Captain Horace Burrell, the president of the Jamaica Football Federation, has heaped praise on Reggae Boy Wes Morgan and his Leicester City team on achieving their first Barclays Premier League title success.

The ‘Foxes’, as the club is called, were crowned champions yesterday when dethroned champions Chelsea recovered from two goals down at half-time to draw 2-2 with Tottenham Hotspur at Stamford Bride, thus leaving Leicester City on an unassailable 77 points, seven more than nearest challenger Tottenham, with only two games (six points) to play for.

They started their campaign with the odds highly stacked against them, but maintained a high level of consistency throughout the season to upset the applecart in what is being described as the most remarkable story in football history.

After almost being relegated last season, the Morgan-captained team demonstrated passion and determination in an impressive fairytale season, battling to 22 victories, 11 draws and losing a mere three games on their way to the maiden title — with two games to spare.

“The achievement of Leicester City, and more importantly under the captaincy of Wes Morgan, is simply incredible. This is a moment of history and this is a moment that I am sure they would never want to forget,” Burrell told the Jamaica Observer yesterday.

“This is a team that was almost relegated last time around, and they came in with the odds against them and they have now overturned the odds and have won the league. I think this will not only be good for Leicester, but certainly for Jamaica’s football development.

“Their accomplishment is truly great and congratulations to him (Wes) and the entire team. They have done so well and I believe that the entire community of Leicester City would be celebrating and will continue to celebrate for months and years to come,” he added.

With Morgan, 32, being an instrumental figure in the defensive line for the new English champions, Burrell expressed optimism that this victory will be an inspiration which will signal a turning point in the Reggae Boyz exploits.

“Everybody knows Wes Morgan is the rock in our defence and for him to be a part of our team going forward is truly inspiring. We are hoping that this kind of achievement will help to enhance our football development and certainly we look forward to the next two World Cup qualifiers, and we also look forward to the Copa Centenario,” he said.

He continued: “Truly a great performance and to know that this team is being led by our own Jamaican international makes it even sweeter. We congratulate Wes as he goes forward to the European [Champions League] and again, we are hoping that this kind of achievement will rub off on the Reggae Boyz aggregation going forward.

“So congrats to the coach, the managers, all the administrative staff and everyone who obviously worked in achieving what certainly was being regarded as an almost impossible task. It is really and truly a great moment for Leicester City and for Wes Morgan.”

—Sherdon Cowan