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Soccer-Pearson hails 'unbelievable' Leicester achievement

LONDON, May 16 (Reuters) - Leicester City manager Nigel Pearson paid tribute to his team's mental strength and resilience after ensuring their Premier League survival against all the odds with a 0-0 draw at Sunderland on Saturday.

The Foxes looked doomed to relegation after spending the season encamped in the bottom three but a run of six wins in seven games lifted them out of the drop zone and a point at Sunderland completed the job.

"When you consider our plight a couple of months ago, to go into the final game with our safety assured is quite an unbelievable achievement," Pearson told the BBC.