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Football fans in the English city of Leicester have been a fairytale win for their club. Leicester City England's Premier League for the first time in their 132-year history. The team the traditional powerhouses of Manchester United and Chelsea to the title. Many journalists are it is the greatest achievement in the history of sport. Leicester bottom of the 20-team Premier League last year. They were nearly to a lower league. However, their style of play totally this year. Their team spirit, the introduction of new players and a new coach all to make them almost unbeatable. They the title on Monday night and their supporters around the world crazy.

Leicester City were to England’s Premier League only two years ago. They were hot favourites to back down to the lower league again this season. No one them a chance of winning the Premier League. Last August, they were 5,000-1 against winning the title. That if you had a $1 bet on them to win, you could now $5,000. The actor Tom Hanks said he bet $100 on Leicester to win and will now $500,000 back. Leicester's whole team less to buy than just one star in the top teams. Despite this, two Leicester players won the top player of the year awards in England. It also likely that Leicester's Italian manager Claudio Ranieri will world coach of the year.

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