On Christmas, 2014, Leicester City was doomed. They hit rock-bottom of the Premier League table with 13 points, and looked certain to be relegated. However, their great escape ensued, and the club managed to finish 14th by the end of the year as they picked up 22 points from their last 8 games. However, despite their heroics at the end of the season, no one would have envisioned what would happen the following year.

Five thousand to one were the odds that Leicester had of winning the Premier League title. To put it into perspective, there was a greater likelihood of Elvis Presley being alive, and that the Loch Ness monster would be discovered. The club from England had recently sacked their manager Nigel Pearson, and appointed Claudio Ranieri, an Italian, who had never won a league title during his career. They had assembled together a team of players who were deemed not good enough by England’s top clubs.

Leicester entered Christmas atop the Premier League, and football pundits predicted a downhill slope for the club. However, they persevered onwards, and continued to challenge the Premier League crown. By April 2016, the football world went into uproar as the team were announced champions. Sports analysts from all over the world heralded their achievement as the greatest in sporting history.

What made this small club from the Midlands transfer from obscurity to victory? Some say that it was Ranieri’s tactics that inspired these mediocre players to reach their potential. Whilst other teams were training in February, Ranieri sent his team on a trip to Dubai to relax on the beach.

The tale of Leicester City is one that will be recited for centuries to come, and is a testament to those who consider themselves unworthy or not good enough to make it to the top. Ranieri’s hilarious antics combined with right winger Riyad Mahrez and star striker Jamie Vardy’s expertise saw a season for the football world to savour. We might never see another team like Leicester City again, but we can cherish the moment and acknowledge the sensation of sport, and the miracles it beholds.

— The reader is a Canadian student based in Ontario, Canada