How did Leicester go from 'fairytale' to cautionary tale in a decade?

On the 10th anniversary of becoming 5000/1 Premier League winners, Leicester City will start next season in England's third division after relegation to League One.

From Madrid to Mansfield... is this really how their 'fairytale' ends?

2016 league winner Danny Simpson and the Athletics Rob Tanner both join to reflect on one of sports greatest stories and decipher how the club fell so far.

And we've all heard of being powered by 'skittles vodka' but could the secret of that famous title win have actually been port? Untold UK: Jamie Vardy is about to hit your Netflix screens and Danny gives us insight into one of English football's most mythical characters.

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