Leicester crowned Premier League champions: The seven biggest sporting upsets in history
Where does the Foxes' triumph rank among the most unlikely results in sport?
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Your support makes all the difference.Leicester City were tonight crowned Premier League champions and with it completed what is possibly the greatest upset in sporting history.
The Midlands side won the title after Tottenham drew against Chelsea, making it mathematically impossible for them to catch the league leaders.
At the start of the campaign Leicester, who had never before won the league title in their history, were among the favourites to be relegated. It was possible to get odds of 5000/1 on them winning the title (which a few canny punters actually backed).
However, Claudio Ranieri's side shocked everyone throughout the campaign and with their consistently stunning results upstaged the usual title contenders like Chelsea, Arsenal and Manchester United.
Some are calling it the greatest upset in sporting history. But is it? Watch the video above for a selection of sporting history’s unlikeliest and most stunning victories and decide for yourself.
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