The fairy tale is still alive. Andrea Bocelli’s soaring voice singing Nessun Dorma at the King Power Stadium just before the Premier League champs took on Everton reduced everyone to quivering jelly. Just in case you weren’t already emotionally bedraggled by it all. Rarely, do you see high art and low brow sport mingle but it happened yesterday and it was glorious. Barney Ronay says it better, bringing to your doorstep, the delirious, euphoric atmosphere. The serenade couldn’t happen to a nicer gentleman than Claudio Ranieri. For Leicester City fans, in this the most perfect day in their lives. And their side did not disappoint, hungry for a victory on home turf and they delivered.

Andrea Bocelli’s serenading Claudio Ranieri and the city of Leicester: