Soccer-Leicester confirm appointment of Rodgers as manager

Leicester City appointed Brendan Rodgers as their new manager with the 46-year-old signing a deal to June 2022, the Premier League club said on Tuesday.

"I'm very privileged and honoured to be here as Leicester City manager and I'll give my life to make the supporters proud of their club," Rodgers said.

"Together, we'll be stronger and I'm looking forward to working with the players, staff and supporters to make the right steps forward." (Reporting by Shrivathsa Sridhar in Bengaluru; Editing by)