How Premier League champions Leicester broke the Internet
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Leicester City are Premier League champions and the Internet has gone into meltdown. Sure, we had a pretty good idea what was coming at some point but the confirmation that Claudio Ranieri’s side have clinched the title has prompted some pretty special scenes.
Tottenham’s 2-2 draw at Chelsea was the pre-cursor for some pretty wild celebrations in the East Midlands, as well as inside Stamford Bridge.
Yes, Jamie Vardy’s having a non-stop party, Leicester fans are going on a European tour and the Premier League has anointed its most unlikely winners.
Anyway, without much further ado, here’s how Twitter reacted to Leicester’s maiden top-flight triumph…
Let’s start with THAT clip from Foxes defender Christian Fuchs, shall we?
CHAMPIONS!!!! pic.twitter.com/pFtvo5XUNx
— Christian Fuchs (@FuchsOfficial) May 2, 2016
Before the final whistle blew, Chelsea fans made no bones about which other team in blue they had a soft spot for.
#cfc fans chanting ‘Leicester – champions”.
— Henry Winter (@henrywinter) May 2, 2016
Naturally, that didn’t go down with supporters of the opposition. In fact, Spurs fans were perhaps right to feel that the whole world was against them.
Rival fans taking digs at Spurs when none of them can even overtake us. Some probably won’t even qualify for the CL. Wind your necks in.
— Andrew Gaffney (@GaffneyVLC) May 2, 2016
Ex-Tottenham defender Chris Perry was also suitably unimpressed.
Chelsea players should be embarrassed, if they’d played with this passion and desire all season they might have won it themselves.
— Chris Perry (@ChrisPezPerry) May 2, 2016
Just to rub it in, here’s a little stat on Eden Hazard’s importance to title-winning teams.
Hazard scores title-winning goal for the 2nd season running.
May 3 2015: Clinches title for Chelsea
May 2 2016: Clinches title for Leicester— Rob Harris (@RobHarris) May 2, 2016
Moving on, this is Leicester’s moment!
How do we all feel about Leicester then?
— SundayLeagueHipster (@HipsterManager) May 1, 2016
Leicester City are CHAMPIONS!https://t.co/QLc9cMpvKz
— JOE.co.uk (@JOE_co_uk) May 2, 2016
Leicester City. Champions of England. pic.twitter.com/WRwfysTn2N
— Leicester City (@LCFC) May 2, 2016
The Foxes’ title triumph has cost us a pretty penny but we don’t mind.
Congratulations to all 47 customers who backed Leicester to win the Premier League at 5000/1 #LCFC pic.twitter.com/FHvwx8fBnf
— Ladbrokes (@Ladbrokes) May 2, 2016
Harry Kane had sent this message to Spurs’ title rivals.
Harry Kane on his Instagram post yesterday: “just a few lions ready to pounce”. pic.twitter.com/b4ZKcrdF5H
— Bleacher Report UK (@br_uk) April 18, 2016
And Jamie Vardy replied…
— Jamie Vardy (@vardy7) May 2, 2016
Before we sign-off, we’ll let Match of the Day presenter and Mr. Leicester Gary Lineker have the last word.
Remember, he has to do MOTD in his pants now.
I can’t breathe.
— Gary Lineker (@GaryLineker) May 2, 2016
Leicester City have won the Premier League. The biggest sporting shock of my lifetime, and it’s only my team.
— Gary Lineker (@GaryLineker) May 2, 2016
Hope they’re whiter than white Links #LeicesterCity pic.twitter.com/e68eEvgpJg
— Danielle Bux (@DanielleBux) May 2, 2016
All Odds and Markets are correct as of the date of publishing.
