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A SPORTING SHOCK
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A SPORTING SHOCK      It’s one big party in Leicester, pronounced Lester, a city about 20 miles from where I live. As many already know, Leicester City were recently crowned English football champions. The football club, owned by a Thai family company, beat teams like Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur to take the Premiership title. Before the season kicked off, bookmakers were giving odds of 5,000/1 for Leicester City to win the title. At odds of 2,000/1, there was more chance of finding Elvis Presley alive and well than Leicester City being champions! A year ago Leicester City just avoided relegation. Now they are champions. For me, this is the biggest shock in football and arguably in sport. The United Sates beating England in a World Cup game, Denmark and Greece winning the European Championships, Nottingham Forest winning the European Cup, Porto winning the Champions League, and Sunderland and Wimbledon winning the FA Cup all represent football shocks, but Leicester City’s achievement over 38 games is the biggest shock. Before the season started, Leicester City appointed the Italian Claudio Ranieri as manager; he was just sacked as manager of Greece after they lost to the Faroe Islands and he had never won a major trophy in his managerial career. Now he is fêted the world over. Before the season started, Leicester City had no star players. Now they have many star players coveted by top European clubs, including N'Golo Kanté and Riyad Mahrez who was recently voted footballer of the year. Leicester City‘s squad cost just over £50 million to assemble; Arsenal spent over £250 million and Manchester City spent over £400 million on their squads. Before the season started, Leicester City had no players in the England squad. Now Danny Drinkwater and Jamie Vardy are in the England squad selected to go to France for the European Championships. Based in Leicestershire, Walkers launched its Vardy salted crisps - that’s chips to my American friends - after Jamie Vardy scored in 11 consecutive games breaking the Premiership record. Gary Lineker, a former Leicester City player and now a football presenter, promised to present Match of the Day in only his underpants if Leicester City were to win the Premiership. They did, but I suspect he won’t! Have you been following the underdog exploits of Leicester City? In your opinion, what’s been the biggest ever sporting shock? Despite all the accolades that Leicester City have been receiving, I feel two important facts have been missed which lessons their accomplishment. First, Leicester City’s goalkeeper used to play for Leeds United, my football team. No one is giving any credit to Leeds United for this crucial development. And second, Leeds United play in the Championship, the league below the Premiership. There is no way Leicester City would have won if Leeds united had been in the same league!      |
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Bonjour Spunky Le plus grand choc La France championne du monde en 98 , des fois je me dit que c'est pas vrai 3 à 0 contre le Brésil ♥ Poton ♥ Bisou ♥ Annie ♥ The biggest shock The France World Champion 98 times I told myself that it's not true 3-0 against Brazil ♥ Kiss ♥ Annie ♥
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 Yes, it just goes to show it's not always the big guns that come out on top. As for your second Leeds comment....In your dreams mate  Biggest sporting shock: When Hereford United beat Newcastle United 2-1 in the 3rd round of the FA Cup in 1972. Ronnie Radford scored a sensational goal. 
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happy HNW
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We don't get much soccer here on the telly unless it's a Canadian team or World Cup! The fraud scandal with FIFA is a big shock...Why do you post a paper I cannot read?  
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I don't watch sports.....but I did hear about the Leicester team almost at the top a few weeks ago. I love when the underdog wins!
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Have you been following the underdog exploits of Leicester City? Nope In your opinion, what’s been the biggest ever sporting shock? The fraud scandal with FIFA hugssssssssssssss V Become a blog watcher sweet_vm
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Have you been following the underdog exploits of Leicester City? No, did not know about the series In your opinion, what’s been the biggest ever sporting shock? I am not a sport follower
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Writing about the biggest sport in the world... I have my favorites. Looks like this was quite the story! Happy HNW! Kk The observant make the best lovers, I may not do right, but I do write, I have bliss, joy, and happiness in my life, Kitkat Come check out my blog KItkat1415 check out this post by me Adventures In Body Grooming #39 April Topic Link: What Lies Beneath If April Showers Oh Bloody Hell What Kind Of Weather Turns Me On Bloggers Symposium 40
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Have you been following the underdog exploits of Leicester City? Yes, it was on the news here in Portugal several times! In your opinion, what’s been the biggest ever sporting shock? Portugal loosing for Greece on Euro 2004...  My blog is open to you! Fatgirl1976  My new blog post SOMOS CAMPEES WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS visit and share your opinion! 
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Don't really follow soccer, but that is quite a story! Not a shock really, but the 1972 Maimi. Dolphins undefeated (17-0) season is likely one that will never be exceeded. Happy HNW But WHICH Sport Is It on HNW Alien Kidnappers Battling the Terrorists on A Sunday Afternoon [post 3312759] My Private Blog – Tell me All your Secrets
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yes i have been following Leicester and there exploits. very good for them but the other underdog team i follow is Bournemouth and their rise from almost closing in 2008 to making it into the premier league this year, go cherries
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Goaaaaaaaaaaalllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll!!!!! Happy HNW ~~~~~~~~~ The lover you'll never not wish you didn't have - or did... I forget.... what was your name again.... look...a squirrel
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I follow sports less and less as I get older. American Football is the only sport I will put on my television at home. (And I barely watched last season.) I did hear that a lot of bookies went broke!  The craziest sport thing I can think of off the top of my head was a college football game last year when a field goal attempt fell short; the ball was caught and run back for a touchdown, ending the game. 
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They did pretty well. Looks like there was a pretty good after party. Vive La Difference
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Have you been following the underdog exploits of Leicester City? As much as I've tried to get interested in 'futbal' I can't manage it. I concede that it's a superior game to American football, just like baseball is superior to either, but I've never been able to pull it off. In your opinion, what’s been the biggest ever sporting shock? Tip O'Neill is famous for having said that all politics is local. He could have said it about sport too. Here in southern Michigan we're very aware of the hysteria that is Indiana high school basketball. The greatest upset of all time was in 1954 when the Milan, Indiana Indians won the state basketball championship. There were only ten guys on the whole team, and only 161 students in the Milan High School. Milan counted a little over a thousand souls residing there. The Indians beat powerful and and much bigger Muncie Central 32-30, with Bobby Plump scoring on a fourteen footer as time expired. It was the Cinderella season of all time. Become a member now and get a free tote bag.
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Yes I was following it and I think it's brilliant.  I don't know about the other question. ~~Anais Nin~~
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Have you been following the underdog exploits of Leicester City? No, sorry. In your opinion, what’s been the biggest ever sporting shock? I don't follow sports, so to avoid unnecessary shocks to my blood pressure. Visit my blog It's a Mad, Mad, Mad World of NaughtyInSO, leave a comment, become a watcher. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ LIVE AND LET LIVE Be happy! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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Have you been following the underdog exploits of Leicester City? No! In your opinion, what’s been the biggest ever sporting shock? My team the 49ers have not won a Super bowl in 10 years! 
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Bonjour Spunky Le plus grand choc La France championne du monde en 98 , des fois je me dit que c'est pas vrai 3 à 0 contre le Brésil ♥ Poton ♥ Bisou ♥ Annie ♥ The biggest shock The France World Champion 98 times I told myself that it's not true 3-0 against Brazil ♥ Kiss ♥ Annie ♥
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Just as nearly everyone thought Leicester would blow it towards the end of the season, it was Spurs who blew it!
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I don't follow basketball but I'm now rooting for the Toronto Raptors!
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Yes, it just goes to show it's not always the big guns that come out on top. As for your second Leeds comment....In your dreams mate Biggest sporting shock: When Hereford United beat Newcastle United 2-1 in the 3rd round of the FA Cup in 1972. Ronnie Radford scored a sensational goal.
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That's nice Hugh... and way more than I ever wanted to know about any sport!
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happy HNW
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The only thing you need to know about football is that Leeds United are the greatest team in the world, or at least they were in the early 1970s!
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