Leicester City win the Premier League: How the world media reported the most incredible title success in British history

Newspapers all over the world have paid tribute to Leicester after they won the Premier League against all the odds

Newspapers around the world have congratulated Leicester on their Premier League title triumph

Leicester City’s stunning Premier League title victory has seen an outpouring of congratulations from the British media that had no idea the Foxes were capable of being crowned champions this season, but the success story hasn’t gone unnoticed around the rest of the world.

Media outlets in Italy have been quick to praise one of their favourite sons in Leicester manager Claudio Ranieri, while other publications have labelled it a “miracle” given that the Foxes were rated as 5,000/1 rank outsiders to win the title at the start of the season, having managed to avoid relegation by the skin of their teeth a few months prior.

With Leicester celebrating their first ever top flight title in their 126-year history, the world’s media have paid tribute to the underdogs who proved everyone wrong and shook up the Premier League like never before to pull off one of the most biggest surprises in sporting history.

Here, we take a look at some of the front pages that pay tribute to Leicester, both in the United Kingdom and around the world.

The Independent’s front page:

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The i also focused on the incredible against-the-odds story of Leicester’s achievement, heralding it as “greatest fairy tale football has ever known”,

Italy’s Corriere dello Sport paid tribute to Ranieri, adding that Leicester’s season has been a “wonderful story”, while Gazzetta dello Sport also praised the Italian.

Spain’s Mundo Deportivo went with the headline “Miracle Leicester”.

Fellow Spanish publiscation Marca decided to go with a play on words to celebrate Leicester’s success.

And French newspaper L’Equipe decided to lead with a picture of the Leicester players celebrating at Jamie Vardy’s house after they were confirmed as champions, with the headline “So Good!”

In Britain, The Guardian decided to mock up an image of King Richard III wearing a Leicester City hat, adding “Leicester City; Kings of England” while Metro recognised Leicester’s rise from bottom-of-the-league relegation favourites in 2014 to Premier League champions, with the headline “Zeroes to Heroes”, while The Telegraph paid tribute with a poster sport front page with an image of Ranieri alone along with a Leicester City crest watermark.

The Express elected to focus on the match that handed Leicester the title after Chelsea fought back from two goals down to earn a 2-2 draw with Tottenham thanks to Eden Hazard’s late equaliser, while The Sun went with a large front-page image of the squad celebrating with the headline “Blue Done It”.

The headlines being written around the world surrounding Leicester’s triumph could just be the start for the Premier League club, given that next season they will launch onto the European platform as they compete in the Champions League along with the likes of Barcelona, Real Madrid and Bayern Munich.