Top 10 club football teams of the decade (2010-2019)

FC Barcelona v Real Madrid CF - La Liga
FC Barcelona v Real Madrid CF - La Liga

#9 Leicester City (2015/16)

Leicester City Barclays Premier League Winners Bus Parade
Leicester City Barclays Premier League Winners Bus Parade

Leicester City's path to glory in the 2015/16 season is arguably one of the greatest stories in sporting history.

In 2014, Leicester City secured promotion to the Premier League after a 10-year hiatus. Many viewed Leicester's promotion as a massive success in itself, as the club had been one of the better teams in the Championship for several years before their promotion. What came after exceeded every Leicester City fan's wildest dreams.

After narrowly escaping relegation in 2015, Leicester came back with a back in the Premier League under newly appointed manager Claudio Ranieri. The Foxes embarked on an incredible run in the league, steamrolling teams with counter-attacks at a devastating pace.

Jamie Vardy was at the heart of everything good at Leicester, using his incredible pace and natural poaching instinct to plunder goals for the club. The wizardry of Riyad Mahrez and an engine room consisting of N'golo Kante, Danny Drinkwater, and Marc Albrighton pushed Leicester to astonishing heights.

Nobody considered Leicester, an outsider to the Premier League's big six, a serious contender for the title. Perceptions changed when Leicester City thrashed title rivals Manchester City 3-1 at the Etihad in a game that was widely expected to burst Ranieri's bubble.

A famous 2-2 draw at Stamford Bridge secured Leicester City an incredible Premier League title in a season that had defied every bookmaker's odds. The Foxes gave the footballing world the spectacle of the decade and their feat is unlikely to be matched for a long time.

Starting XI: Kasper Schmeichel; Danny Simpson, Wes Morgan, Robert Huth, Christian Fuchs; N'golo Kante, Danny Drinkwater, Marc Albrighton, Riyad Mahrez; Shinji Okazaki, Jamie Vardy

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Edited by Vishal Subramanian