Thousands of people across Leicester celebrated wildly late into the night last night to celebrate what is probably the greatest sporting achievement in history - 5,000-1 odds Leicester City winning their first ever league title.
Bars and pubs across Britain's tenth-largest city were packed as Leicester City fans watched the game between Chelsea and second-placed Tottenham Hotspur, with Tottenham needing a win to prevent Leicester winning the title and to keep alive their own title hopes.
Tottenham were 2-0 up in the match and looked like they were going to get their first win at Stamford Bridge for the first time since 1990 and see Leicester trying to win the title in front of their own fans by beating Everton on Saturday, but Chelsea fought back to draw the match 2-2. The result meant Leicester City had won the title and fans went absolutely crazy upon the final whistle, while pictures and videos also emerged of the jubilant players at striker Jamie Vardy's house. He and his teammates were seen jumping around singing 'Championes' as soon as it was confirmed Leicester City had won their first top-flight title in the club's 132-year history.
Toasting his success with a glass of bubbly, victorious Leicester City boss Claudio Ranieri was swept back into Britain by one of the club’s glamorous directors last night after visiting his mother in Italy.
The 64-year-old Italian manager flew to his native Rome on Sunday for his mother Renata’s 96th birthday, before returning home on a £43million Gulfstream G650 jet into East Midlands Airport.
And Foxes executive director Supornthip Choungrangsee posted a picture on Instagram overnight of her with Ranieri in the jet, which belongs to the club’s owner Khun Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha.
Captioning the picture in the jet, which can fly non-stop from the Far East to Britain and was bought from Bernie Ecclestone's wife Fabiana Flosi, she wrote: ‘We are the champion in premiere league.'
The jet helped Ranieri - and his antiques dealer wife Rosanna - make it back to the UK in time for last night’s crucial match.
At the final whistle, hundreds of supporters then congregated outside Vardy's home to cheer on their heroes, accompanied by drivers who beeped their horns in celebration. Some parties in Leicester's city centre even spilled out onto the streets as supporters could not hide their delight.
Leicester had been rank outsiders after narrowly avoiding relegation last season, and barely a year ago were bottom of the league, but the 'David' club beat the Goliaths of English football in one of the most unlikely triumphs ever seen in world sport.
To put their title win into context, bookmakers were offering shorter odds for Elvis to be found alive and well and even for Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn to be crowned the winner of Big Brother than the price for Leicester to top the Premier League come the end of the season.
Leicester's title win also means they will compete in the Champions League next season against Europe's elite clubs.
Long night, Jamie? Leicester City star Vardy emerges looking tired after his boisterous house party to celebrate club's fairytale Premier League win (but at least his fiancee was up early to take the children to school)
The Foxes won their first ever English Premier League title after Chelsea drew 2-2 with Tottenham Hotspur last night
They were 5,000/1 to win the title in August and October last year after they finished 14th in the league last season
Club's players gathered at striker Jamie Vardy's house to watch the match at his £1million property in Leicestershire
After the final whistle the newly-crowned champions went wild and hundreds of fans gathered outside Vardy's home
Maverick manager Claudio Ranieri saw game after being flown back from lunch with his mother in Italy in a £43m jet
See more news on Leicester City's meteoric rise and historic Premier League win
By Sam Tonkin For Mailonline
3 May 2016
Daily Mail
Spraying the champagne: Leicester City fans celebrate their Premier League title win outside the club's ground - the King Power Stadium. The team will be presented with the Premier League trophy after their home game against Everton on Saturday
Watch Leicester City fans in delirium last night after Tottenham Hotspur drew 2-2 with Chelsea and one of sport's greatest ever shocks and greatest ever triumphs was completed:
Watch Leicester City players celebrate at striker Jamie Vardy's house upon the final whistle of the Chelsea vs Tottenham Hotspur match:
It appears there may be a few sore heads at Leicester City's training ground today with star striker Jamie Vardy the first to surface looking a little worse for wear following last night's title celebrations.
The player emerged from his £1million home this morning hours after he and his teammates toasted their club's first ever Premier League title win - a 5,000/1 fairytale which ranks among the greatest sporting achievements of all time.
Vardy hosted the gathering last night, and his dream that it would turn into a title party was realised when Tottenham Hotspur could only manage a draw with Chelsea at Stamford Bridge.
It signalled the start of wild celebrations as he and tens of thousands of fans in Leicester and across the world partied the night away in honour of the most unlikeliest of feats.
The morning after: Leicester City striker Jamie Vardy emerged from his £1million home appearing a little worse for wear today
Vardy was joined by his teammates as they celebrated the club's first ever Premier League title win - a 5,000/1 fairytale which ranks among the greatest sporting achievements of all time
Ready for the school run: The 33-year-old emerged from the £1million home in Melton Mowbray, Leicester, to take her children to school
In last night's 2-2 draw between Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur, Tottenham picked up a Premier League record NINE yellow cards as Chelsea fought back from 2-0 down to draw 2-2, ending Tottenham's title chances and handing the title to Leicester City
Before Leicester City last night, the last new team to win the English title was Nottingham Forest in 1978, but even that didn't surpass Leicester City's unlikeliest of achievements
Vardy's fiancée Rebekah Nicholson, 33, was the first to be pictured leaving the home she shares with the England international, as she took her children to school this morning. Ms Nicholson, who is due to marry Vardy when the season ends, looked casual as she was seen leaving the property in charcoal jeans, a pink jumper and a baseball cap, while hiding behind a pair of large sunglasses.
Not long after, Vardy himself left looking rather bleary-eyed. He wore a black hoodie and tracksuit bottoms, while carrying several bags and a bottle of the energy drink Lucozade.
Spurs had to win to keep the title race alive, but despite taking a 2-0 lead were pegged back to 2-2 in West London, sparking wild scenes of euphoria in Leicester as the city's club were crowned English champions with two league games to spare.
Fans went wild at the final whistle, while pictures and videos also emerged of the jubilant players at Vardy's house. He and his teammates were seen jumping around singing 'Championes' as soon as it was confirmed Leicester City had won their first top-flight title in the club's 132-year history.
Toasting his success with a glass of bubbly, victorious Leicester City boss Claudio Ranieri was swept back into Britain by one of the club’s glamorous directors last night after visiting his mother in Italy.
The 64-year-old Italian manager flew to his native Rome on Sunday for his mother Renata’s 96th birthday, before returning home on a £43million Gulfstream G650 jet into East Midlands Airport.
And Foxes executive director Supornthip Choungrangsee posted a picture on Instagram overnight of her with Ranieri in the jet, which belongs to the club’s owner Khun Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha.
Captioning the picture in the jet, which can fly non-stop from the Far East to Britain and was bought from Bernie Ecclestone's wife Fabiana Flosi, she wrote: ‘We are the champion in premiere league.'
Toasting success: Leicester City manager Claudio Ranieri is pictured on Instagram in a Gulfstream G650 private jet along with Foxes executive director Supornthip Choungrangsee yesterday
Return: Ranieri, 64, is pictured arriving at Rome Airport Ciampino yesterday after visiting his 96-year-old mother in Italy
Arrival: Leicester City's Andy King and England international Danny Drinkwater (right) arrive at Belvoir Drive Training Ground this morning
The goal which handed Leicester City their title: Chelsea's Eden Hazard scores his team's second goal as Tottenham Hotspur's Hugo Lloris dives in vain during the London derby
Tottenham's Danny Rose looks dejected in the second half at Stamford Bridge during the 2-2 draw which ended his team's title chances
Chelsea fans hold up banners celebrating Leicester City being crowned champions. Leicester City manager Claudio Ranieri is a former Chelsea manager
The jet helped Ranieri - and his antiques dealer wife Rosanna - make it back to the UK in time for last night’s crucial match.
At the final whistle, hundreds of supporters then congregated outside Vardy's home to cheer on their heroes, accompanied by drivers who beeped their horns in celebration. Some parties in Leicester's city centre even spilled out onto the streets as supporters could not hide their delight.
Leicester had been rank outsiders after narrowly avoiding relegation last season, and barely a year ago were bottom of the league, but the 'David' club beat the Goliaths of English football in one of the most unlikely triumphs ever seen in world sport.
To put their title win into context, bookmakers were offering shorter odds for Elvis to be found alive and well and even for Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn to be crowned the winner of Big Brother than the price for Leicester to top the Premier League come the end of the season.
But a draw between their last remaining rivals Tottenham and last year's champions Chelsea made it mathematically impossible for anyone to stop their dream from becoming a reality.
Leicester's bank balance will profit from the benefits that champions enjoy in the months to come.
For simply competing in the Champions League group stage, the club will receive £9.3million while each win will further line their pockets to the tune of £1.2million. Even a draw at Europe's top table generates £390,000.
Added to that is a slice of the TV revenue drawn from BT Sport's massive £897million three-year investment in European football. The pot for 2016-17 stands at around £75million and the champions will receive the lion's share — about 40 per cent.
Even if Leicester go out at the first stage without picking up a point, they will still earn close to £40million. That is before revenue from three guaranteed home games and additional sponsorship are factored in.
Winning the Premier League title has also handed them around £90million in prize money.
Manager Ranieri, meanwhile, is set to seal a £5million bonus by virtue of his clause to receive £100,000 for every place he finishes above the relegation zone.
Speaking last night, one neighbour of Vardy's said: 'No one will mind if they make a lot of noise tonight. The lads have been tremendous.
'It's a fairytale ending no one, probably least of all Leicester fans, even expected. It's going to be a walloping party across Leicester tonight.'
Two burly security guards stood outside Vardy's sprawling gated mansion last night.
As the full-time whistle blew, hundreds of Foxes fans cheered in celebration, chanting 'We're all going on a European Tour'.
Lifelong Leicester fans James Upton, 63, and his wife Vikki, 58, moved from Melton, Leicestershire, 28 years ago to Perth in Australia.
James, a decorator, said: 'I can't believe it. The whole country is with them.
'We came over from Australia to coincide with a family birthday and we are chuffed to be here to celebrate with all the fans.
'The collective team spirit has been amazing. Ranieri's carried on from what Pearson did and it's paid off.
'It really hasn't sunk in yet. We are here for another three weeks, so we are going to try and see the parade because we knew we wouldn't get a ticket for a match.'
At least 1,000 fans arrived at the stadium to mark Leicester's historic title win and police officers were photographed joining in the celebrations.
Fan Keith Richards, 67, said: 'I've waited 67 years for this and I couldn't be happier.'
Phillip Watkins, 42, a teacher, said: 'It was such a tense game but Chelsea pulled it out the bag for us. I bet Vardy's enjoying his party because we are definitely going to enjoy ours.'
Fan John Albright, 30, travelled from London to watch Chelsea's match on TV in the Local Hero pub near the King Power Stadium.
He said: 'I've been a Leicester fan all my life. I might live in London now but I felt I had to be here for the moment Leicester were champions.
'I've watched the Chelsea game in the pub in Leicester and got a taxi with a few mates to see if I can see Vardy and the boys. I don't expect anyone will expect to see them at training tomorrow. It's wonderful for the city.'
Lifelong fan Curtis Leal, 27, of Leicester, said: 'I'm in tears, I just can't believe it. What a moment!'
Exiled Leicester City fans have also been revelling in their club making headlines across the world following a fairytale season.
The exploits of Jamie Vardy, Riyad Mahrez and others have taken the footballing world by storm with fans based thousands of miles from the King Power staying up late or getting up early to follow their team.
Among them is Max Bourne, a 34-year-old television producer, who splits his time between New York and Canada and has been following Claudio Ranieri's team from all over the world.
He said: 'Losing on Valentine's Day against Arsenal after an 8am start was perhaps not the best present I could have received or given but my girlfriend has been incredibly understanding and has even started supporting the club.'
Mr Bourne, who went to see games at Filbert Street with his father and brother, said the Leicester love has been spreading overseas.
Jubilant: Jamie Vardy and his teammates partied long into the night along with tens of thousands of Leicester City fans across the world as The Foxes' 5,000/1 dream became a reality tonight. The club were crowned Premier League champions for the first time in their history
The celebrations begin: It was a night of high drama at Stamford Bridge in West London, after Chelsea came back from two goals behind. Leicester players could not hide their emotions at the final whistle as Tottenham failed to win and keep the Premier League title race alive
Emotional scenes: The newly-crowned champions went wild at the final whistle, as pictures and videos emerged of the jubilant players at Vardy's house. The players were seen jumping around singing 'Championees' after the final whistle was blown at the Chelsea game
Happy: Leicester City fans celebrate at the final whistle of the Chelsea v Spurs match, as their team are crowned champions of England
When a dream becomes a reality: Leicester City supporters go wild at the final whistle as their side are crowned champions of England
Cheers: Leicester City players begin the celebrations at Jamie Vardy's house after being crowned champions of England against all odds
Partying away: Striker Jamie Vardy invited all the Leicester City players round to his £1million home in Melton Mowbray for a title party
Success: Crowds celebrate outside the £1million home of Jamie Vardy after Leicester City win the English Premier League for the first time
Huge gathering: Crowds celebrate outside the Melton Mowbray home of Jamie Vardy after Leicester City win the Premier League title
Hard to believe: Hundreds of fans gathered outside Vardy's home to cheer on their heroes, accompanied by drivers who beeped their horns in celebration after the final whistle
Celebrations: Leicester City fans take to the streets after their side became English Premier League champions on a night of high drama
Crowds of people: Blue smoke bombs were let off as Leicester City fans celebrated winning the league outside the King Power Stadium
A fairytale comes true: Leicester were crowned English Premier League champions for the first time in the club's history clinching the title after a tie between Chelsea and Tottenham
Kitted out: Leicester City fans celebrate as their team becomes Premier League champions after watching the Barclays Premier League between Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur
Leicester City fans celebrate as their team becomes Premier League champions after watching Chelsea's 2-2 draw with Tottenham Hotspur
Jumping up and down: Leicester City fans celebrate their team becoming Premier League champions, as they watch Tottenham Hotspur play Chelsea, at The Local Hero pub on Freemans Common
Leicester City fans celebrate their team becoming Premier League champions, as they watch Tottenham Hotspur play Chelsea, at The Local Hero pub on Freemans Common
Steve Worthy (centre) with former Leicester player Muzzy Izzet and grandmother Gladys Kenney, 97. Barclays is giving Worthy the opportunity to present the Barclays Premier League trophy to the champions on Saturday
Leicester City fans celebrate their team becoming Premier League champions at The Clock Tower in the centre of Leicester
Kimberley Brainer, 22, said: 'I don't know whether to laugh or cry - I knew I was going to have a meltdown. You've got to give credit to (Claudio) Ranieri, he's been amazing'
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Bars and pubs across Britain's tenth-largest city were packed as Leicester City fans watched the game between Chelsea and second-placed Tottenham Hotspur, with Tottenham needing a win to prevent Leicester winning the title and to keep alive their own title hopes.
Tottenham were 2-0 up in the match and looked like they were going to get their first win at Stamford Bridge for the first time since 1990 and see Leicester trying to win the title in front of their own fans by beating Everton on Saturday, but Chelsea fought back to draw the match 2-2. The result meant Leicester City had won the title and fans went absolutely crazy upon the final whistle, while pictures and videos also emerged of the jubilant players at striker Jamie Vardy's house. He and his teammates were seen jumping around singing 'Championes' as soon as it was confirmed Leicester City had won their first top-flight title in the club's 132-year history.
Toasting his success with a glass of bubbly, victorious Leicester City boss Claudio Ranieri was swept back into Britain by one of the club’s glamorous directors last night after visiting his mother in Italy.
The 64-year-old Italian manager flew to his native Rome on Sunday for his mother Renata’s 96th birthday, before returning home on a £43million Gulfstream G650 jet into East Midlands Airport.
And Foxes executive director Supornthip Choungrangsee posted a picture on Instagram overnight of her with Ranieri in the jet, which belongs to the club’s owner Khun Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha.
Captioning the picture in the jet, which can fly non-stop from the Far East to Britain and was bought from Bernie Ecclestone's wife Fabiana Flosi, she wrote: ‘We are the champion in premiere league.'
The jet helped Ranieri - and his antiques dealer wife Rosanna - make it back to the UK in time for last night’s crucial match.
At the final whistle, hundreds of supporters then congregated outside Vardy's home to cheer on their heroes, accompanied by drivers who beeped their horns in celebration. Some parties in Leicester's city centre even spilled out onto the streets as supporters could not hide their delight.
Leicester had been rank outsiders after narrowly avoiding relegation last season, and barely a year ago were bottom of the league, but the 'David' club beat the Goliaths of English football in one of the most unlikely triumphs ever seen in world sport.
To put their title win into context, bookmakers were offering shorter odds for Elvis to be found alive and well and even for Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn to be crowned the winner of Big Brother than the price for Leicester to top the Premier League come the end of the season.
Leicester's title win also means they will compete in the Champions League next season against Europe's elite clubs.
Long night, Jamie? Leicester City star Vardy emerges looking tired after his boisterous house party to celebrate club's fairytale Premier League win (but at least his fiancee was up early to take the children to school)
The Foxes won their first ever English Premier League title after Chelsea drew 2-2 with Tottenham Hotspur last night
They were 5,000/1 to win the title in August and October last year after they finished 14th in the league last season
Club's players gathered at striker Jamie Vardy's house to watch the match at his £1million property in Leicestershire
After the final whistle the newly-crowned champions went wild and hundreds of fans gathered outside Vardy's home
Maverick manager Claudio Ranieri saw game after being flown back from lunch with his mother in Italy in a £43m jet
See more news on Leicester City's meteoric rise and historic Premier League win
By Sam Tonkin For Mailonline
3 May 2016
Daily Mail
Watch Leicester City fans in delirium last night after Tottenham Hotspur drew 2-2 with Chelsea and one of sport's greatest ever shocks and greatest ever triumphs was completed:
Watch Leicester City players celebrate at striker Jamie Vardy's house upon the final whistle of the Chelsea vs Tottenham Hotspur match:
It appears there may be a few sore heads at Leicester City's training ground today with star striker Jamie Vardy the first to surface looking a little worse for wear following last night's title celebrations.
The player emerged from his £1million home this morning hours after he and his teammates toasted their club's first ever Premier League title win - a 5,000/1 fairytale which ranks among the greatest sporting achievements of all time.
Vardy hosted the gathering last night, and his dream that it would turn into a title party was realised when Tottenham Hotspur could only manage a draw with Chelsea at Stamford Bridge.
It signalled the start of wild celebrations as he and tens of thousands of fans in Leicester and across the world partied the night away in honour of the most unlikeliest of feats.
The morning after: Leicester City striker Jamie Vardy emerged from his £1million home appearing a little worse for wear today
Vardy was joined by his teammates as they celebrated the club's first ever Premier League title win - a 5,000/1 fairytale which ranks among the greatest sporting achievements of all time
Ready for the school run: The 33-year-old emerged from the £1million home in Melton Mowbray, Leicester, to take her children to school
In last night's 2-2 draw between Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur, Tottenham picked up a Premier League record NINE yellow cards as Chelsea fought back from 2-0 down to draw 2-2, ending Tottenham's title chances and handing the title to Leicester City
Before Leicester City last night, the last new team to win the English title was Nottingham Forest in 1978, but even that didn't surpass Leicester City's unlikeliest of achievements
Vardy's fiancée Rebekah Nicholson, 33, was the first to be pictured leaving the home she shares with the England international, as she took her children to school this morning. Ms Nicholson, who is due to marry Vardy when the season ends, looked casual as she was seen leaving the property in charcoal jeans, a pink jumper and a baseball cap, while hiding behind a pair of large sunglasses.
Not long after, Vardy himself left looking rather bleary-eyed. He wore a black hoodie and tracksuit bottoms, while carrying several bags and a bottle of the energy drink Lucozade.
Spurs had to win to keep the title race alive, but despite taking a 2-0 lead were pegged back to 2-2 in West London, sparking wild scenes of euphoria in Leicester as the city's club were crowned English champions with two league games to spare.
Fans went wild at the final whistle, while pictures and videos also emerged of the jubilant players at Vardy's house. He and his teammates were seen jumping around singing 'Championes' as soon as it was confirmed Leicester City had won their first top-flight title in the club's 132-year history.
Toasting his success with a glass of bubbly, victorious Leicester City boss Claudio Ranieri was swept back into Britain by one of the club’s glamorous directors last night after visiting his mother in Italy.
The 64-year-old Italian manager flew to his native Rome on Sunday for his mother Renata’s 96th birthday, before returning home on a £43million Gulfstream G650 jet into East Midlands Airport.
And Foxes executive director Supornthip Choungrangsee posted a picture on Instagram overnight of her with Ranieri in the jet, which belongs to the club’s owner Khun Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha.
Captioning the picture in the jet, which can fly non-stop from the Far East to Britain and was bought from Bernie Ecclestone's wife Fabiana Flosi, she wrote: ‘We are the champion in premiere league.'
Toasting success: Leicester City manager Claudio Ranieri is pictured on Instagram in a Gulfstream G650 private jet along with Foxes executive director Supornthip Choungrangsee yesterday
The goal which handed Leicester City their title: Chelsea's Eden Hazard scores his team's second goal as Tottenham Hotspur's Hugo Lloris dives in vain during the London derby
Tottenham's Danny Rose looks dejected in the second half at Stamford Bridge during the 2-2 draw which ended his team's title chances
Chelsea fans hold up banners celebrating Leicester City being crowned champions. Leicester City manager Claudio Ranieri is a former Chelsea manager
The jet helped Ranieri - and his antiques dealer wife Rosanna - make it back to the UK in time for last night’s crucial match.
At the final whistle, hundreds of supporters then congregated outside Vardy's home to cheer on their heroes, accompanied by drivers who beeped their horns in celebration. Some parties in Leicester's city centre even spilled out onto the streets as supporters could not hide their delight.
Leicester had been rank outsiders after narrowly avoiding relegation last season, and barely a year ago were bottom of the league, but the 'David' club beat the Goliaths of English football in one of the most unlikely triumphs ever seen in world sport.
To put their title win into context, bookmakers were offering shorter odds for Elvis to be found alive and well and even for Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn to be crowned the winner of Big Brother than the price for Leicester to top the Premier League come the end of the season.
But a draw between their last remaining rivals Tottenham and last year's champions Chelsea made it mathematically impossible for anyone to stop their dream from becoming a reality.
Leicester's bank balance will profit from the benefits that champions enjoy in the months to come.
For simply competing in the Champions League group stage, the club will receive £9.3million while each win will further line their pockets to the tune of £1.2million. Even a draw at Europe's top table generates £390,000.
Added to that is a slice of the TV revenue drawn from BT Sport's massive £897million three-year investment in European football. The pot for 2016-17 stands at around £75million and the champions will receive the lion's share — about 40 per cent.
Even if Leicester go out at the first stage without picking up a point, they will still earn close to £40million. That is before revenue from three guaranteed home games and additional sponsorship are factored in.
Winning the Premier League title has also handed them around £90million in prize money.
Manager Ranieri, meanwhile, is set to seal a £5million bonus by virtue of his clause to receive £100,000 for every place he finishes above the relegation zone.
Speaking last night, one neighbour of Vardy's said: 'No one will mind if they make a lot of noise tonight. The lads have been tremendous.
'It's a fairytale ending no one, probably least of all Leicester fans, even expected. It's going to be a walloping party across Leicester tonight.'
Two burly security guards stood outside Vardy's sprawling gated mansion last night.
As the full-time whistle blew, hundreds of Foxes fans cheered in celebration, chanting 'We're all going on a European Tour'.
Lifelong Leicester fans James Upton, 63, and his wife Vikki, 58, moved from Melton, Leicestershire, 28 years ago to Perth in Australia.
James, a decorator, said: 'I can't believe it. The whole country is with them.
'We came over from Australia to coincide with a family birthday and we are chuffed to be here to celebrate with all the fans.
'The collective team spirit has been amazing. Ranieri's carried on from what Pearson did and it's paid off.
'It really hasn't sunk in yet. We are here for another three weeks, so we are going to try and see the parade because we knew we wouldn't get a ticket for a match.'
At least 1,000 fans arrived at the stadium to mark Leicester's historic title win and police officers were photographed joining in the celebrations.
Fan Keith Richards, 67, said: 'I've waited 67 years for this and I couldn't be happier.'
Phillip Watkins, 42, a teacher, said: 'It was such a tense game but Chelsea pulled it out the bag for us. I bet Vardy's enjoying his party because we are definitely going to enjoy ours.'
Fan John Albright, 30, travelled from London to watch Chelsea's match on TV in the Local Hero pub near the King Power Stadium.
He said: 'I've been a Leicester fan all my life. I might live in London now but I felt I had to be here for the moment Leicester were champions.
'I've watched the Chelsea game in the pub in Leicester and got a taxi with a few mates to see if I can see Vardy and the boys. I don't expect anyone will expect to see them at training tomorrow. It's wonderful for the city.'
Lifelong fan Curtis Leal, 27, of Leicester, said: 'I'm in tears, I just can't believe it. What a moment!'
Exiled Leicester City fans have also been revelling in their club making headlines across the world following a fairytale season.
The exploits of Jamie Vardy, Riyad Mahrez and others have taken the footballing world by storm with fans based thousands of miles from the King Power staying up late or getting up early to follow their team.
Among them is Max Bourne, a 34-year-old television producer, who splits his time between New York and Canada and has been following Claudio Ranieri's team from all over the world.
He said: 'Losing on Valentine's Day against Arsenal after an 8am start was perhaps not the best present I could have received or given but my girlfriend has been incredibly understanding and has even started supporting the club.'
Mr Bourne, who went to see games at Filbert Street with his father and brother, said the Leicester love has been spreading overseas.
Happy: Leicester City fans celebrate at the final whistle of the Chelsea v Spurs match, as their team are crowned champions of England
Celebrations: Leicester City fans take to the streets after their side became English Premier League champions on a night of high drama
Crowds of people: Blue smoke bombs were let off as Leicester City fans celebrated winning the league outside the King Power Stadium
A fairytale comes true: Leicester were crowned English Premier League champions for the first time in the club's history clinching the title after a tie between Chelsea and Tottenham
Read more: Long night, Jamie? Leicester City star Vardy emerges looking tired following boisterous house party to celebrate club's fairytale Premier League win (at least his fiancee was up early to take the children to school) | Daily Mail Online
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