The Chelsea vs. Tottenham 2-2 draw was significant in that it handed Leicester City the title, but even if that outcome had not come to pass, the game itself was still a classic for the ages. It was a blood-and-thunder, old school derby. It was the kind of game that Manchester United and Liverpool used to produce back when those teams actually had players who cared about the occasion.
Leicester City are Premier League champions! WOOOOOOO! The plucky 5,000-1 underdogs have done it! It's the greatest sports story of all time! We are all Leicester City! How can you not love this team?
Well, I can think of a few reasons.
LEICESTER CITY HAVE WON THE PREMIER LEAGUE. With a seven-point lead over Spurs and only two games left to play, Leicester City’s 77 points have secured them the title of 2015/16 Premier League champions.
Jamie Vardy has been announced as the Football Writers' Association Footballer of the Year for 2015-16. The award is voted upon by approximately 400 journalists who make up the FWA.
Vardy has had a quite a year. He has been the face of Leicester's fairy tale run, scoring 22 goals in 36 appearances, and he broke Ruud Van Nistelrooy's record by scoring in 11 consecutive Premier League games earlier this season.
Manchester City wants to be the biggest football club in the world and your new favorite team. This is what they’re doing to accomplish that goal.
Since City were taken over by the then little-known Abu Dhabi United Group (ADUG) in 2008, massive changes have been undertaken in the city of Manchester and English football in general.
The absurd reality of Leicester City claiming the Premier League title was made to wait for at least another week following a draw between Leicester City and Manchester United. Leicester City were denied the fulfillment of their season long excellence as Anthony Martial’s early strike negated Wes Morgan’s 17th minute header to force the sides to settle for a draw.
Leicester City’s Premier League title run has attracted the interest of fans and celebrities around the world. And it turns out one of them may have placed a £100 bet that could earn him £500,000 (or $729,185) should Leicester City win the title today.
The wild party surrounding Leicester City’s march towards their first ever Premier League title is only going to amplify between now Sunday’s 9 a.m. EST kickoff against Manchester United. Fans of the club, both long-standing and new to the bandwagon, are preparing to go bonkers should Leicester claim all three points against the 20-time English champions and clinch the trophy with two matches still to play.
Claudio Ranieri is that nice, sweet, charming uncle that we all wish we had growing up. For those of you who believe that nice guys finish last, that will come as a bit of a shock to you considering that he and his team, Leicester City, are about to win the Premier League this Sunday.
It’s not guaranteed, but if Leicester beats Manchester United on Sunday, or Tottenham loses to Chelsea on Monday, or any combination of Leicester picking up or Tottenham dropping three points occurs throughout the rest of the season, Leicester will be crowned champions.
Riyad Mahrez has officially won the PFA Player of the Year, the award voted on by the players of the Premier League for the best player of the year.
Mahrez’s rise has been anything but obvious. He was bought for £400,000 and brought to a team that just barely escaped relegation last year because of an ironically convincing end-of-season winning streak. This season, Leicester just kept on winning and Mahrez was arguably the most important factor in that.