5000 to 1
The Leicester City Story
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Rob Tanner's '5000 to 1' chronicles Leicester City's extraordinary 2015–16 Premier League title, combining match reporting, player and manager profiles, and behind-the-scenes stories.
The book draws on Tanner's years covering the club to explain how scouting, team cohesion, and smart recruitment produced one of football's greatest underdog achievements.
It covers the season's key moments, personalities like Claudio Ranieri, Jamie Vardy, Riyad Mahrez and N'Golo Kanté, and the wider context leading up to the triumph.
Tanner places the campaign within Leicester's modern history and the football landscape of the time, offering both narrative detail and analysis.
The book serves as a comprehensive single-season history and a celebration of an unlikely sporting miracle.
The book draws on Tanner's years covering the club to explain how scouting, team cohesion, and smart recruitment produced one of football's greatest underdog achievements.
It covers the season's key moments, personalities like Claudio Ranieri, Jamie Vardy, Riyad Mahrez and N'Golo Kanté, and the wider context leading up to the triumph.
Tanner places the campaign within Leicester's modern history and the football landscape of the time, offering both narrative detail and analysis.
The book serves as a comprehensive single-season history and a celebration of an unlikely sporting miracle.
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