Leicester City have won their first ever English top-flight title after Tottenham's failure to beat Chelsea on Monday night.
The
draw leaves the Foxes 7 points clear of Spurs at the top of the table,
with only six points left on offer from the north London club's final
two games.
The
club's season has been one of the most extraordinary in the history of
English football, the unfancied Foxes going from narrowly avoiding
relegation in 2014/15 to taking the Premier League by storm over the
course of the next 12 months.
After
36 games of the season, they sit on 77 points thanks to 22 wins, 11
draws and just three defeats - coming at the hands of Arsenal (twice)
and Liverpool.
Many
have called the triumph the most unlikely event in sporting history -
with odds of 5000-1 available on the feat before the start of the
season. Breakout seasons from the likes of Riyad Mahrez and Jamie Vardy
were instrumental in Claudio Ranieri's men stunning their more
illustrious rivals.
The
pair have scored 39 goals between them over the course of the season,
with both of them making the PFA Player of the Year shortlist - along
with teammate N'Golo Kante, the hard-working France international
providing the midfield stability which allowed Vardy and co to attack so
effectively.
A late
wobble saw them grab just a point against West Ham two weeks ago, with
Jamie Vardy sent off and facing a two-game ban, but their nerves were
calmed with a 4-0 thrashing of Swansea the following weekend coupled
with Spurs' failure to beat West Brom.
Leicester
have two games remaining in their season, next weekend at home to
Everton before travelling to Stamford Bridge on the final day - a
homecoming of sorts for Claudio Ranieri, who was let go by the Blues
more than a decade ago.
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