<P> During the 2014--15 season, a dismal run of form saw the team slip to the bottom of the league table with only 19 points from 29 matches . By 3 April 2015, they were seven points adrift from safety . This could have brought a sudden end to Leicester's seven - year rise, but seven wins from their final nine league matches meant the Foxes finished the season in 14th place with 41 points . They finished the season with a 5--1 thrashing of relegated Queens Park Rangers . Their upturn in results was described as one of the Premier League's greatest ever escapes from relegation . They also became only the third team in Premier League history to survive after being bottom at Christmas (the other two being West Bromwich Albion in 2005 and Sunderland in 2014), and no team with fewer than 20 points from 29 matches had previously stayed up . </P> <P> However, on 30 June 2015, Pearson was sacked, with the club stating, "(T) he working relationship between Nigel and the Board is no longer viable ." The sacking was linked to a number of public relations issues involving Pearson throughout the season, with the final straw involving his son James' role in a "racist sex tape" made by three Leicester reserve players in Thailand during a post-season goodwill tour . Leicester reacted by appointing former Chelsea manager Claudio Ranieri as their new manager for the new 2015--16 Premier League season . Under Ranieri, the club made an exceptional start to the season . Striker Jamie Vardy scored 13 goals over 11 consecutive matches from August to November, breaking Ruud van Nistelrooy's Premier League record of scoring in 10 consecutive matches . On 19 December, Leicester defeated Everton 3--2 at Goodison Park to top the Premier League on Christmas Day, having been bottom exactly 12 months earlier . A 2--0 victory at Sunderland on 10 April, coupled with Tottenham Hotspur's 3--0 win over Manchester United, ensured Leicester's qualification for the UEFA Champions League for the first time in their history . </P> <P> Leicester won the Premier League on 2 May 2016 after Tottenham threw away a 2--0 lead against Chelsea, drawing 2--2 at the "Battle of Stamford Bridge". This completed the fastest seven - year rise to the title except for Ipswich Town in 1962, and Leicester faced a far more unequal top tier than Ipswich did back then . Bookmakers thought Leicester's victory was so unlikely that Ladbrokes and William Hill offered odds of 5,000--1 for it at the start of the season . Neither bookmaker had ever paid out such long odds, and the trophy resulted in the largest payout in British sporting history with total winnings of £ 25 million . The scale of the surprise attracted global attention for the club and the city of Leicester . The Economist declared it would be "pored over for management lessons". Several commentators have viewed it as an inspiration to other clubs and fundamentally transforming the expectations similar sized clubs face in English football . Ranieri's Leicester became known for their counterattacking style of play, "incredible pace in the areas it is most essential" and defensive solidarity . Players were often praised for their work ethic and togetherness which was apparent throughout the squad . Reacting to City winning the Premier League, Executive chairman Richard Scudamore said: </P> <Table> <Tr> <Td> "</Td> <Td> If this was a once in every 5,000 - year event, then we've effectively got another 5,000 years of hope ahead of us . </Td> <Td>" </Td> </Tr> </Table>

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