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| Leicester City parade: Thousands gather to celebrate Premier League title win | Leicester City parade: Thousands gather to celebrate Premier League title win |
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| Thousands of people have gathered to watch the Leicester City team parade on open-top buses in celebration of their Premier League title win. | Thousands of people have gathered to watch the Leicester City team parade on open-top buses in celebration of their Premier League title win. |
| The victory parade started at Jubilee Square in the city centre at about 18:00 BST, with the team to take the stage later at Victoria Park. | The victory parade started at Jubilee Square in the city centre at about 18:00 BST, with the team to take the stage later at Victoria Park. |
| The Foxes were presented with the trophy after their final home game of the season against Everton on 7 May. | The Foxes were presented with the trophy after their final home game of the season against Everton on 7 May. |
| The champions were 5,000-1 to win the title at the start of the season. | The champions were 5,000-1 to win the title at the start of the season. |
| More live updates on the parade | More live updates on the parade |
| Leicester manager Claudio Ranieri told the BBC it was "unbelievable" the whole city had seemingly turned up to celebrate. | |
| "I think this is because the team won but also they played with the heart, with the soul and I think the people understand this," he said. | |
| The club's last open-top bus parade was two years ago when Leicester won the Championship title and with it promotion to the Premier League. | The club's last open-top bus parade was two years ago when Leicester won the Championship title and with it promotion to the Premier League. |
| In 2014, the squad finished their parade outside the Town Hall but this year it ended at the more spacious Victoria Park. | |
| A number of activities will take place on stage, including appearances from the players and the trophy, and the celebrations will finish at about 21:00. | A number of activities will take place on stage, including appearances from the players and the trophy, and the celebrations will finish at about 21:00. |
| Earlier, there was travel chaos across the city, with all park and ride sites shut and road closures brought forward early. | Earlier, there was travel chaos across the city, with all park and ride sites shut and road closures brought forward early. |
| Hundreds of train commuters were also seen queuing in the Leicestershire village of Narborough, with CrossCountry forced to apologise due to the "extremely busy" network. | Hundreds of train commuters were also seen queuing in the Leicestershire village of Narborough, with CrossCountry forced to apologise due to the "extremely busy" network. |
| The city council had warned people to expect disruption and to travel in advance of the parade. | The city council had warned people to expect disruption and to travel in advance of the parade. |
| Leicester became champions of England for the first time in their 132-year history on 2 May when Tottenham failed to beat Chelsea. | Leicester became champions of England for the first time in their 132-year history on 2 May when Tottenham failed to beat Chelsea. |