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Claudio Ranieri has coached 18 different club sides during his lengthy career

Ranieri comes out of retirement and returns to Roma

Claudio Ranieri has ended his retirement to return to Roma for a third spell.

Claudio Ranieri back in management nearly a year on from his Watford sacking

Ranieri returns to coach Cagliari after gap of 31 years

Serie B side Cagliari have appointed the much-travelled Claudio Ranieri as head coach on a contract until June 2025, some 31 years after he left the role.

Soccer • 23 Dec 22

Claudio Ranieri's time at Vicarage Road has been short

Watford sack Ranieri after less than four months

Watford have sacked manager Claudio Ranieri after just 16 weeks in the hotseat, according to reports.

Soccer • 24 Jan 22

Claudio Ranieri says he respects individuals' choices but that players are taking 'a big risk' if they are not vaccinated

Ranieri urges all footballers to get vaccinated

Watford manager Claudio Ranieri would like all players to be vaccinated to help keep Covid-19 at bay.

Soccer • 10 Dec 21

'There's many games to come and it's the toughest part of the season with many games'

Guardiola expects 'many' twists and turns in title race

Pep Guardiola is expecting plenty more twists and turns in the title race as he hailed a "great victory" for Manchester City at Watford.

Soccer • 05 Dec 21

Claudio Ranieri argued with Mikel Arteta after the final whistle

Arteta defends Arsenal players after Ranieri accusation

Mikel Arteta defended his Arsenal players after Watford boss Claudio Ranieri accused them of a lack of respect in the build-up to Emile Smith Rowe's winning goal.

Soccer • 07 Nov 21

Watford are the 19th team Claudio Ranieri has managed during his career

Ranieri already eyeing management as an octogenarian

New Watford boss Claudio Ranieri says he wants to carry on managing until he is 80.

Soccer • 14 Oct 21

Watford's manager merry go-round 'normal' for Ranieri

Watford boss Claudio Ranieri is not concerned about the trigger-happy methods of his new employers as he targets Premier League survival.

Soccer • 13 Oct 21

Claudio Ranieri is on his way back to the Premier League

Ranieri can't expect job security at Watford

If any manager is hardened to the fickle nature of the profession it is Claudio Ranieri, so it is perhaps no surprise that he is the latest man coming in through Watford's revolving door.

Soccer • 05 Oct 21

Claudio Ranieri will take charge of an English club for the fourth time after Watford confirmed his appointment

Ranieri installed as new Watford head coach

Claudio Ranieri has completed a deal to take the helm at Watford.

Soccer • 04 Oct 21

Gasperini also revealed that he had suffered from coronavirus

Atalanta boss lambasts 'awful' five subs rule tweak

Atalanta head coach Gian Piero Gasperini has branded the the new rule which now allows teams to make five substitutions in a match instead of three as 'awful' and also revealed he had coronavirus symptoms during his side's Champions League match with Valencia in March.

Soccer • 31 May 20

Ranieri returns for second stint as Roma manager

Claudio Ranieri is back in management after taking over at Serie A side Roma.

Soccer • 08 Mar 19

Fulham sack Ranieri, Parker in as caretaker

Fulham have lost four on the bounce in the Premier League, sit second bottom from he table and are ten points from safety with ten games to go.

Soccer • 28 Feb 19

Claudio Ranieri could be on the way out at Fulham

Ranieri on the brink at Fulham, claim reports

Claudio Ranieri's future as Fulham manager appeared uncertain on Thursday amid reports he was set to be dismissed.

Soccer • 28 Feb 19

Struggling Mourinho has a friend in Ranieri

Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho is struggling to win over his critics at Old Trafford but in new Fulham boss Claudio Ranieri he at least has one big fan.

Soccer • 06 Dec 18

"Pizza is not enough now. Better everybody to McDonald's."

Ranieri: I'm lovin' it at Fulham

Claudio Ranieri is thrilled to be back in the Premier League as Fulham boss, but warned that his promise of pizza to players for keeping a clean sheet may no longer be enough and instead pledged a trip to McDonalds to his players.

Soccer • 16 Nov 18

Claudio Ranieri is back in the Premier League

Ranieri replaces Jokanovic as Fulham boss

Fulham have sacked manager Slavisa Jokanovic and replaced him with former Chelsea and Leicester boss Claudio Ranieri.

Soccer • 14 Nov 18

Leicester's weekend game with Cardiff will go ahead as planned

Leicester's weekend Premier League game goes ahead

Leicester's Premier League fixture at Cardiff on Saturday will go ahead as planned following the death of club chairman Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha, who was killed in a helicopter crash on Saturday night.

Soccer • 30 Oct 18

Claudio Ranieri has emerged as a possible candidate to take over at Watford

Silva, Ranieri and Slutsky all among Watford contenders

Hull boss Marco Silva, former Leicester manager Claudio Ranieri and Russian Leonid Slutsky have emerged as the early favourites to take over at Watford.

Soccer • 18 May 17

Claudio Ranieri does not believe the Leicester players were behind his sacking

Ranieri insists players weren't behind his sacking

Claudio Ranieri has denied player power lost him his job as Leicester manager, saying they did not "kill" him.

Soccer • 10 Apr 17

Claudio Ranieri admitted that he was more surprised than bitter following his removal at Leicester

Ranieri still coming to terms with Leicester dismissal

Claudio Ranieri has admitted news of his dismissal as Leicester manager came as a huge shock.

Soccer • 29 Mar 17

Claudio Ranieri failed to live up to expectations after winning the league

Vardy reveals death threats in wake of Ranieri sacking

England and Leicester striker Jamie Vardy has revealed he has received death threats and his family have been targeted following Claudio Ranieri's Foxes sacking.

Soccer • 20 Mar 17

Leicester should the kind of form that has been missing all season

Leicester players should be ashamed - Carragher

Jamie Carragher feels Leicester's performance in a 3-1 victory over Liverpool vindicates the criticism meted out to the Foxes players in the wake of Claudio Ranieri's sacking as manager last week.

Soccer • 28 Feb 17

Jamie Vardy scores Leicester's opener against Liverpool

Vardy responds to 'unfair' Leicester criticism

Jamie Vardy claims Leicester's players have been subjected to "unfair stick" since Claudio Ranieri's sacking.

Soccer • 27 Feb 17

Jamie Vardy was back among the league goals

Vardy inspires managerless Leicester to victory

Leicester City returned to form in stunning fashion on Monday as Jamie Vardy scored twice in a 3-1 Premier League defeat of Liverpool that lifted the champions out of the relegation zone.

Soccer • 27 Feb 17