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Leicester City etched their name in sports history when they became the most improbable Premier League champion of the English top-flight's modern era.

Just a few years ago, the Foxes became an overnight global sensation by coming out of nowhere to make a title run. They were Premier League title long shots in the preseason, having finished 14th the season prior, only their second year back in the top division after a spell in the lower tiers.

Yet then-manager Claudio Ranieri, captain Wes Morgan, prolific striker Jamie Vardy and the rest of the Foxes produced a season to remember, and cemented their place as one of the greatest underdog stories in football history.

From that unrivalled high to a familiar low; the final day of the 2022/23 season delivered the shock of Premier League relegation for the Foxes, as they joined Leeds United and Southampton in the bottom three.

But now they are back in the big time. Leeds United's shock 4-0 defeat at QPR on April 26 mean that Leicester's grip on an automatic promotion place in the Championship became unassailable, and they have been restored to the Premier League once again.

The Sporting News brings you all you need to know about that magical season, plus where that famous group of players are now.

Leicester City shocked the football world to win the Premier League title in the 2015/16 season. Led by manager Claudio Ranieri, they finished 10 points clear of the pack, with 81 points compared to the 71 of second-place Arsenal.

Bookmakers had the Foxes at 5000/1 odds to win the league prior to the start of the season, underpinning just how improbable the championship season was.

Additionally, Jamie Vardy set a Premier League record for consecutive league games with a goal with 11

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