By George Tzanatos, Philip Panagotou, Dimitris Maroudas & Fotis Trihas

The Wembley “Curse”

1929-1930: Leicester city finished 2nd in the league, which was its best place until the miraculous season.

1948-1949: The “curse” of Wembley started by losing the FA cup final against Wolves.

1961, 1963, 1969: Leicester lost again the FA Cup Final against Spurs, Manchester United and Manchester City respectively.

But , the curse continues…

 2013: EFL CHAMPIONSHIP 2012-2013 SEMI FINALS PLAY-OFFS: (Leicester Fc vs Watford Fc)

Leicester awarded a late penalty and they had a chance to score and qualify in the final with many chances of getting promoted to the Premier League but they didn’t grab the chance and they conceded a goal in the last minute.

By pressing this link you can see the last minutes of this match.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PrFOTT_y8C0

The  Miracle before the  miracle

• Premier League 2014-2015:The season before being awarded the  championship Leicester was a step away from relegation with just 19 points in the first 29 games. Only a wonder could save them….. They had to gain more points that they already have. And they did it. In the last 9 games they achieved to win 22 points with 7 wins in a row and a draw.

One of the biggest achievements in football’s history

    Premier League 2015-2016: Leicester at august 2015 hired Claudio Ranieri (the former coach of Greek  national team) with the aim to stay in the Premier Laegue. As Ranieri acclaimed, in the pre-season press conference, “ Our goal is to reach 40 points. ”

Despite the tough competition in the best league in Europe, things escalated better than the most optimistic supporter could imagine. Leicester made a magic start to the season and they were hunting, through big wins out of the blue, the 1^st spot. In the end of the first round after 19 matches  they were positioned 2^nd with the same points as Arsenal who was first.

In the second round of the Premier League the dream continues as Leicester makes a winning streak that secures them a spot in the best competition of Europe, the UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE. Leicester continues their tremendous performances against top clubs such as Manchester City and Tottenham.

After a couple of stressful matches the team accomplishes to remain in the first place and it only needs 2 points to win the title. The most crucial match for Leicester that season was the match between Chelsea and Tottenham at Stanford Bridge where it ended to a   draw (2-2).

Leicester Fc has won the Premier League.

The Best Players

• Jamie Vardy: The top scorer of Leicester scoring 24 goals and breaking the record for scoring goals in 11 consecutive matches!

• Riyad Mahrez: The pulling force of Leicester’s attack scoring 17 goals and sharing 11 assists.
• N’golo Kante: He made a superb season doing everything on the pitch.
• Kasper Schmeichel: The defensive “wall” keeping 15 clean sheets.

Honorable Mention

• The former president of Leicester City Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha died last October in a helicopter crash outside the King Power Stadium.

Sources:

Greek television documentary https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z5Y2g7LYifw

Official Premier League Website Premierleague.com