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Unfashionable Burnley blazing an unlikely trail

China Daily | Updated: 2017-12-14 07:27

Two seasons after Leicester's improbable title triumph, another soccer fairytale might be unfolding in the English Premier League.

They are unlikely to emulate Leicester in winning the league, but the players and coach of unfashionable northwest club Burnley are starting to dream of playing in the Champions League next season.

Burnley scored an 89th-minute winner to beat Stoke City 1-0 at Turf Moor on Tuesday and climb into the top four of England's top flight for the first time since 1975.

Unfashionable Burnley blazing an unlikely trail

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