LONDON: Claudio Ranieri’s Premier League story comes full circle on Sunday (Monday in Manila) as he returns in triumph to Chelsea for the final fixture of title-winners Leicester City’s momentous and historic season.

Ranieri’s sacking by Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich in May 2004 set in motion a succession of managerial posts — at Valencia, Parma, Juventus, Roma, Inter Milan, Monaco and the Greek national team — that seemed to confirm his reputation as one of football’s eternal nearly men.

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