03/05/2016

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:00:07. > :00:08.Hey, I'm Leah and this is your morning news hit.

:00:09. > :00:15.Championes, championes, ole, ole, ole!

:00:16. > :00:18.The fairytale comes true for Leicester City as they top

:00:19. > :00:33.And we take a look at how they got there.

:00:34. > :00:35.There's only one story that everyone's talking

:00:36. > :00:38.about this morning - Leicester City are premier

:00:39. > :00:42.Last night their rivals for the top spot, Spurs, played Chelsea.

:00:43. > :00:47.They needed to win to stay in the running, and everything

:00:48. > :00:50.looked to be going well, until Chelsea came back from 2-0

:00:51. > :00:53.down to end Spurs' dreams of a title win and hand Leicester the crown.

:00:54. > :00:59.Jenny's been taking a look at the reaction.

:01:00. > :01:01.Championes, championes, ole, ole, ole!

:01:02. > :01:06.The night the so-called impossible dream became a reality.

:01:07. > :01:08.Outside their stadium, Leicester fans celebrated their club's

:01:09. > :01:10.first-ever Premier League title win in what's been described

:01:11. > :01:18.For their players, too, who had gathered at striker

:01:19. > :01:20.Jamie Vardy's house, it was the moment they

:01:21. > :01:27.The team who've transformed from the brink of relegation

:01:28. > :01:31.Earlier, they'd all watched nervously as Tottenham tried

:01:32. > :01:35.to keep their title hopes alive, but Chelsea's late equaliser

:01:36. > :01:42.completed one of the most remarkable stories in Premier League history.

:01:43. > :01:46.Barely a year ago, they were bottom of the league.

:01:47. > :01:49.I got a bit emotional at the end of the game, I just

:01:50. > :01:58.It was quite hard to breathe the last few minutes, to be honest.

:01:59. > :02:00.But I've followed them since I was a little kid,

:02:01. > :02:03.I was a season ticket holder since I was seven years old.

:02:04. > :02:12.A night they and indeed football will never forget.

:02:13. > :02:14.Well, Leicester's rise to the top has been called one

:02:15. > :02:17.of the greatest achievements in English sporting history.

:02:18. > :02:19.I've been taking a look back at their season

:02:20. > :02:27.Leicester City are in the Premier League for

:02:28. > :02:35.But after a string of losses, by Christmas 2014, they are bottom

:02:36. > :02:42.of the table, and by March 2015, relegation looms.

:02:43. > :02:46.Until four unexpected wins in April secures survival.

:02:47. > :02:50.Which brings us to the summer of 2015.

:02:51. > :02:52.Fans are shocked as manager Nigel Pearson is sacked,

:02:53. > :02:56.and Claudio Ranieri is hired to take his spot.

:02:57. > :02:59.The 2015/16 season kicks off in August, and Ranieri's team

:03:00. > :03:07.They're unbeaten for the whole first month.

:03:08. > :03:10.Striker Jamie Vardy steals the show in November.

:03:11. > :03:17.He breaks league records by scoring in 11 games in a row.

:03:18. > :03:19.And it's a Merry Christmas day 2015 for Foxes fans,

:03:20. > :03:23.with their team at the top of the league having been bottom

:03:24. > :03:27.2016, the year that Leicester's fairy tale starts to look like it

:03:28. > :03:30.By April, Leicester have qualified for the Champions League

:03:31. > :03:33.for the first time, and only Tottenham offer a real challenge

:03:34. > :03:40.But on May the 2nd, Spurs lose their grip on the title

:03:41. > :04:15.Claudio Ranieri must be a very happy man this morning!

:04:16. > :04:17.Whichever team you support, we want to hear what you think

:04:18. > :04:22.so head online and join in the conversation.

:04:23. > :04:24.What do you think about Leicester's win?

:04:25. > :04:26.Perhaps you've got a message for the new champions?

:04:27. > :04:29.And if you're a Leicester fan, how will you be celebrating?

:04:30. > :04:31.We love hearing from you, so send us your messages,

:04:32. > :04:41.I am an Arsenal fan, and if anyone was to win, I'm glad it went to

:04:42. > :04:43.Leicester and not Spurs! That's all from me, Newsround's back

:04:44. > :04:47.right here in about half an hour.