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DELIRIOUS: THE WHOLE OF LEICESTER A SEA OF BLUE ON A GLORIOUS NIGHT

No signs of celebrations letting up as Leicester City bask in their Premier League glory.

Ecstatic fans rushed into the streets of Leicester on Monday as the rank outsiders won the Premier League in a triumph seen as the most astonishing in the long history of English football.

Dancing crowds dressed in the team’s blue shirts hugged each other and chanted songs honouring heroes such as manager Claudio Ranieri and striker Jamie Vardy, linchpins of Leicester City’s fi rst title triumph in their 132-year history.

“There is only one Ranieri,” chanted fans in celebration of the Italian boss.

At Hogarths pub nearby, fans had cheered on Chelsea to prevent second-placed Tottenham Hotspur from getting the win they needed to prolong the title race until Saturday, at least.

After the 2-2 draw confirmed Leicester were champions, supporters jumped up in elation and disbelief.

Christine Norton, in her 60s, left the pub when Spurs scored the second goal but returned when Chelsea managed to equalise.

“I told them: if I leave, they’ll draw,” Norton said. “And here I am, I am really happy, this is a dream.”

The city had been dyed blue in the build up, with one bar selled selling cappuccinos decorated with Vardy’s face, a restaurantt selling fried blue fish, and a supermarket rmarket

even dying their sausages blue.

At the start of the season, few believed it was possible for a club representing a city of 330,000 people to beat London’s five Premier League teams and Manchester’s two to the title.

Before the campaign started, bookmakers had offered 5 000/1/ against Leicester winning th the championship.

Student Karishma Kapoor, 20 20, was laughing all the way to th the bank after betting £2 on Leicester winning at the start of the season – giving her a massive payout of £10 000.

“We are a lot into football at home. So this summer we were discussing the season ahead in my grandma’s house and we decided to bet one pound each with my auntie,” Kapoor said.

“I would like to save some of it, go on holiday, hopefully and pay for my brother to go on a trip to a Champions League game.” –

I always tell my players to find the fire within themselves. A chance like this will never come around again. Seek that fire – don’t be ashamed of it. Claudio Ranieri