Do Leicester City deserve to be in the Champions League?

US businessman Charlie Stillitano says Manchester United deserve European football as they 'created' the game

Jamie Vardy
Leicester's Jamie Vardy celebrates scoring against Manchester United 
(Image credit: Oli Scarff/AFP/Getty)

One of the US sports executives who met with representatives of the Premier League big five this week has claimed it would be in their interests to set up a "closed shop" system in Europe and has questioned the value of shock Premier League leaders Leicester City to the sport.

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