The miracle is drawing closer.

Following Leicester City ’s victory over Swansea City on Sunday, the Foxes need just five points from their remaining three fixtures to guarantee the league title, and that’s assuming that their nearest rivals Tottenham Hotspur pick up the maximum 12 points from their outstanding fixtures.

Should Spurs slip up—and the Lilywhites do have an ominous away trip to enemies Chelsea to come on May 2nd—the title race could be over much sooner.

Of course, Leicester can take nothing for granted—particularly as they face Manchester United, Everton and Chelsea in their final three matches—but considering the relative struggles of that trio (and the Pensioners’ desire not to see Spurs take their title) the EPL crown is surely within touching distance.

Claudio Ranieri insisted on Friday that it was ‘now or never’ for the Foxes to win the title, and indeed, while no one can predict the fates and fortunes to follow in this made old game we love, it’s hard to envisage Leicester fans finding themselves on the brink of such a carnival again.

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Indeed, never before have the club claimed a major honour, with their best achievements—apart from a trio of League Cups—being a second-place finish in the league in 1929 and a quartet of losing efforts in the FA Cup final, including 1961 loss to double-winning Spurs.

There is no debate that Leicester’s campaign represents the greatest single achievement of the Premier League era—even if they were to lose every game from now until the season’s end—while it will surely be debated for years to come whether Ranieri’s accomplishments this year overshadow those of East Midlands rivals Nottingham Forest under the iconic Brian Clough in the late 70s.

There have been various heroes who have been highlighted for special praise throughout the campaign—with Jamie Vardy, Riyad Mahrez, Danny Drinkwater, Robert Huth, N’Golo Kante, Wes Morgan and Kasper Schmeichel all being lionised at one point or another during the year—while it’s hard to know, in this season of stories, which of the Foxes’ many subplots has been the most fascinating.

Is it Schmeichel’s bid to emulate his legendary father Peter and lift the EPL crown?

Is it Kante’s immediate impact in the division after moving from Caen and his international recognition with France?

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