In 2015-16, much of the football world stayed in denial about Leicester City for about as long as they possibly could. All season long, most football pundits put off believing in them until they absolutely had to. However, today is the day! Fairy tales do come true. Pigs fly. Hell freezes over. The Foxes are the Premier League champions and undisputed.
When the season began, defending champion Chelsea were the favorite favorites. Leicester City, up in the top flight for just the second year, were a lowly 5,000-1 to long shot.
Then Manchester City became the favorites. Then Arsenal. Then Tottenham Hotspur.
Manchester United sat a top the table, not once but twice, albeit briefly. In the end though, it was Leicester who went out and took it. The plucky underdogs wanted it more and they earned it.
Leicester City Manager Claudio Ranieri might actually be knighted! There’s already a Leicester City documentary, entitled “The Leicester City Story” available to watch online. Expect a Claudio Ranieri, or Leicester City Hollywood movie within a few years as well.
Leicester and Leicester City top trending terms worldwide on social media. Here are some of the best Tweets that celebrate what Leciester accomplished tonight!
Leicester City did the IMPOSSIBLE, here are a few other champions that defied the odds!https://t.co/k5yE4hK4tI
— FOX Sports (@FOXSports) May 3, 2016
Not even Leicester's victory is enough to make people be nice to David Cameron https://t.co/ZlANlX15PE pic.twitter.com/SO5mD1nyJe
— HuffPost UK (@HuffPostUK) May 3, 2016
Please enjoy this 30 second clip of new Premier League champions Leicester City going f*cking nuts https://t.co/ApHFJe3Haw
— GQ Magazine (@GQMagazine) May 3, 2016
https://twitter.com/jonbernhardt/status/727287623740493828
5000/1 is also the odds of any American pronouncing Leicester City correctly on the first try.
— jesse spector (@jessespector) May 3, 2016
#LCFC paid around $80 million in transfer fees for their squad. #MCFC paid $84 million for Kevin De Bruyne alone. https://t.co/atPiOBSQ9V
— ESPN FC (@ESPNFC) May 2, 2016
https://twitter.com/tanayj/status/727286176965599232
https://twitter.com/CalebCohen98/status/727285485610110977
Bookmakers decided Leicester City finishing first was about as likely as San Marino winning the next World Cup. https://t.co/thVHheocoJ
— WSJ Sports (@WSJSports) May 2, 2016
Jamie Vardy's party for Leicester teammates? Looks like it might be kind of fun. https://t.co/VmJI7VU83C
— Subscribe to GrantWahl.com (@GrantWahl) May 2, 2016
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