Nigel Pearson has been sacked as manager of Leicester despite keeping the Foxes in the Premier League last season.
BREAKING: Leicester City has today relieved its First Team Manager, Nigel Pearson, of his duties. More follows... #lcfc pic.twitter.com/yD6HZq99j1
- Leicester City (@OfficialFOXES) June 30, 2015
Pearson took charge at the King Power Stadium for the second time in November 2011 and presided over promotion in the 2013-14 season to the top-flight, where they finished a respectable 14th in their maiden campaign after a brilliant run of results in the final weeks.
However, the club announced Pearson had been relieved of his duties, saying "fundamental differences in perspective exist between us."
Pearson labelled a journalist an 'ostrich' in a bizarre post-match rant this past April after the Foxes 3-1 home loss to Chelsea.
Leicester City spent 140 days from November to April at the bottom of the Premier League table and escaped relegation with a remarkable run of seven wins in nine matches to end the season.