#1 Chelsea 2-2 Tottenham Hotspur, Leicester City win the title
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It needed something special to overtake the Euro winning moment, and indeed this is one truly glorious one.
In what was one of the games of the season even despite the conditions in place, Tottenham Hotspur were eight points behind leaders Leicester with three games to go. Anything but a victory would put them out of the race for the title.
Spurs went 2-0 up in the first half with goals from Harry Kane and Son Heung-Min, and it looked as though Leicester would have to wait another week to officially achieve the impossible. Cometh the second half, and Chelsea decided they would give their former manager a moment he would never forget.
Gary Cahill halved the deficit as he scored from a poorly defended corner, and eventual Man of the Match Eden Hazard’s brilliance saw Tottenham concede a second as he scored in the 83rd minute to draw the hosts level.
Spurs did everything they could in the last ten or so minutes, but to no avail as the game ended in a stalemate and the city of Leicester, and the football world itself erupted as the greatest underdog story of all time had just come to its fairy tale conclusion. You could not write a script like this if you tried.
Promoted just the season before and escaping relegation in the last few weeks, sacking their manager and hiring a 64-year-old with a squad and players few had ever heard of, Leicester did something that no one had ever imagined they would – they won the Premier League.
Arguably the greatest moment in league history alongside “AGUERRROOOOOO”, this will be one season that will never be forgotten by anyone in years to come. Without a doubt, THE defining moment of 2016.
Honourable mentions –
Sevilla win their third consecutive Europa League – A record fifth Europa title and an astonishing hattrick of wins, Sevilla defeated Liverpool to clinch their third Europa title in as many years as they came back to win the match 3-1. A truly historic moment as no club had ever done this before; and perhaps no one is likely to ever again.
Iceland knock England out of the Euros – In what was one of the most shocking moments of the year, minnows Iceland knocked the English team out from the Round of 16 of the Euros to record one of England’s worst humiliations in their history. Iceland came back from a one-goal deficit to win the game 2-1 as England’s trend of premature departures from international tournaments continued.
Lionel Messi wins a record 5th Ballon D’Or – A moment not surprising in itself seeing as how we are used to Messi winning awards, but an unprecedented fifth World Player of the Year Award is something even the humble Argentinian will always remember and be proud of. Possibly the greatest ever.
