Thursday, March 31, 2016

Leicester stars earn growing recognition during title charge (The Associated Press)

Netherlands' Georginio Wijnaldum, left, Englands Danny Drinkwater, center, and Netherlands' Vincent Janssen, right, vie for the ball during the international friendly soccer match between England and The Netherlands at Wembley stadium in London, Tuesday, March 29, 2016. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

There have been considerable knock-on effects for Leicester following the team's giddy rise to the top of the English Premier League. On Tuesday, England started with two Leicester players - in this case, Jamie Vardy and debutant Danny Drinkwater - for the first time in 42 years in the 2-1 loss to the Netherlands. ''I wouldn't have said it was possible four or five years ago,'' said Vardy, a goal-scorer against the Dutch and a striker who once worked in a carbon-fiber factory.


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