FILE - In this Friday, Nov. 10, 2014 file photo Greece's coach Claudio Ranieri of Italy reacts during the Group F Euro 2016 qualifying soccer match between Greece and Faroe Islands, at the Georgios Karaiskakis stadium, in the port of Piraeus, near Athens. Italian coach Claudio Ranieri is back in the English Premier League after being hired as the new manager of Leicester.Leicester said Monday July 13, 2015, that the 63-year-old Ranieri has signed a three-year deal as the replacement for Nigel Pearson, who was fired last month. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis, File)
Italian coach, Claudio Ranieri, has been appointed as the new coach of Nantes, a Ligue 1 side. He led Leicester to win the 2015/16 Premier League in his first campaign in charge. But his second season was a disaster as the team battled with relegation and he was sacked in February 2017. Nantes finished seventh in Ligue 1 last season but a week ago agreed to allow Portuguese coach Sergio Conceicao to return to his homeland and take over the reins at Porto.
