New Delhi, July 30 -- 2 May 2016.

Stamford Bridge football stadium, London.

As the final whistle blew on a fiery draw between Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur, a raucous cheer erupted from an unlikely corner of the crowd. It wasn't the match result they were celebrating, but one of the most astonishing moments in modern sporting history-lowly Leicester City, which had narrowly staved off relegation in the previous season, was crowned Premier League champions for the first time in their 132-year history.

Leicester City had earned a promotion to the top tier in English football just two years earlier. At the beginning of the 2015-16 season, bookmakers had given the team odds of 5,000-1 for winning the title. For context, the odds of Elvis P...