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What if Leicester were here to stay for good?
KADEEM SIMMONDS looks at how the Foxes’ success changed football this season

Football is seen as a tribal sport. You are born supporting a team, be it the one down the road from your house or the one your parent forces you to cheer for on a Saturday afternoon.

Regardless of the reason, you swear blind loyalty to that team and want them to be successful over all the rest. Or so I thought.

Leicester’s Premier League triumph has flipped that narrative on its head. Supporters of rival teams have willed them to the finish line and have celebrated with them over the past few months. 

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