At the King Power Stadium
Leicester
City celebrated their coronation as Premier League champions and the
first title in their 132-year history with victory over Everton on a day
of elation at the King Power Stadium.
This was the Foxes' official homecoming after they won the Premier League
on Monday when Tottenham failed to beat Chelsea - and how they
celebrated before, during and after the greatest day in the club's
history.
Leicester concluded the story that has captured the
world's imagination when captain Wes Morgan and manager Claudio Ranieri
jointly lifted the Premier League trophy as they completed the journey
from relegation battlers and 5,000-1 outsiders to champions in the space
of 12 months.
This 3-1 victory over Everton
was simply another demonstration of the power, commitment and quality
that has brought them the title - but this was more than a football
match, it was a carnival with tears of joy and high emotion.
Italian
tenor Andrea Bocelli, blind since the age of 12, was accompanied by
fellow countryman Ranieri as he walked out 30 minutes before kick-off to
fulfil a promise to perform at the King Power Stadium if Leicester
became champions.
And in a spine-tingling moment, Ranieri looked
close to tears, although he later revealed he steeled himself not to cry
on his greatest day, before the stadium exploded in applause and the
teams came out.
"It was amazing. I tried to be strong without emotion because I can
live the moment better. It was amazing when the maestro Andrea Bocelli
sang," said Ranieri, whose team will go on a victory parade in Leicester
on Monday, 16 May.
This has been no ordinary title win and the
moments when Ranieri stood side-by-side with Bocelli demonstrated that
this was no ordinary title celebration.
Ranieri was soaked in
Champagne by Foxes full-back Christian Fuchs while being interviewed
after the trophy presentation as he continued to hold in his emotions at
his side's achievements.
Leicester's title party started at the stadium late on Monday and the
scene suggested it had continued for a week in readiness for the day
when the Premier League trophy was held aloft by Morgan and his boss.
Thousands
of supporters surrounded the stadium simply to take part in the
carnival to mark Leicester's achievement, a nine-month-long sustained
shock to the entire world of sport's system.
A fairground was set
up alongside the arena while hundreds gathered close to a big screen
flashing up the greatest moments of this seismic season - and there was
plenty to show, each goal bringing rousing cheers from the masses
waiting for the main event.
Even those unable to secure highly
prized tickets simply wanted to be near this outpouring of joy and a
chance to celebrate an unlikely story of success that took Leicester
from a brush with relegation to the Premier League title in the space of
a year.
Source:
http://www.bbc.com/sport/football/36236680
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