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Fairytale EPL win brings hope, inspiration in a bleak world

I am not a football fan but I am considering becoming one, having been inspired by the fairytale rise of Leicester City Football Club to the very top of the English Premier League table, which they cemented on Tuesday.

I am not a football fan but I am considering becoming one, having been inspired by the fairytale rise of Leicester City Football Club to the very top of the English Premier League table, which they cemented on Tuesday.

At one time, it was considered unthinkable that the club would clinch the title, with the odds being 5000 to 1.

There has not been as inspiring and touching a journey to the championship as this in a long time.

Leicester was at the bottom of the ladder in 2014 and considered “never good enough”. But the team has given a tumultous and occasionally bleak world hope by showing that one can overcome the odds with consistentency, sportsmanship, teamwork and determination.

I have been encouraged by the story of Leicester City this season. The team has provided the world with something refreshing and inspiring for our sometimes-weary souls.

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