5000-1: The Leicester City Story

THE INCREDIBLE AS-IT-HAPPENED STORY OF LEICESTER CITY S MARCH TO PREMIER LEAGUE VICTORY § In August 2015 bookmakers priced Leicester at 5000-1 to win the Premier League the same odds as Elvis being found alive. § On 2 May 2016, the impossible happened Leicester won, to ecstatic celebrations in the city and around the world. § Relive this remarkable season with Rob Tanner, the Leicester Mercury s chief football writer, from the great escape of 2015 to the curtain-closer at Stamford Bridge, via Ulloa s last-gasp winner at Norwich and Vardy s stunning volley against Liverpool. § Detailing the key matches and turning points, Tanner s book tells the inside story of Leicester City s heroic year of triumph and the players who under Claudio Ranieri s inspired leadership became the most unlikely champions in football history.