Fairytale champions Leicester won the Premier League for the first time in the club’s 132-year history after second placed Tottenham’s 2-2 draw at Chelsea on Monday and the footballing world collectively went:
WOW!
Well, some reactions were more erudite than just that.
Let’s start with the biggest Leicester City fan out there. Former Leicester and England striker Gary Lineker:
I can’t breathe.
— Gary Lineker (@GaryLineker) May 2, 2016
Leicester City have won the Premier League. The biggest sporting shock of my lifetime, and it’s only my team.
— Gary Lineker (@GaryLineker) May 2, 2016
And it still has not sunk in:
I had this incredible dream last night. It was a dream, wasn’t it?
— Gary Lineker (@GaryLineker) May 3, 2016
And you know what all this means, right? Gary Lineker will be in his underpants for the BBC’s football show next season!
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David Beckham had his say too:
British Prime Minister David Cameron:
Many congratulations to Leicester. An extraordinary, thoroughly deserved, Premier League title.
— David Cameron (@David_Cameron) May 2, 2016
Former Spurs player Gareth Bale couldn’t hide his disappointment, but:
Gutted for @SpursOfficial but congrats to @LCFC, amazing season!! ♥️ Football
— Gareth Bale (@GarethBale11) May 2, 2016
And plaudits from some of the biggest names in the Premier League:
Congratulations to Leicester on winning the league title. What an unbelievable performance over the course of the season!
— Basti Schweinsteiger (@BSchweinsteiger) May 2, 2016
Congratulations to Leicester on what they achieved. Finally thanks to all the fans! Let’s finish the season strong now! #COYS
— Harry Kane (@HKane) May 2, 2016
Congratulations to Leicester on what they achieved. Finally thanks to all the fans! Let’s finish the season strong now! #COYS
— Harry Kane (@HKane) May 2, 2016
Chelsea captain, John Terry, after the outgoing champions’ fightback from 2-0 down ended Spurs’ hopes:
All season long people kept saying they’ll lose the next one, lose the next one but they kept winning and churning out results. To do what they’ve done this year has been unbelievable and given hope to the smaller teams.
Congratulations are due for Leicester City, deserving champions of the Premier League!
— Sergio Kun Aguero (@aguerosergiokun) May 2, 2016
Congratulations to the new Champions of England, Leicester City. Respect.
— Vincent Kompany (@VincentKompany) May 2, 2016
Former Leicester and Wales midfielder Robbie Savage:
“An unbelievable night for Leicester. This is the greatest achievement in British sport. I was a massive sceptic of (Leicester manager) Claudio Ranieri but he proved me so wrong.”
Former Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher:
There’s no doubt that is the greatest achievement in the history of our game. Football had become a closed shop with the same teams winning year after year and you never believed a story like this could happen. Statue for Ranieri in the morning I think.
Australian cricket legend Shane Warne:
Well done, Leicester City.
You showed all sportsman that dreams & fairytales can come true , if u truly believe, amazing story. Congrats 🏆— Shane Warne (@ShaneWarne) May 2, 2016
Finally, Spurs fan and super singer, Adele:
Proud of you Spurs! But Leicester… What an inspiration, the best fucking story ever! Congratulations!!!! X
— Adele (@Adele) May 2, 2016
Us? We are still stuck at WOW!