Posted on 05/02/2016 1:59:43 PM PDT by dfwgator
Chelsea and Tottenham play to a 2-all tie, giving Leicester City the Title.
5000-to-1 odds at the start of the season!
Oh to have a time machine............
I’m absolutely elated. What an amazing fairy tale of a season. LCFC!!
This would be like an Expansion NFL team winning the Super Bowl in their inaugural season, that’s how unlikely this title was.
Leicester was only promoted in 2014.
or like Tampa Bay winning the Stanley Cup in ‘04.
I grew up near Leicester, I didn’t realize I’d get this emotional!!!!!
5000-1 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
after coming up from the lower leagues and almost being relegated last year...I CAN’T BELIEVE IT.
For non-soccer fans - I’m not sure there’s a way to really describe this. It’s like Moneyball x100.
Arsenal fan but hard not to be happy for them. Amazing run.
“For non-soccer fans - I’m not sure there’s a way to really describe this.”
INSANE happiness for ME!
Too bad they couldn’t win at home though.
I can’t think of anything comparable in sports history.
Just saw it on NBCSN. They overcame the odds big time.
By the way, that goal by Hazard to tie it was incredible.
Yeah, that would have been extra special....but I’ll take it ;)
I’m not much of a soccer fan but even I got caught up in this the last few weeks of the season. Absolutely great story.
Yep, it’s helped me to bear a very mediocre season for Everton.
All day long!
The big question now is, where will Claudio Ranieri be managing next season?
The line is forming to the left.
I would love to get Pellegrini, we need somebody top-notch.
People who don't follow soccer should really know about this guy. He's fantastic in my book. He didn't see his team clinch the championship because he was on a plane back from Italy where he went to take his 96 year old mother out to lunch. He's a gentleman, a great human being, and a great manager.
He had a bad spell at Inter Milan and that set him back a bit.
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