Kasper Schmeichel is sitting on the balcony at the Leicester City Performance Centre, looking out wistfully at the inviting pitches where he once trained. “People talk about my drive. I never saw it as drive. I saw it as love. Because I love playing football. It is the best feeling in the world. I'm looking at this pitch here now, and I'm itching to be on that pitch.”
But he can’t. A shoulder injury has sadly forced the Celtic keeper’s retirement at 39. He looks away from the pitches and inside. Leicester’s boys of 2016 are gathering—his old teammates, those he shared the 5,000-1 fairytale with. They’re back for a charity fundraiser at the King Power today.
Schmeichel can’t get involved on the field, but he can with all the reminiscing and revelry. He's understandably in a reflective mood, thinking back to the love of the game that drove him through difficult times, the trophies won, and the friendships and memories made. It’s his first visit back to Seagrave since leaving Leicester four years ago.
