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PHOTOS:Thousands gather to celebrate Leicester's Premier League title win

By BBC
Sports News PHOTOS:Thousands gather to celebrate Leicester's Premier League title win
MAY 16, 2016 LISTEN

Leicester City have capped off their historic English Premier League triumph with a victory parade.

An estimated 200,000 fans gathered to watch the team, who travelled from Jubilee Square in the city centre to Victoria Park on open-top buses.

Leicester won the title two weeks ago, when their closest rivals, Tottenham Hotspur, only managed a draw against Chelsea where they needed a win, and received the trophy on May 7, following their final home game of the season, a 3-1 win over Everton.

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The team cradled the precious trophy as they made their way through the city

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The streets were a sea of blue and white

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Thousands gathered in Victoria Park as the team took to the stage

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There were huge cheers as the team lifted the cup on the stage

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Young and old flocked to join the celebrations in the evening sunshine

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Star striker Jamie Vardy praised the team's "unbelievable achievement"

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Jamie Vardy and Danny Simpson posed on police motorbikes before the parade

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