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"&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;UPDATE (5:24 p.m. ET)&lt;/strong&gt;: Leicester City released a statement clarifying that it has not fired manager Nigel Pearson, despite multiple reports to the contrary, which the club called&amp;nbsp;\"inaccurate and without foundation.\"\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Earlier, multiple outlets reported that Leicester had&amp;nbsp;parted ways with Pearson just one day after he appeared to choke a Crystal Palace player who had collided with him along the sideline during a game.&amp;nbsp;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The news of the departure came just two days before the club's match against Arsenal.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Pearson downplayed the tussle with opposing midfielder James McArthur, which took place during Leicester's 1-0 defeat at the hands of Palace on Saturday. Pearson said McArthur \"said something\" to him that caused him to grab McArthur's jersey as the player stood up.&amp;nbsp;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;\u2022&amp;nbsp;Burnley gives up two-goal lead in 2-2 draw with West Brom&lt;/strong&gt;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;In November, Pearson was&amp;nbsp;fined 10,000 pounds&amp;nbsp;for engaging in an altercation with a Leicester City fan.&amp;nbsp;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Foxes are in 20th place in the 20-team English Premier League, with a record of 4-5-15.&amp;nbsp;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Pearson has been the Foxes manager since 2011, when he took over from Sven G\u00F6ran-Erickson. Pearson is in his second stint as the club's leader, also helming the team from 2008 until 2010. He managed Hull City for the 2010-11.&amp;nbsp;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;After finishing atop the Championship League in 2013, the Foxes were elevated back to the Premier League for the first time since the 2003-04 season.&amp;nbsp;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;- Will Green&lt;/em&gt;\r\n&lt;/p&gt;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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