'King Claudio': Ranieri hailed as a hero at home in Italy

ROME — The Italian Premier called it “insane.” The country’s national sports newspaper called him “King Claudio.” Claudio Ranieri was hailed as a national hero at home in Italy after coaching Leicester to a highly improbable English Premier League title. “King
Claudio,” read the headline on the front page of Gazzetta dello Sport on Tuesday, above a statuesque image of Ranieri as the Roman emperor Claudius. Leicester secured its first top-flight title without playing on Monday after second-place Tottenham drew at Chelsea 2-2. Leicester was playing in the second tier only two years ago, came close to be relegated again last year, and started this season as a 5,000-1 outsider for the title. For