03/05/2016

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:00:11. > :00:14.I'm Ayshah, live from Leicester with the story that everyone's

:00:15. > :00:27.Leicester are Premier League champions!

:00:28. > :00:31.CHEERING Some people are calling the greatest

:00:32. > :00:35.sporting fairy tale of all time. The whole place is blue and white.

:00:36. > :00:40.Everyone has been honking their horns. It has been absolutely crazy.

:00:41. > :00:44.It is an incredible atmosphere, and I will talk to some of the fans

:00:45. > :00:48.right now. What was like when you found that you guys were champions?

:00:49. > :00:53.It was like the biggest thing in the world. The best thing in the world.

:00:54. > :00:58.How excited I knew about it you macro I'm really excited!

:00:59. > :01:09.Who has been your favourite player this season? Jamie Mahdi. Jamie

:01:10. > :01:14.Bardeen. Christine Fuchs. What about you? Jamie Vardy. A lot of Jamie

:01:15. > :01:20.Vardy fans appear. What is this mean to Leicester. What

:01:21. > :01:24.does it mean to this city? It means the biggest thing to them.

:01:25. > :01:35.I have a hand up here. What does it mean to you?

:01:36. > :01:41.They scored 4-0... Loads of different times, didn't they? They

:01:42. > :01:42.have scored so much. Leah has got a full rundown on the success story

:01:43. > :01:50.that is Leicester. August 2014, Leicester City are in

:01:51. > :01:57.the Premier League for the first time in ten years. But after a

:01:58. > :02:03.string of losses, by Christmas 2014, they are bottom of the table, and by

:02:04. > :02:09.March 2015, relegation looms. Until four unexpected wins in April

:02:10. > :02:16.secured survival. That brings us to the summer of 2015. Fans are shocked

:02:17. > :02:22.as manager Nigel Pearson is sacked and cloudier runny areas hired to

:02:23. > :02:25.take his spot. The 2015-16 season kicks off in August, and the team

:02:26. > :02:31.make a flying start. They are unbeaten for the whole first month.

:02:32. > :02:36.Striker Jamie Vardy steals the show in November, breaking records by

:02:37. > :02:41.scoring in 11 games in a row, and it is a merry Christmas day 2015 for

:02:42. > :02:46.the fans, with the team at the top of the league, having been part and

:02:47. > :02:53.just one day earlier. 2016, the year that Lester's fairy tale starts to

:02:54. > :02:56.like it could become a reality. They qualify for the Champions League for

:02:57. > :03:00.the first time, and only Tottenham offered a challenge. But on May the

:03:01. > :03:04.2nd, Spurs lost their grip on the title with a 2-2 draw against

:03:05. > :03:05.Chelsea. Leicester have done it. No one can catch them now. The Premier

:03:06. > :03:20.League is theirs. Loads of you have been

:03:21. > :03:25.getting in touch online to send your messages

:03:26. > :03:38.in for Leicester. What are your messages?

:03:39. > :03:40.Keep playing, as you get better. Brilliance. What a lovely message.

:03:41. > :03:42.There have been more online as well. Jenny's in the studio

:03:43. > :03:48.with some of them now. Thanks Ayshah, that's right -

:03:49. > :03:52.loads of you have been in touch, Alfred says: Congratulations I am so

:03:53. > :03:55.happy for you. Year 5 from Reevy Hill

:03:56. > :03:57.Primary School class would like to say a massive well

:03:58. > :04:00.done to Leicester City They say: it has made us believe

:04:01. > :04:04.that if you want something hard enough you will be determined

:04:05. > :04:07.to succeed and you can achieve. And Year 5 from

:04:08. > :04:09.Waterloo Primary said: Well done, you came

:04:10. > :04:13.from the bottom to the top. Your manager did a lot

:04:14. > :04:16.of hard work too! We don't support Leicester,

:04:17. > :04:19.but we are really glad you won. I'll leave you with a video

:04:20. > :04:31.from Tottenham fan Jude. I give Leicester City lots of

:04:32. > :04:32.congratulations, even though I am a Tottenham fan.

:04:33. > :04:34.Thanks Jude - what a sportsmanly reaction!

:04:35. > :04:41.It's been a very exciting day for all of Leicester City's fans.

:04:42. > :04:44.I think they'll be celebrating for many days and weeks to come.

:04:45. > :04:51.That's all from me and the team, in Leicester and in the studio.

:04:52. > :05:00.Remember, you can get all the rest of today's stories online.

:05:01. > :05:05.One thing left to say:, and, Leicester!