About Leicester City football club: The ESPN FC crew discuss Leicester City’s standout defence this season and how it differs from many of the bigger clubs. Leicester City is on the brink of completing the most improbable championship season in sports history. If that sounds like hyperbole, consider this: Before the start of the Premier League season, the Foxes were 5,000-1 long shots to win the title, according to William Hill, an England-based bookmaker. You know what else had 5,000-1 odds back in July? Elvis being alive.
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How did this happen? Who are the Foxes? Where exactly is Leicester? We’ve got you covered. Here are 10 things you should know about Leicester City — and the city of Leicester.
Started from the bottom, now they’re here
There are many reasons why Leicester City’s rise to the top of Premier League table is so improbable. But paramount among them: The team wasn’t even in the Premier League two years ago and was in danger of being relegated back to the Football League Championship, the second-tier league in the English soccer system. Just seven years ago, the Foxes were in Football League One, the third-tier league. The Foxes were dead-last in the Premier League last season for 4 1/2 months between late-November and mid-April, including a 13-game winless streak, which was the longest in the league. They staved off relegation by winning seven of their last nine matches, but no one saw that as a sign of things to come. If anything, most pundits had them fighting off relegation again this season.
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