. >> and the article claudio raniery, tinkerman poised to win.s is this extraordinary city, leicester city who could win the english premier league tonight. if tottenham fails to win it. if not they'll probably win it next weekend. and it is the huge underdog story of all time, 5,000-1. and a big part of it is claudio raniery. when he was appointed a year ago, people were laughing. and he's turned it around. >> who owns the team? >> it's a thai investor, the head of king power. he's head of a thai company, and his name is long. >> we are approaching the top of the hour. that means the team is getting ready for "squawk box." we know you've got a big show. >> we do. warren buffett is always interesting and compelling. was that your first, was that your first white house correspondents dinner, sarah? >> no. >> it was my first, and it was also my first-ever trip to washington. so the whole weekend was overawing for me. >> i love what you just said, wilford, coming out of your shell a little bit, if you are looking for a balanced piece that was not it

much of the team's success has been attributed to its journeyman manager claudio ranieri. but he said today the credit belongs to his players. >> how have you done it, what is the secret to leicester's success this season? >> i don't know, i don't know the secret. i think the players, their heart and soul, how they played. >> sreenivasan: leicester has two games left to play, but those are now a formality. the title also guarantees the team a spot in next year's all- european champions league tournament. for more on this unlikely season and the people who made it happen, we are joined from london by andi thompson who covers soccer for s.b. nation, an all-sports website. so, help us understand how big a moment this is for this city, this town. >> it's an absolutely massive moment for leicester the town, and leicester the football club. it is something that absolutely nobody involved with the club or outside the club would have expected when the season kicked off. they'd have been hoping for, at best, a solid midtable finish to avoid a relegation struggle like last season. s

underdogs liecester city won tension monday after strong season under coach claudio ranieri. they competed against chalsy and manchester united. some of their players even competed in amateur leagues only a few years ago. here to talk about this fairy tail championship is john micklethwait, editor-in-chief of bloomberg news and life long liecester fan. tommy smyth, espn soccer analyst, and roger bennett, and they're all about soccer. john micklethwait just ce to bloomberg a year and a half, two years ago, from london where he was editor of the economist. every year for 20 years he placed a 20-pound bet that liecester would win. every year, they lost! pick up the story. >> to be stric strictly accuraty didn't lose quite every year, when they were in the lower divisions, they won a bit that year. but it's fair to say my failure to bet last year was a disaster. >> rose: the one big year and there's no payoff. and the odds are 5,000 to 1. >> a hundred-grand. >> rose: if you put uh 20 pounds down? >> i have two confessions to made i've made repeatedly in the past few days. i used

point was hold on to clinch the english premier league crown for leicester and former manager claudio ranierilew, leicester fans erupted every in celebration. and the team celebrated at the home of the leading scorer jamie vardy. #vardyparty trending. and winning the premier league time 5,000 to 1 for the first time. it hasn't gone to a team, manchester city or manchester united, 5,000 to 1. >> why didn't you tell me to take a bet on this? you're supposed to be a soccer expert. >> there's lots of stories out there. 5,000 to 1. the same odds as people finding elvis presley alive. that's how much of a long shot it was. 5,000 to 1. >> i read in another piece. the same outcome as bono becoming the pope. so bono just became the pope. >> and elvis presley is alive. what a day. >> who knew. >>> congratulations to hi s ts r city. just totally remarkable. >> even i read about it and i don't read a lot about sports. >>> unhads of celebrities hitting the red carpet for the 2016 met gala. hosted at the metropolitan art institute, this year's theme was fashion and age of technology. celebrities striking a