Tuesday, May 3, 2016

Football fans everywhere embrace Leicester's title success (The Associated Press)

Crowds congregate as the Leicester City team bus arrives at San Carlo Pizzeria for a celebratory lunch in Leicester, England Tuesday May 3, 2016. Leicester clinched the most improbable title of the Premier League era when second-place Tottenham was held to a 2-2 draw at Chelsea on Monday night. (Jonathan Brady/PA via AP) UNITED KINGDOM OUT NO SALES NO ARCHIVE

The partisanship that usually defines soccer in England seemed to be temporarily set aside as Leicester City's players were acclaimed as the People's Champions. The unlikely run to the Premier League title has been embraced also by football fans around the world who followed the remarkable transformation of little Leicester from relegation candidate to champion. Leicester was a second-tier club when it was bought in 2010 by the King Power duty free company, which is owned by Thai billionaire Vichai Srivaddhanaprbha.


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