The man who played Luke Skywalker in the Star Wars saga has publicly praised Leicester City for winning the Premier League title – an achievement that’s being touted as the greatest underdog story in sporting history.
64 year-old Mark Hamill claims to understand the amount of effort it took to climb to the top as an underdog, claiming that he had to do the same as Luke Skywalker.
“Nobody knows what it is like to be an underdog and severely underestimated.
“I was Luke, I was in the same position and Leicester, you surprised us all and grabbed the gold for yourselves,” he told UK tabloid, The Sun.
“That’s fantastic, everyone is gob-smacked and over the moon. Chuffed as they say.
“Congratulations Leicester, let me tell you something – everybody is thrilled for you and we know, The Force is with you now, tomorrow and always.”
The Foxes achieved the impossible on Monday, as Tottenham Hotspur’s 2-2 draw against Chelsea effectively handed them the Premier League title.
Ranieri’s troops celebrated their title triumph in a house party organized by star striker Jamie Vardy. More importantly, Twitter’s servers have been handed a severe reality check over the past few days, ever since the Foxes were crowned champions.
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