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Leicester City, defying 5,000-1 odds, clinched the English Premier League championship for the first time in its 132 year history. Bookmakers gave better chances to finding Elvis Presley alive (2,000-1) or discovering the Loch Ness monster (500-1) than to Thai owned Leicester City F.C. winning this season's championship.

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Leicester City fans celebrate their team becoming the English Premier League champions.Leon Neal/AFP / Getty Images

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Leicester City fans realize their team has won the league when second place Tottenham was held to a draw.Eddie Keogh/Reuters

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Leicester City team arrives for a celebratory lunch today.Jonathan Brady/The Associated Press

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Leicester City's Kasper Schmeichel arrives for a celebratory lunch today.Jonathan Brady/The Associated Press

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Leicester's Wes Morgan is congratulated as he arrives for practice this morning.Darren Staples/Reuters

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Clare Reynolds dresses the window of her clothes shop in Leicester, home of the champion Foxes.Darren Staples/Reuters

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Leicester City's football player Jamie Vardy is pictured on a "Vardiccino" coffee at a coffee shop in central Leicester.Leon Neal/AFP / Getty Images

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A "backing the blues" afternoon tea is displayed at the Turkey Cafe in Leicester.Darren Staples/Reuters

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A shirt is pressed with the words 'Champions' in the club shop.Matthew Childs/Reuters

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The Abbot of the Wat Traimit Buddhist temple and official monk of the Thai-owned Leicester City F.C prays next to club pennants.Dario Pignatelli/Bloomberg

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