THE state government is trying to secure English Premier League champions Leicester City for a historic clash against Adelaide United at Adelaide Oval.

Leicester has been the Cinderella story of world sports this year after winning its first EPL title despite having odds at 5000/1 stacked against them.

The club led by Italian manager Claudio Ranieri has won the hearts of the sports world just as Adelaide United has done in Australia when the Reds claimed the A-League title in a 3-1 win over Western Sydney at Adelaide Oval in the A-League championship decider on Sunday.

Minister for Sport Leon Bignell revealed the state government had written a letter to Leicester City’s management this morning asking if the club would be interested in facing Adelaide United at Adelaide Oval this year.

“There has been two great stories in soccer this week one is Adelaide United the other is Leicester City,’’ Bignell said.

“We could call it the FairyTale Cup but we sent our congratulations to the club for winning the English premier league title and we have asked if they would play a historic showcase game at Adelaide Oval.

“This has been a brilliant week for the sport.”

Leicester in March accepted an invitation to play at the International Champions Cup to face French champion PSG and Scottish champion Celtic in Los Angeles in July.