The Italian coach had the crown placed on his head by his student Kasper Schmeichel during the coronation ceremony at the King Power Stadium.
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From a team that was almost relegated last season, Leicester lifted the Premier League trophy to the admiration of many football fans. Before the season, the odds of Leicester winning the championship were 5000 to 1. |
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Captain Wes Morgan and coach Claudio Ranieri received the trophy from the organizers. |
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Claudio Ranieri and Wes Morgan lift the trophy. Leicester became the new champions of the Premier League and the sixth team to win the tournament after Man Utd, Blackburn Rovers, Arsenal, Chelsea and Man City. |
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Leicester players and coach Ranieri take souvenir photos with the championship trophy. |
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Earlier, Leicester players received medals from Premier League director Richard Scudamore. |
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Ranieri smiled as his student Kasper Schmeichel placed the crown removed from the cup on his head. This is the first national championship title won by the 64-year-old coach after 29 years in charge. |
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Ranieri kisses the trophy he has long awaited to hold. The career of "The Welder" has been ridiculed and was once considered a "failure", but this victory helped Ranieri dispel all that. |
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Midfielder N'golo Kante lifts the trophy. Former coach Alex Ferguson believes Kante is the best player in the Premier League this season. |
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Jamie Vardy kisses the trophy. He was voted the Football Writers' Association (FWA) Player of the Year. The 29-year-old striker contributed 24 goals and six assists. Vardy is one goal behind Harry Kane in the race for the Golden Boot after scoring twice against Everton. |
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Jamie Vardy lifts the trophy alongside his fiancee Rebekah Nicholson and daughter. Vardy and his fiancee are due to marry on May 25. |
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Leicester vice-chairman Aiyawatt Srivaddhanaprabha lifts the championship trophy towards the fans, next to chairman Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha and his family. |
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Kasper Schmeichel's family. The Danish goalkeeper has been a reliable stopper, helping Leicester keep 15 clean sheets this season, including a run of five consecutive games without conceding a goal between March 5 and April 10. |
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Peter Schmeichel took a picture of his two grandchildren, son and daughter Kasper, wearing his father's championship medal around their necks. During his playing days, Peter won five Premier League titles with Man Utd. |
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Striker Shinji Okazaki and his two sons. Okazaki, 30, moved to Leicester in the summer of 2015. He is Ranieri's first choice to partner Jamie Vardy in attack. Okazaki's biggest mark this season was the overhead kick against Newcastle on March 14, which brought three valuable points to the home team. |
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Riyad Mahrez's relatives also flew from Algeria to celebrate with him. Mahrez is the PFA Player of the Year. He contributed 17 goals and 11 assists. The star born in 1991 is the target of many big teams. |
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Danny Drinkwater and his son. The midfielder born in 1990 has formed the best central midfield duo in the Premier League this season with N'golo Kante. |
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Claudio Ranieri's relatives came to celebrate with him. |
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Midfielder Marc Albrighton and his two daughters. |
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Captain Wes Morgan holds his baby on the big day. |
According to VNE