LEICESTER'S incredible 2015-16 Premier League title win has been voted the biggest sporting upset of all time.
That year, Claudio Ranieri led his 'Fearless Foxes' to their first Prem crown in an outrageous 5,000/1 shot.
The season earlier, Leicester had only survived relegation thanks to a Jamie Vardy-inspired 'Great Escape'.
But a year on, N'Golo Kante, Riyad Mahrez, Vardy and Co were lifting the Premier League title.
And, in a poll of 2,000 sports fans conducted by Lottoland.co.uk, Leicester's 2015-16 has been voted the greatest upset in history.
Liverpool’s 'Miracle of Istanbul' came in second, after they bounced back from 3-0 down to win the 2005 Champions final against AC Milan.
Unfancied Greece lifting the Euro 2004 crown came in third.
England’s humiliating loss at the hands of Iceland at Euro 2016 came fourth in the poll, with then-17-year-old Boris Becker winning Wimbledon in 1985 completing the top five.
Nearly one in four (23 per cent) believe Japan beating South Africa at the 2015 Rugby World Cup was the biggest upset they’ve witnessed.
And 15 per cent picked 10-1 underdog Leon Spinks getting the best of arguably the best boxer of all time, Muhammad Ali, in 1978.
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THE TOP 25 SPORTING UPSETS OF ALL TIME
1. Leicester winning 2015-16 Premier League
2. Liverpool coming back from 3-0 down to beat AC Milan in the 2005 Champions League final
3. Greece winning Euro 2004
4. England losing to Iceland at Euro 2016
5. When 17-year-old Boris Becker won Wimbledon in 1985
6. Japan beating South Africa at the 2015 Rugby World Cup
7. Aston Villa beating reigning champions Liverpool 7-2 in the Premier League in 2020-21
8. England beating Australia in the Third Test of the 1981 Ashes at Headingley
9. Wigan winning the FA Cup in the 2013 final against Man City
10. The moment when James Buster Douglas knocked out Mike Tyson in 1990
11. The USA football team beating England 1-0 in 1950
12. Leon Spinks beating Muhammad Ali in 1978
13. Andy Ruiz knocking out Anthony Joshua at Madison Square Garden in 2019
14. Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson scoring headed winner against West Brom in 2020-21
15. Liverpool falling 25 points behind Manchester City in 2020-21
16. When Roger Federer was beaten by Juan Martin del Potro in 2009 US Open final
17. When Chelsea beat Bayern Munich in the 2012 Champions League final
18. When the US ice hockey team beat the USSR in 1980 in ‘The Miracle on Ice’
19. When James Cahill beat Ronnie O’Sullivan, 2019
20. Journeyman Robin Soderling knocking out Rafa Nadal at Roland Garros in 2009
21. Kei Nishikori knocking out Andy Murray at the 2016 US Open
22. None of the above
23. The Boston Red Sox beating the Yankees in the Baseball World Series in 2004
24. When Jeff Kidder was the biggest-priced Cheltenham winner in 31 years
25. Trevor Immelman winning the 2008 golf Masters
A spokesperson at Lottoland said: “Unexpected winners rising to the top are what keeps sport exciting – especially if you happen to be supporting the underdogs.
“Everyone wishes they’d had the foresight to put a bet on Leicester, who were famously 5000/1 to win the Premier League the year they rose to the top.
“But we’re looking forward to seeing who people are putting their money on at the Euros this year.
"Have Brits been standing by the home nations or is it too tempting to stay safe and bet on the favourites?”
Other major sporting upsets revealed in the poll include England beating Australia in the Third Test of the 1981 Ashes at Headingley thanks to Ian Botham's heroics.
The study, commissioned via OnePoll, also found 55 per cent of fans believe England winning this summer’s Euros would constitute a great sporting upset.
Lottoland’s spokesperson added: “England winning the Euros is just as likely as Greece winning it back in 2004.
“Because it’s been such a long time since a British football team have won anything internationally, it does feel a bit like it will never happen.
"But with the support of the nation, anything is possible!”
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