When I was in Leicester at the end of August this year, I noticed a wonderful mural of foxes and a trophy. The artwork is by street artist SMUG (also known as Smug One), Sam Bates. SMUG is based in Glasgow but was born in Australia. There are several murals by SMUG in Leicester, and the newest one is the mural off Walnut Street, which appears to be on the side of a club or pub.
The mural actually celebrates Leicester City's win against Chelsea, which won them the FA Cup. Leicester City are known as "The Foxes".The blue and yellow are the colours of the team. Apparently, they used to play here.
The mural was painted in July of this year. There is additional football-related street art around the area.
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