What they said after Leicester won Premier League

Fairytale champions Leicester won the Premier League for the first time in the club's 132-year history after second placed Tottenham's 2-2 draw at Chelsea on Monday.

Here AFP Sport looks at the reaction from around the world:

"Leicester City have won the Premier League. The biggest sporting shock of my lifetime, and it's only my team. I got emotional. It was hard to breathe."

- Former Leicester and England striker Gary Lineker

"Massive congrats @LCFC! It's been a thrill to follow all season. #worthychampions."

- Former world number one golfer Rory Mcllroy

Leicester fans cheer after the English Premier League football match between Manchester United and Leicester City at Old Trafford in Manchester, North West England, on May 1, 2016. / AFP PHOTO / OLI SCARFF / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE.

 

"Many congratulations to Leicester. An extraordinary, thoroughly deserved, Premier League title."

- British Prime Minister David Cameron

"To be Premier League champions is a fantastic achievement and I want to say well done to Claudio and the boys."

- Mark Selby, the Leicester-born snooker player who won the World Championship title just shortly after the Foxes were crowned champions.

"Proud of you Spurs! But Leicester... What an inspiration, the best f***** story ever! Congratulations!!!! X"

- Grammy and Oscar-winning pop star Adele, who hails from the north London district of Tottenham

"An unbelievable night for Leicester. This is the greatest achievement in British sport. I was a massive sceptic of (Leicester manager) Claudio Ranieri but he proved me so wrong."

- Former Leicester and Wales midfielder Robbie Savage

"Well done, Leicester City. You showed all sportsmen that dreams and fairytales can come true, if u truly believe, amazing story. Congrats."

- Australian cricket legend Shane Warne

"Congratulations to Leicester City for winning the Premier League against all the odds, magnificent well done. West Ham next year."

- West Ham co-owner David Gold

Leicester City's English defender Wes Morgan (R) celebrates scoring the equalising 1-1 goal with Leicester City's Ghanaian striker Jeff Schlupp (L) during the English Premier League football match between Manchester United and Leicester City at Old Trafford in Manchester, North West England, on May 1, 2016. / AFP PHOTO / OLI SCARFF / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE.

"Well done LCFC. What an amazing season. Incredible achievement."

- Welsh rugby icon Jonathan Davies

"There's no doubt that is the greatest achievement in the history of our game. Football had become a closed shop with the same teams winning year after year and you never believed a story like this could happen. Statue for Ranieri in the morning I think."

- Former Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher