Craig Shakespeare: Former Leicester manager diagnosed with cancer
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Craig Shakespeare is receiving treatment after a cancer diagnosis
Former Leicester City manager Craig Shakespeare has been diagnosed with cancer.
Shakespeare, 59, managed the Foxes in 2017 and became the first English manager to win their first four Premier League matches.
He had been Claudio Ranieri's assistant in 2016 when Leicester upset the odds to become Premier League champions.
The League Managers Association said Shakespeare's cancer diagnosis was recent and he is undergoing treatment.
After being sacked as Leicester boss in October 2017, Shakespeare had spells on the staff of Everton, Watford, Aston Villa and Norwich.
He returned to Leicester in April 2023 following the appointment of new manager Dean Smith, whom he previously worked under with Villa and Norwich.
However, the Foxes' relegation to the Championship resulted in the coaching team not having their short-term contracts renewed.
Leicester chief executive Susan Whelan said on Thursday: "Everyone at the club sends their strength and support to Craig, his wife Karen and their children Elle and Jed."
Shakespeare briefly served as an assistant to Sam Allardyce with the England national team in 2016, leaving when Gareth Southgate was appointed as Allardyce's successor.