Leicester was 5000-1 odds to win the title at the beginning of the season, and is the rare example of when team cohesion and belief can overcome price tags.
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It comes a year after a close season tour was marred by a racist sex tape scandal that led to three young players being sacked swiftly followed by then manager Nigel Pearson, whose son was among the players featured in the graphic video.
Minutes later, in the only slight disappointment of a joyous day for Leicester fans, Vardy missed out on a hat-trick when he blasted a second penalty over the crossbar.
It was fitting the goals were provided by Jamie Vardy and Andy King. “They work so hard and they are friends and I tried to blend them”.
The English Premier League trophy is what Leicester have been dreaming of, and the Foxes make the fantasy reality. Claudio Ranieri’s men have created the most impressive football fiction and finally it came true. I was concentrated to be calm but of course inside I am very happy. But if you target certain leagues, which we do, and you try and find the better players within that league, and then try and find out about them as much as they can.
Jermain Defoe scored the victor for the Black Cats, his 18th goal of the season.
Chelsea’s defeat was compounded when skipper John Terry was sent off late on.
Hospital bosses took to social media to plead with revellers to stay away from the emergency department unless they had a serious injury. “It’s an unbelievable feeling to finally get my hands on the trophy”, he said.
Tottenham now face a battle to finish above north London rivals Arsenal for the first time in 20 years, with the Gunners facing Manchester City after Spurs host Southampton at White Hart Lane today.
The 29-year-old striker was a non-league player as recently as 2012, having been playing in England’s seventh tier two years prior to that, and his rags-to-riches rise has come to symbolize Leicester’s 5,000-1 triumph.
“I am indeed a Gunners fan tomorrow”.
Paul Merson believes Tottenham Hotspur will do well in next season’s Champions League.
In a rare breakaway, Kevin Mirallas scored a lovely individual goal at the other end of the pitch, but it was a mere afterthought. Fourth-place City is two points clear of United, which has two games left – against West Ham and Bournemouth – to City’s one.
“Especially when West Brom equalised with 17 minutes to go”.
The Cherries equalised when substitute Matt Ritchie headed in eight minutes from time.
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Fans are already thinking about next season and the team’s first foray into the Champions League, where Leicester will be top seed in the group stage as a domestic title victor.
