LEICESTER, England (AP) " Leicester manager Claudio Ranieri believes it will be "impossible" for his team to retain the English Premier League title, saying Thursday it's more likely that "ET comes to Piccadilly Circus." The team from central England produced one of the greatest-ever underdog stories in sports by winning the league, at pre-season odds of 5,000-1. Leicester begins the season away to Hull on Saturday, having retained all of its major players over the offseason except N'Golo Kante. Ranieri said "all the world is curious what will happen with Leicester." "I say, 'Hey, keep going, we have to improve, also you have to improve your experience in the Champions League, it's totally different.'"

Source: New Zealand Herald August 11, 2016 15:11 UTC