There are questions about how Leicester City won the English Premier League title in 2016. Against all odds, they emerged as winners of the most-watched football league in the world. They went against traditional English football league leaders such as Manchester United, Manchester City, and Liverpool to clinch the title. It was their first and only English league title victory, and it’s been downhill ever since.
A decade after winning the English Premier League title, Leicester City were relegated from the English second division to the third-tier League One. The fall emerged too suddenly and rapidly.
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However, prior to winning the English Premier league in 2016, Leicester City was simply a yo-yo club, that is, they flirted with the second division often and only came to the top flight division sporadically.
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The Miracle of the 2015/16 Season
Leicester City’s success in 2016 remains one of the greatest ever underdog stories in modern football history.
At the start of the season, Leicester were 5000-to-1 outsiders to win the Premier League. To put that into perspective, bookmakers believed it was more likely Elvis Presley would be found alive.
Just a season earlier, they had barely avoided relegation.
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Conclusion
Leicester City won the 2015/16 English Premier League title courtesy of the brilliance of football coach Claudio Ranieri and some of his notable players, such as Jamie Vardy, Riyad Mahrez, and N’Golo Kanté. Unfortunately, a decade after their success, Leicester City is in a dire phase. It would be interesting to see them return to the major league once again.