EPL: Thai owners ecstatic as Leicester City celebrate historic title

Cheers, spilt beers and confetti met the award of EPL trophy to Leicester City on Saturday at a lively title party laid on by the Foxes' Thai owners in Bangkok

Bangkok: Cheers, spilt beers and confetti met the award of EPL trophy to Leicester City on Saturday at a lively title party laid on by the Foxes' Thai owners in Bangkok.

Leicester City FC fans pose with a replica Premier League trophy before a live screening of the Leicester vs Everton football match at King Power headquarters in Bangkok. Pic/AFP

Leicester are swiftly becoming the kingdom's new favourite team, with Thais delighting in the unlikeliest of league victories under the ownership of billionaire Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha.

On Saturday night in Bangkok, hundreds of beer sodden fans danced and sung . As captain Wes Morgan hoisted the trophy aloft on the big screen behind them, jubilant fans jumped into a fountain, with confetti raining down.

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