Czech minnows FC Fastav Zlin 'doing a Leicester' as tiny provincial club chase title despite 900-1 odds

Daily Mail | October 4, 2016

After only nine matches, a provincial soccer club from eastern Czech Republic is starting to draw comparisons with Premier League champion Leicester.

FC Fastav Zlin, a 900-1 shot to win the Czech league title and already dubbed 'Zlincester,' is in the early title hunt with the country's traditional powers.

'It's a nice comparison,' Zlin coach Bohumil Panik said in a recent interview. 'It pleases me. Leicester is, for a small club like us, an example to follow.'

FC Fastav Zlin could be this season's Leicester as they vie for the Czech title despite the odds

Zlin are five points ahead of Sparta Prague and only one point off the league leadersu00a0 — Zlin are five points ahead of Sparta Prague and only one point off the league leaders

Leicester surprised just about everybody last season, starting well in the Premier League and holding on to win the English title for the first time in its history.