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Leicester City are celebrating their latest piece of silverware, pipping Manchester City.

Often renowned for the fancy patterns and impressive state of the playing surface at the King Power Stadium, their grounds staff have scooped a prestigious accolade for the second year in succession.

The Foxes were crowned Professional Football Grounds Team of the Year at a special Institute of Groundsmanship Awards ceremony in Birmingham recently, finishing ahead of the Citizens to take top spot.

City’s staff have been commended for their fine work on the pitch at the King Power, but also at Holmes Park and at OH Leuven's Den Dreef stadium in Belgium.

Not only have they won it for two consecutive seasons, it’s the third time in four years that John Ledwidge and his team have come top of the league.

“The IOG awards are a great recognition of how professional the turf care industry has become, John told LCFC.com.

“We partake in a rigorous application and judging process, and each member of my team has their own part to play.

“We pride ourselves on creating the most professional working environment for all players at LCFC and it makes me proud to see that effort and attention to detail recognised by this award.

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“My team work exceptionally hard to deliver the highest standards all year round and I would like to take this opportunity to thank each and every one of them for their continued outstanding work ethic that I believe contributed to our success this year and also to thank the board and the ownership for their continued support.”

City claimed the award, which recognises each and every aspect of groundscare across the grassroots and professional pitches.