Leicester City completes miracle run to English Premier League title

The team's leading goalscorer, Jamie Vardy, was playing in the seventh division of English soccer just five years ago. Midfielder Riyad Mahrez, who won the PFA Footballer of the Year award as the league's most outstanding player, joined the team from the French second division. Hardworking...

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Published inGannett News Service
Main Author Scott, Nate
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LanguageEnglish
Published McLean USA Today, a division of Gannett Satellite Information Network, Inc 02.05.2016
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Summary:The team's leading goalscorer, Jamie Vardy, was playing in the seventh division of English soccer just five years ago. Midfielder Riyad Mahrez, who won the PFA Footballer of the Year award as the league's most outstanding player, joined the team from the French second division. Hardworking midfielder N'Golo Kante was also signed from the French second division. Premier League teams' salaries have not been made public yet this year, but in 2014-15 Leicester City had a payroll of $53.7 million. Manchester City, by comparison, paid its players $300 million.