NPR: jamie vardy https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=476391674 jamie vardy en Copyright 2024 NPR - For Personal Use Only Story API Shim 1.2.24 Fri, 24 Apr 2026 17:37:38 -0400 https://media.npr.org/images/podcasts/primary/npr_generic_image_300.jpg?s=200 NPR: jamie vardy https://www.npr.org/tags/476391674/jamie-vardy Longshot Leicester City Wins English Premier League Title In what's being hailed as a "miracle," Leicester City, a small club from central England that started the season at 5,000-1 odds of winning the prestigious title, has clinched the trophy. Mon, 02 May 2016 19:00:00 -0400 https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/05/02/476498542/longshot-leicester-city-win-english-premiere-league-title https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/05/02/476498542/longshot-leicester-city-win-english-premiere-league-title

In what's being hailed as a "miracle," Leicester City, a small club from central England that started the season at 5,000-1 odds of winning the prestigious title, has clinched the trophy.

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]]> Laura Wagner Leicester City: From Last Place To England's Likely Soccer Champion One of the greatest underdog stories in sports history is small-town Leicester's bid for the championship of England's Premier League — the world's richest and most-watched soccer league. Sun, 01 May 2016 20:46:00 -0400 https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/05/01/476391023/leicester-city-from-last-place-to-now-poised-to-win-english-soccer-crown https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/05/01/476391023/leicester-city-from-last-place-to-now-poised-to-win-english-soccer-crown

One of the greatest underdog stories in sports history is small-town Leicester's bid for the championship of England's Premier League — the world's richest and most-watched soccer league.

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