WHAT a pre-season for Leicester. Things were going really well for the Foxes after their remarkable relegation escape and the mood was bright heading into the new season.
But in the blink of an eye things went south and rapidly. It started with the leak of the racist orgy sex tape where three reserve team players were filmed engaging in sex acts with a group of Thai women.
The video was damaging enough but the club were in Thailand as part of a goodwill tour and the behaviour of the players was vile and disgusting.
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