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| The incredible resurrection of Leicester | The incredible resurrection of Leicester |
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| Name: Leicester | Name: Leicester |
| Pronounced: Lester | Pronounced: Lester |
| Age: 2,000 years | Age: 2,000 years |
| Appearance: An attractive mix of new and old buildings. | Appearance: An attractive mix of new and old buildings. |
| And what is it known for? Not much. It’s a historic but unglamorous middle-sized city in the east midlands of England, noted for its south Asian population and crisp factory. The Attenborough brothers grew up there, as did Gary Lineker. | And what is it known for? Not much. It’s a historic but unglamorous middle-sized city in the east midlands of England, noted for its south Asian population and crisp factory. The Attenborough brothers grew up there, as did Gary Lineker. |
| Aren’t you forgetting Kasabian? Nope. But now Leicester is world-famous. Firstly because the body of Richard III was discovered under a car park there, then reburied on 26 March 2015. Secondly, because the local football team, Leicester City, are living through what could become the greatest story in the history of English football. | Aren’t you forgetting Kasabian? Nope. But now Leicester is world-famous. Firstly because the body of Richard III was discovered under a car park there, then reburied on 26 March 2015. Secondly, because the local football team, Leicester City, are living through what could become the greatest story in the history of English football. |
| Seriously? Seriously. On 21 March 2015, Leicester lost to Tottenham Hotspur and were distant last in the Premier League, having won four of their first 29 games. Then, out of nowhere, they won seven of their last nine to achieve an incredible escape from relegation. | Seriously? Seriously. On 21 March 2015, Leicester lost to Tottenham Hotspur and were distant last in the Premier League, having won four of their first 29 games. Then, out of nowhere, they won seven of their last nine to achieve an incredible escape from relegation. |
| Well done Leicester! And it doesn’t end there. The summer began disastrously, when the club’s Thai owners took the squad on tour to Thailand, only for a video to emerge showing three youth players verbally abusing a group of sex workers during an orgy. One of the men was James Pearson, son of the team’s manager, Nigel, who was sacked soon afterwards. Then in August one of their best players, Jamie Vardy, was videoed shouting angry, racist insults at a man in a casino. | Well done Leicester! And it doesn’t end there. The summer began disastrously, when the club’s Thai owners took the squad on tour to Thailand, only for a video to emerge showing three youth players verbally abusing a group of sex workers during an orgy. One of the men was James Pearson, son of the team’s manager, Nigel, who was sacked soon afterwards. Then in August one of their best players, Jamie Vardy, was videoed shouting angry, racist insults at a man in a casino. |
| Cripes. However … under their new manager, a likable old pro called Claudio Ranieri, Leicester City have risen to the top of the Premier League. After their 3-1 victory over Manchester City on Saturday, they are now favourites to win the league, something the club has never done in its 132-year history. Vardy, who was still playing non-league football when he was 25, is now top of the goalscoring table, and has set a new Premier League record for scoring in successive games. | Cripes. However … under their new manager, a likable old pro called Claudio Ranieri, Leicester City have risen to the top of the Premier League. After their 3-1 victory over Manchester City on Saturday, they are now favourites to win the league, something the club has never done in its 132-year history. Vardy, who was still playing non-league football when he was 25, is now top of the goalscoring table, and has set a new Premier League record for scoring in successive games. |
| Amazing. So you’re saying that the Leicester City team miraculously improved from the moment that Richard III was reburied? I am. And you’ll never guess the name of their stadium, taken from their Thai owners and printed on their shirts. | Amazing. So you’re saying that the Leicester City team miraculously improved from the moment that Richard III was reburied? I am. And you’ll never guess the name of their stadium, taken from their Thai owners and printed on their shirts. |
| What? King Power. | What? King Power. |
| Do say: “They’ll make a movie out of this!” | Do say: “They’ll make a movie out of this!” |
| Don’t say: “They might want to skip the racism and orgies.” | Don’t say: “They might want to skip the racism and orgies.” |
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