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Photos: Leicester fans celebrate after being crowned Premier League champions

They are England’s first new title-winners since Brian Clough’s Nottingham Forest 1978.
7.30am, 3 May 2016
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LEICESTER CITY FANS celebrated in the streets after seeing their side crowned Barclays Premier League champions last night.

Leicester City Fans Watch Chelsea v Tottenham Hotspur JONATHAN BRADY JONATHAN BRADY

They are England’s first new title-winners since Brian Clough’s Nottingham Forest in 1978.

Leicester City Fans Watch Chelsea v Tottenham Hotspur JONATHAN BRADY JONATHAN BRADY

Leicester City’s surge to glory in the world’s most-watched football championship will go down as one of the most improbable feats in sporting history.

Leicester City Fans Watch Chelsea v Tottenham Hotspur Leicester City fans delay a bus near the clock tower in Leicester after seeing their side crowned Barclays Premier League champions. JONATHAN BRADY JONATHAN BRADY

Substitute Eden Hazard’s stunning late goal earned them the 2-2 draw needed against Tottenham Hotspur.

Leicester City Fans Watch Chelsea v Tottenham Hotspur Leicester City fans react in Hogarths pub in Leicester after Chelsea's Eden Hazard scores the equalising goal against Tottenham Hotspur. JONATHAN BRADY JONATHAN BRADY

Many fans gathered at the home of striker Jamie Vardy to watch the match:

Photos: Leicester fans celebrate after being crowned Premier League champions
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  • Leicester City Fans Watch Chelsea v Tottenham Hotspur

    Source: PA WIRE

  • Leicester City Fans Watch Chelsea v Tottenham Hotspur

    Source: JONATHAN BRADY

  • Leicester City Fans Watch Chelsea v Tottenham Hotspur

    Source: PA WIRE

  • Leicester City Fans Watch Chelsea v Tottenham Hotspur

    Source: PA WIRE

  • Leicester City Fans Watch Chelsea v Tottenham Hotspur

    Source: PA WIRE

Their previous best season in the English top flight was a second-place finish in 1929 and their last piece of silverware had been the 2000 League Cup.

Leicester City Fans Watch Chelsea v Tottenham Hotspur A Leicester City fan bows down to a projection of Jamie Vardy on the side of the Ramada Encore Hotel in Leicester JONATHAN BRADY JONATHAN BRADY

With additional reporting by AFP.

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