The impossible happened on Monday when 5,000-1 long shot Leicester City became the Premier League's sixth champion.
This story had been developing for months, as the Foxes neared a historic triumph, but that doesn't make the reality any more believable. Predictably, Twitter couldn't contain itself at the fact that Leicester, so close to relegation last year, is now royalty.
The truth
Monday, 9:55 p.m.: Leicester City wins the English Premier League. The biggest upset in sports this year.
— Joshua Robinson (@JoshRobinson23) May 2, 2016
Leicester City. Champions of England. pic.twitter.com/WRwfysTn2N
— Leicester City (@LCFC) May 2, 2016
Nov 2014: Ranieri sacked by Greece after Faroe Islands defeat
— Squawka Football (@Squawka) May 2, 2016
May 2016: Ranieri wins Premier League with Leicester pic.twitter.com/Dx84e4ukKU
"The greatest achievement in the history of our game." - Jamie Carragher
— Back Page Football (@bpfootball) May 2, 2016
The tributes
Congrats to our friends at @LCFC for clinching the English Premier League title! #KeepPounding pic.twitter.com/hSSRJJrc5q
— Carolina Panthers (@Panthers) May 2, 2016
Congrats to Leceister City FC. What an achievement....financial muscle, depth of squad, experience...all way behind the so called big boys!
— Rio Ferdinand (@rioferdy5) May 2, 2016
The numbers
Wow.
— Twitter UK (@TwitterUK) May 2, 2016
Leicester winning the league triggered an 86% increase in normal Twitter activity in the UK...#havingaparty pic.twitter.com/vGTmtqwq2E
.@LCFC odds compared to past long-shot sport victories—puts it into a little perspective pic.twitter.com/Uf2zO7cIlI
— Austin Hunt (@AustinHunt) May 2, 2016
The banter
"This is your captain speaking....we're currently flying at 30,000 feet. Oh, and Claudio, you are the champion"
— Sid Lowe (@sidlowe) May 2, 2016
Leicester's and Tottenham's season end. pic.twitter.com/iuMBhY7TOl
— Telegraph Football (@TeleFootball) May 2, 2016
Jamie Vardy has invited me to his party tonight but I had to decline. I don't like WKD.
— Boring James Milner (@BoringMilner) May 2, 2016
@MenInBlazers pic.twitter.com/QeOalEuRTq
— Scott Glieden (@Sglieden21) May 2, 2016
The irony
Mourinho on Ranieri, 2008: "He is almost 70 years old. He's old and he hasn't won anything." He may need to update that...
— Richard Jolly (@RichJolly) May 2, 2016
