Journalism of Courage
There were scenes of euphoria in Leicester after the local football club - Leicester City won their first ever English Premier League title. This is their first ever title in the English top division in 132 years of history. (Source: AP)
Leicester fans celebrated the title win well into the night in the town with a population of well over 3 lakh. Leicester's previous best finish in the top division of English football was second in 1929. (Source: Reuters)
Leicester fans celebrated in the city square and outside the King Power Stadium - the club's home venue. Traffic was blocked for hours at end in the night as fans celebrated by dancing and singing over cars and in unison. (Source: Reuters)
Leicester City fans watched the decisive Chelsea vs Tottenham game at bars across the city. Spurs had to win to keep the title race alive but they could only draw 2-2 as the referee blew the final whistle. (Source: Reuters)
Korpsin Uiamsa-ard, an assistant of chief monk Phra Prommangkalachan at the Wat Traimitr Withayaram temple holds a Leicester flag while wearing a club shirt. The Buddhist temple has turned overnight into a venerated site for Leicester City's fans, at least in Thailand. After all, it was Prommangkalachan, who some months ago had predicted that the team, which was a 5,000-1 outsider at the start of the season, will win the English Premier League title. (Source: AP)
With fans following the all-important Chelsea vs Spurs fixture at bars and at the King Power Stadium, the players themselves watched the game at striker Jamie Vardy's house in Melton Mowbray. (Source: Reuters)
The entire Leicester squad watched the game at Jamie Vardy's house including Andy King and Danny Drinkwater. (Source: Reuters)
Leicester City's captain Wes Morgan arrived at Jamie Vardy's home in a car but in a tweet later was on the floor in celebration after Chelsea scored the equalising goal to dent Spurs' chances. (Source: Reuters)
Leicester City's win has taken the entire world by storm owing to the unbelievable odds that Leicester faced at the start of the season. The Foxes barely survived a season before and now are champions of England. Christian Fuchs and Robert Huth have been rocks at the back in Leicester's campaign throughout the season. (Source: Reuters)
It was double the joy for Leicester on Monday night as British No. 1 Mark Selby beat China's Ding Junhui in the final of the Snooker World Championships. And Selby hails from Leicester as well and is a supporter of the club. After the win, he held up a Leicester flag in celebration of his own. (Source: AP)
