Soccer - Champions Leicester sack manager Ranieri: club

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LONDON (Reuters) - Premier League champions Leicester City have sacked Italian manager Claudio Ranieri, the club said in a statement on Thursday.

Ranieri, whose side are currently a point and a place above the relegation zone, leaves less then a year after clinching a remarkable title triumph.

(Reporting by Toby Davis; editing by Ken Ferris)