester will be desperate to avoid a similar fate, but they need an immediate upturn in form to stand any chance of beating the drop.TOPICSPremier LeagueChampionshipJames RobertsFreelance writerJames Roberts is a freelance sports journalist working for FourFourTwo and other titles. He started his career at the Oxford Mail, where he covered Oxford United home and away, before becoming a sports sub-editor for various national newspapers.
