If Leicester City fails to avoid relegation this season, Jamie Vardy will join a list of former Premier League champions who have also experienced the disappointment of being relegated.
Leicester famously won the Premier League in 2016 against all odds, but are currently facing the possibility of relegation to the Championship.
Since the league’s founding in 1992, six Premier League title winners have also been relegated to the second tier.
Michael Carrick, who won five Premier League titles with Manchester United, experienced relegation with West Ham in 2003.
Nathaniel Chalobah, a bit-part player for Chelsea during their 2017 title win, has tasted relegation twice in his career with Burnley and Watford.
James Milner suffered relegation with Leeds United in 2003 and Newcastle in 2009, but has since won titles with Manchester City and Liverpool.
Danny Simpson, who won the Premier League with Leicester in 2016 alongside Vardy, was relegated with Queens Park Rangers in
Victor Moses, a member of Chelsea’s title-winning squad in 2017, technically has a relegation on his CV from his time at Wigan Athletic.
Marcos Alonso, who won the Premier League with Chelsea in 2016, was relegated with Bolton Wanderers in 2012 before establishing himself as a regular starter at Stamford Bridge. Alonso has since left Chelsea to join Barcelona, where he helped them win La Liga in his first season.
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