LONDON (Reuters) - There was no shortage of superlatives on Tuesday after little Leicester City were crowned champions of the world's richest football league. New fans sprung up worldwide overnight, but few could explain the season's extraordinary events.
A Bangkok monk said the power of Buddhism had lifted the Thai-owned club to victory, while some fans closer to home gave thanks to King Richard III, saying his reinterment in Leicester last year had sparked the magic.
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