1. Leicester City and the impossible dream(2016)
The greatest story in the history of football? At odds of 5,000-1, here it is!
Leicester’s late Thai owner Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha was one of those who dreamt big and dared to try and make them come true. Replacing Nigel Pearson with former Chelsea boss Claudio Ranieri raised some doubts in the beginning but his opening season started well with a 4–2 win over Sunderland on the opening match of the season on 8th August. The strong start saw ‘the foxes’ finish at the top of the table at Christmas. During this run, striker Jamie Vardy broke the Premier League record by scoring in 11 consecutive league matches.
On 2 May 2016, a day after drawing with Manchester United, Spurs threw away a 2-0 lead at Chelsea to award Leicester the league with two games to spare. History had been made. One of the greatest sporting surprises had taken place that day.
José Mourinho, who had won the title the previous year with Chelsea, said: “I lost my title to Claudio Ranieri and it is with incredible emotion that I live this magic moment in his career.”
We all did. It wasn’t just the people of the city, but everyone who loves football. We were in it together. We got to witness magic, or perhaps, a miracle.
Author Name- Hrishik Joshi
