Ranieri to get CONI's top award

(ANSA) - Rome, May 6 - CONI President Giovanni Malagò said Friday that Claudio Ranieri will receive the Italian Olympic Committee's top honour for a coach, the Palma d'Oro (Golden Palm) after leading unfancied Leicester City to the English league title.
    "To say he deserves it is an understatement," said Malagò after the Italian coach pulled off one of the most remarkable feats in modern football history.
    He will receive the honour on Monday in Rome when he collects the 2016 Enzo Bearzot prize. The Bearzot prize is awarded by the Association of Italian Christian Workers (ACLI) and by the Italian Soccer Federation (FIGC).
    Earlier this week Premier Matteo Renzi said that he will propose awarding a top State honour to Ranieri.