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As gulls circled overhead, the away fans bounced in elation. Even the home fans applauded. On the touchline, Leicester City’s players, who had just beaten Sunderland to go ten points clear at the top of the Premier League, formed a tight huddle around their manager, Claudio Ranieri, for whom, it seems, it was all a little overwhelming. After months of playing the genial uncle, he wept.
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