Party of five
Since the inception of the Premier League in 1992, only five teams have won the championship: Manchester United (13 times), Chelsea (four), Arsenal (three), Manchester City (two) and Blackburn Rovers (one). From 1999 to 2010, Arsenal and Manchester United finished in the top four in all 11 seasons while Chelsea and Liverpool finished in the top four in eight of those 11 seasons. To say the 20-team league is top heavy would be a massive understatement. Generally, only five teams ever start the season with a real chance to win the league. So the idea that Leicester City, a team that had just been promoted two years ago and was nearly relegation last year, would not only break into that top four but be in position to win the entire league was simply implausible for anyone who followed English football.
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