Leicester relegated to England's third division 10 years after winning the Premier League

[p]The Foxes needed to win [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/hull-S66R0t75/leicester-KrrdAMyI/?mid=lG5P0eoQ"]Tuesday's clash at the King Power Stadium[/a] to prolong their chance of survival, but failed to do so, briefly leading 2-1 but being pegged back.[/p][p]It is the club's second relegation in as many seasons and their third in four years.[/p][p]The occasion is an unwelcome full-circle moment for [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/leicester/KrrdAMyI/"]Leicester[/a], who were unlikely champions of the Premier League in 2016.[/p][embed guid="288b1a0d-3758-4678-8a90-6ebc04c3f45e" url="https://x.com/LCFC/status/2046691626978857076" social-type="twitter" /][p]They had started the season by losing just one of their first 10 games under former [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/qpr/lrMHUHDc/"]QPR[/a] boss Marti Cifuentes, but results started to negatively shift at the turn of the year.[/p][p]Worry increased when they were deducted six points in February for breaching the EFL's spending rules, which left them one place above the drop zone.[/p][p]Cifuentes was swiftly sacked and Gary Rowett took over, but results have failed to improve with just one league win he took charge.[/p][p]A recent defeat to relegation rivals [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/portsmouth/zckREQFJ/"]Portsmouth[/a] left them on the brink, with fans irate as they engaged in a spat with midfielder [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/winks-harry/MRebAusr/"]Harry Winks[/a] outside Fratton Park.[/p][h2]Fall from grace[/h2][p]Relegation bookends a whirlwind decade since they stunned the Premier League and all of world football.[/p][p]The 5000/1 odds-defying triumph allowed them to qualify for the Champions League, and they reached the quarter-finals and finished 12th in the league the following campaign.[/p][p]In 2021, they then won the FA Cup for the first time.[/p][embed guid="611940df-623e-4b66-8459-44ef39f72337" url="https://x.com/Flashscorecom/status/2046700933027906019/history" social-type="twitter" /][p]However, two seasons later, they were relegated despite a talented squad containing [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/vardy-jamie/fP3OohgD/"]Jamie Vardy[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/maddison-james/YwP0q0m8/"]James Maddison[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/tielemans-youri/GtkTQyib/"]Youri Tielemans[/a].[/p][p]They stormed back to the Premier League at the first time of asking as they won the Championship title under Enzo Maresca, but a campaign of difficulty would await.[/p][p]Maresca left to join [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/chelsea/4fGZN2oK/"]Chelsea[/a] before the start of last season and a combination of Steve Cooper and Ruud van Nistelrooy couldn't prevent an immediate relegation.[/p]