LEICESTER, England — The last time this obscure onetime industrial city garnered global attention was four years ago, when archaeologists discovered the royal remains of the notorious Richard III buried underneath a local parking lot.The king’s bones are now stored safely in the city’s old cathedral, but even the church knows its priorities: Above the cathedral entrance, the blue-and-white flag of the Leicester City Foxes — the improbable champions of one of the world’s greatest soccer leagues — flies proudly in the breeze.
