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Postby lw789 » Thu Nov 02, 2017 12:26 am

Leicesters wait for a first top-flight title came to an end on Monday night as Tottenham drew 2-2 with Chelsea. The news was greeted with jubilation by supporters of the club and admiration from footballers, sportsmen, politicians, celebrities and beyond with Twitter reporting an 86 per cent increase in normal activity in the UK.Here are some of the famous faces whove been reacting to one of the most unlikely triumphs in sporting history... FIFA president Gianni Infantino: Its a fairytale. Its one of these beautiful stories that only football can write and that no-one would have believed possible at the beginning of the season. Its a story that has made not just Leicester fans very happy but all football fans. This is the magic of football.Zinezine Zidane, Real Madrid boss: Miracles dont exist in football. They have had a phenomenal season, Ranieri has done a phenomenal job. Jose Mourinho: I want to congratulate everyone connected to @LCFC; players, staff, owners and fans. I lost my title to Claudio Ranieri and it is with incredible emotion that I live this magic moment in his career.David Beckham on Instagram: Wow, who would have known that a few years on from his dad winning Premiership after Premiership that Kasper would lift the same trophy....What an amazing moment for a team that many people have said what a surprise - but out of any team this season Leicester deserve this moment. Real Madrid and ex-Spurs star Gareth Bale on Twitter: Gutted for @SpursOfficial but congrats to @LCFC, amazing season!! Love Football.Boxer and Bolton fan Amir Khan: What Leicester City have achieved is absolutely amazing. You would have been called crazy if you thought that Leicester would win the title at the start of the season - its such an inspiring story.Former Leicester striker Gary Lineker: Ive followed them since I was a little kid. I was a season-ticket holder until I was seven years old. I saw them in a cup final - lose - that was the closest we ever got to big glory. Won the League Cup a couple of times but this is just something else. This is actually impossible. There were no odds that I would have taken at the start of the season. No odds. You could have given me 10 million to one and Id have said Nah, its a waste of a quid. How the world reacted Newspaper headlines from across the globe salute Leicesters achievement... Prime Minister David Cameron on Twitter: Many congratulations to Leicester. An extraordinary, thoroughly deserved, Premier League title.Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn on Twitter: Congratulations to #LCFC and all the #Leicester supporters. A truly remarkable achievement.Matteo Renzi, Italys Prime Minister, on Twitter: Its the greatest achievement in the history of English football, and it was led by an Italian#insane. Watch the Leicester players celebrate as they were confirmed as Premier League champions Kasabian guitarist and Leicester fan Serge Pizzorno: Winning the Premier League? After that, even if we get relegated and were in the Conference in 10 years, I wont care. Well always have that.One Direction singer Niall Horan on Twitter: Congratulations Leicester City. What a story. Fantastic players, fantastic manager. Enjoy. Jamie Vardys having a party .Pop superstar Adele said: Proud of you Spurs but Leicester....what an inspiration. The best story ever. Congratulations.New World Snooker champion and Leicester fan Mark Selby: I cant believe it - I dont know whats more of a shock, me winning the title twice or Leicester becoming the champions. Hopefully in another two years Ill come back and win it again and Leicester will be Premier League champions again. Chelsea captain John Terry heaped praise on Premier League champions Leicester and said credit must go to their manager Claudio Ranieri Chelsea captain John Terry: Congratulations to Leicester because they have been superb this year. The rivalry with Tottenham means a lot but that still hurts us tonight losing the league title after the way we won it last year. It hurts passing the Premier League title to Leicester but credit to them, theyve been superb. Weve not been good enough but well be back next year.Liverpool striker Mario Balotelli on Twitter: Leicester city.. champion. Congratulations to the players and to an amazing manager as RANIERI!Peter Schmeichel, father of goalkeeper Kasper, on Twitter: Congratulations to @kschmeichel1 and his @LCFC teammates for winning @premierleague. The Monday Night Football panel of Jamie Carragher and Scott Parker discuss Leicester winning the Premier League TV presenters Ant and Dec on Twitter: Congratulations Leicester City! What an achievement. Thrilled for you and envious of you in equal measure! Enjoy. Its well deserved.Cricket legend Shane Warne on Twitter: Well done, Leicester City. You showed all sportsman that dreams & fairytales can come true , if u truly believe, amazing story. Congrats.Tottenham legend Ossie Ardiles on Twitter: Leicester: Big congratulations from the bottom of my heart. Incredible, outstanding... extraordinary...Former Chelsea midfielder Frank Lampard on Instagram: Up the Chels! Top finish from @hazardeden-10. Huge congrats to everyone at Leicester and particularly Claudio Ranieri. A gentleman who changed my life. #Ranieri #chelsea Watch the moment the final whistle blew at Stamford Bridge and Leicester City were confirmed as Premier League champions Danish boxer Mikkel Kessler on Twitter: Congratulations @kschmeichel1! A historical achievement!! Well done!TV presenter Jeremy Clarkson: So rare as a Chelsea fan to have everyone (nearly) on our side. Joyous evening. Well done Leicester. Well done.Former Chelsea and Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti on Twitter: Congratulations to both Leicester and my friend Claudio Ranieri for their historic win of the Premier League.Manchester City striker Sergio Aguero on Twitter: Congratulations are due for Leicester City, deserving champions of the Premier League! Martin Tyler joins Patrick Davison to reflect on Chelseas draw with Tottenham and Leicester winning the Premier League Manchester City captain Vincent Kompany on Twitter: Congratulations to the new Champions of England, Leicester City. Respect.TV personality Piers Morgan on Twitter: No superstars. No money. No fancy stadium. No excuses. No fear. Just passion, hunger, desire & determination. #LeicesterSky Sports pundit Chris Kamara on Twitter: Heres a fairytale for ya. Once upon a time a team from Leicester won the Premier League against all odds. Now that is unbelievable JeffFormer Liverpool striker Robbie Fowler on Twitter: Its been on the cards for a while... just let that sink in for a sec. But ...WOW.. Leicester are champions... Absolutely superb. Well donePop star Robbie Williams: Go on Leicester xTottenham striker Harry Kane on Twitter: Congratulations to Leicester on what they achieved. Finally thanks to all the fans! Lets finish the season strong now!Former Man Utd and Arsenal striker Robin van Persie on Twitter: Congratulations to Leicester City on winning the Premier League! What an incredible achievement!Italian tennis star Roberta Vinci on Twitter: Congratulations @LCFC! All the footballing world at the feet of Claudio Ranieri! How wonderful! You are great!Leicester mayor and lifelong fan Sir Peter Soulsby: When we were burying a king they were seven points adrift at the bottom and here we are just over 12 months on and they are Premier League champions. Its hard to believe. Also See: How Leicester won the title How the players reacted WATCH: The moment it was won WATCH: Jamie Vardys party Willie Horton Jersey . The Gatineau Olympiques head coach will lead Canada in its quest to end its gold medal drought at the 2015 world junior hockey championship held in Montreal and Toronto at the end of this year. Victor Martinez Jersey . Russell Wilson against Darrelle Revis, former teammate Brandon Browner and whatever schemes Bill Belichick dreams up. http://www.baseballtigersgear.com/Omar-Vizquel-Jersey/. Correia pitched six innings of one-run ball, Eduardo Escobar homered, and the Minnesota Twins pulled away late to beat the Colorado Rockies 9-3 on Saturday. Alan Trammell Jersey . The rookie is rewarding their faith with a stellar first season. MacKinnon had a goal and two assists, Jamie McGinn had two goals and an assist, and Colorado beat the Buffalo Sabres 7-1 on Saturday. Alex Avila Jersey . The Jays responded to the three-spot Detroit placed on Casey Janssen the evening before with an attack on the Tigers Achilles Heel, its bullpen, tying the game in the ninth and winning the game in the 10th. The result absolved Marcus Stroman, brilliant once again, of a tough luck loss while at the same time robbing Max Scherzer, brilliant once again, of a deserved win.The Canadian womens rugby team has had more than a few slogans in its time. But this years model is fitting. As One. As in Play as One. "Were a tight group of girls," said captain Kelly Russell, who plays No. 8. "We really treat each other as family and every time weve come together weve got better and better." The Canadian unity and skill gets its first test Friday against Spain as the IRB Womens Rugby World Cup kicks off in France. Canada plays Samoa on Aug. 5 before wrapping up Pool A play against three-time runner-up England on Aug. 13. The Canadian women believe they have the goods to win it all. "Weve done the work. We believe in our systems and we can beat anybody," said Russell. "My job is to make that happen five times in the next 15 days," said coach Francois Ratier. Canadas best result is fourth, achieved in 1998, 2002 and 2006. The team was a disappointing sixth in 2010. The target in France is sky-high. "I really do feel like were going to make some history with this team," said centre Mandy Marchak. New Zealand, however, is the four-time defending champion and remains the team to beat. The Black Ferns beat Canada 16-8 and 33-21 on its June tour. But there were reasons for encouragement. New Zealand led the second game 26-0 before the Canadians rallied, scoring the last 14 points of the match. "We took a lot of experience out of those (games)," said Russell, whose younger sister Laura also plays on the team. "And we showed ourselves that were able to compete with them. We really think next time that theyre beatable." Including the wins over Canada, New Zealand enters the tournament with a 4-0 record in 2014 having outscored its opposition 177-44. The U.S. is the only team to have beaten New Zealand on the Womens World Cup stage and that was back in the 1991 semifinals. The Canada-England match will decide the Pool A winner unless there is a major upset. England has never finished lower than third in the six previous editions of the tournament and won it all in 1994. But the other pool games will also be crucial for Canada. The three pool winners at the 12-team tournament advance to the semifinals, along with the runner-up with the best record. Four years ago, Australia pipped Canada for best runner-up, denying the Canadians a spot in the final four. Both teams finished with 10 points from 2-1-0 records but the Australians had a better point differential (49 points) than Canada (42) thanks to a 62-0 shellacking of South Africa in their final game. The Canadian women went on to finish a disappointing sixth, losing 23-20 to the U.S. in their final qualification match. Marchak still remembers the letdown for that teams talented veterans. "The 2010 team, that was the team to win a World Cup," she said. "I think it stays with me to understand their disappointment, to know how they fell. And now me being a vet, going into this World Cup thinking this is going to be the team to win a World Cup. It reminds me of that very much." Russell and Marchak are joined on this team by other 2010 veterans in Kim Donaldson, Barbara Mervin, Julia Sugawara, Brittany Waters and Julianne Zussman. Russell calls the 2014 squad a hard-working, mobile outfit -- "theres always options," she summed up. Ratier, a former French top division player, took over the Canadian program in March 2013 so has had limited time to forge the team in his identity. Ratier is also based in Quebec, with the sevens players on his team centralized iin Victoria along with several others.dddddddddddd Still the women speak highly of their coach, saying he is organized and open to ideas. "I like his style of coaching," said Marchak. "Performance is important, but your attitude and what you bring to the daily training is the most important. And its really cool because he focuses most on how you fit into the team and building a team as a whole. That is extremely important, to have everybody on the same page." Added Russell: "Weve really found a comfortable spot where were happy with the systems we have in place. And he does a lot of behind-the-scenes work, getting everything prepared for us. And when we come out on the pitch, its business. So its been good." Ratier says his team is confident in its ability to execute as needed. And he is pleased by the culture of the squad, saying his players have become one. He has emphasized sacrifice and playing for each other while leaving ego at the door. "This team is a band of friends," he said. "They are now able to play for each other, for sure." Canada is 7-5-0 under Ratier with the losses coming to New Zealand (twice), the U.S., England and France. The Black Ferns aside, the Canadian women have avenged those losses. Under Ratier, they are 2-1-0 against the Americans, 2-1-0 against the English and 1-1-0 against France. The rugby world is slowly changing, however, with the introduction of sevens to the Olympics starting in 2016. Sevens programs are getting more funding, with the benefits bleeding into the 15-man game. The Canadian sevens players have been centralized in Victoria for three years now and put their fitness up against anyone in the world. "Definitely our strength," said Marchak. The Canadians arrived in France on July 22 for their pre-tournament camp. The commitment of the Canadian women is shown by the fact that they each paid $1,600 to take part in the tour Down Under. They do not have to pay for the World Cup, with the International Rugby Board helping out. --- Canadas Womens Rugby World Cup Roster: (with club and home town) Elissa Alarie, Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue Rugby Club, Trois-Rivieres, Que.; Emily Belchos, Barrie, Ont., Markham Irish RFC; Brittany Benn, Guelph Redcoats, Napanee, Ont.; Stephanie Bernier, Club de Rugby Quebec, Quebec City; Tyson Beukeboom, Aurora Barbarians, Uxbridge, Ont.; Latoya Blackwood, St. Anne de Bellevue, Montreal; Andrea Burk, Capilano RFC, North Vancouver; Olivia DeMerchant, Woodstock Wildmen, Mapledale, N.B.; Kim Donaldson, Burnaby Lake Rugby Club, Toronto; Jessica Dovanne, Velox RFC, Victoria; Magali Harvey, Club de Rugby Quebec, Quebec City; Mary-Jane Kirby, Highland RFC, Brampton, Ont.; Hilary Leith, Capilano RFC, Vancouver; Kayla Mack, Wild Oats RFC, Saskatoon; Mandy Marchak, Capilano RFC, Winnipeg; Barbara Mervin, Velox RFC, Peterborough, Ont.; Jacey Murphy, Aurora Barbarians, Alliston, Ont.; Karen Paquin, Club de Rugby Quebec, Quebec City; Marie-Pier Pinault-Reid, Club de Rugby Quebec, Quebec City; Kelly Russell (capt.), Toronto Nomads, Bolton, Ont.; Laura Russell, Toronto Nomads, Bolton, Ont.; Maria Samson, Calgary Hornets, Calgary; Julia Sugawara, Burnaby Lake RFC, Surrey, B.C.; Amanda Thornborough, Brandon Barbarians RFC, Brandon, Man.; Brittany Waters, Meraloma Athletic Club, Vancouver; Julianne Zussman, Town of Mount Royal RFC, Montreal. Head Coach: Francois Ratier Forwards Coach: Gary Dukelow Backs Coach: Colette McAuley Technical Adviser: John Tait Strength and Conditioning: Steve Mackinnon Cheap NFL Jerseys Wholesale Jerseys Wholesale NFL Jerseys Jerseys From China Wholesale NFL Jerseys Cheap NFL Jerseys Cheap Jerseys ' ' '
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