A lot can change in a year.
It’s exactly 12 months to the day that JOE.co.uk came crashing into the world, kicking our feet in the air and wailing like a newborn baby.
But (sarcasm alert) arguably an even bigger story than that is Leicester City’s annus mirabilis.
Just 365 days ago, the Foxes were bottom of the Premier League and staring straight down the barrel of a swift return to the Championship.
Fast forward to today, and Claudio Ranieri’s side are sitting pretty at the top of the table, five points clear with just seven games left to play.
Leicester started from the bottom now they're 5 points clear… pic.twitter.com/XcO9vUbQN2
— JOE (@JOE_co_uk) March 14, 2016
Leicester’s remarkable turnaround in fortunes has been underlined by their pre-season plans for the 2016/17 campaign.
The Foxes’ efforts have been recognised by the organisers of the annual International Champions Cup, with the Midlands club included in the prestigious tournament for the first time.
Here is the schedule. Leicester City will play Barcelona. What a world. pic.twitter.com/OJ1QXjMaiZ
— Alexander Abnos (@AnAbnos) March 22, 2016
Perhaps Manchester City and Manchester United are just busy this summer. Or maybe their usurping at the top of the Premier League is just the start of their problems…
The full International Champions Cup fixture list is as follows:
23 July – Celtic v Leicester, Glasgow
24 July – Inter v PSG, Eugene
27 July – Real Madrid v PSG, Columbus
27 July – Bayern Munich v AC Milan, Chicago
27 July – Chelsea v Liverpool, Pasadena
30 July – Celtic v Barcelona, Dublin
30 July – Inter v Bayern Munich, Charlotte
30 July – AC Milan v Liverpool, Santa Clara
30 July – PSG v Leicester, LA
3 August – Barcelona v Leicester, Stockholm
3 August – Bayern Munich v Real Madrid, East Rutherford
3 August – AC Milan v Chelsea, Minnapolis
TBC – Liverpool v Barcelona
TBC – Inter v Celtic
TBC – Real Madrid v Chelsea
