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Leicester City striker Jamie Vardy: 'Our hard work has paid off'

Leicester City striker Jamie Vardy says that the club's Premier League title win is down to the team's "hard work".

Leicester City striker Jamie Vardy has claimed that the team's "hard work" throughout the season is the reason that the Foxes are Premier League champions.

Claudio Ranieri's side were officially named champions on Monday when Chelsea knocked Tottenham Hotspur out of the race with a 2-2 draw at Stamford Bridge.

It is the first time that Leicester have won a top-flight title in their 132-year history, and Vardy contributed to the achievement by scoring 22 league goals.

"It's an unbelievable feeling, I've never known anything like it," Vardy told the club's official website. "We were scrapping to stay in the league last season and on Saturday we'll be lifting the trophy. That gives you an idea of how much hard work has gone into this season from every single player and member of staff.

"It's the biggest achievement in the history of a great club and we all feel privileged to be part of it. It's even more special to have done it with these lads. Every minute of hard work we've put in on the training pitch has been worth it for this moment."

Leicester will lift the trophy after Saturday's late kickoff against Everton at the King Power Stadium.

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