These people's lives have been transformed by Leicester City's success

Leicester fans have seen their numbers grow in Asia

On the pitch this season Leicester City have broken records and defied the odds.

But off the pitch the success of the team has changed the lives of some people too.

From jobs to tourism, commentating to women's football, Leicester has changed and the city has a buzz about it at the moment.

And all of this comes after they found a dead king, Richard III, in a car park in 2013.

Staying with football though, we've been to meet some of the people most affected by the turn of fortunes at the club to find out how things have changed for them.

Ian Stringer - BBC Leicester football commentator

Ian is no stranger to broadcasting as he was one of Lord Sugar's Apprentices in 2012.

After getting fired he decided to follow his real passion: Leicester City Football Club.

"My job and life has changed," he says.

"As commentators we used to talk about local games, League One games. Now I'm getting up in the middle of the night to speak with our colleagues in Japan and America."

He also remembers the days when it used to be just him and the local newspaper reporter in the press room, but not any more.

Last week Ian sat next to Fabio Capello at the King Power Stadium.

Jake MacLean - Apprentice chocolate-maker

"Last November I saw that Jamie Vardy was on a goal streak," says 20-year-old Jake.

"Leicester were topping the league and, rationally or not, I put on a £10 bet for them to win the league at 300-1.

"I don't normally gamble. I've already got people asking me to take them out for a meal."

But for Jake, that's not the end of the story. The club's Thai owners have helped to boost tourism in the city, which has helped Jake to get a job in a chocolate shop as an apprentice chocolate-maker.

"I get to make chocolate all day and it's good fun," he says.

"We've made Thai lager chocolate in honour of the team.

"We've had people who come in, buy chocolate, then they go to the game. It's people from all over. Thai people, Americans, Dutch.

"It's certainly spiked an interest in businesses in the city," he explains.

Olivia Dougherty and Jenna Smith - Leicester Ladies footballers

What's been happening on the pitch has also helped women's football in the city.

Newsbeat went to a training session near the King Power Stadium with Oliva Dougherty and Jenna Smith from Leicester City Ladies' under-18s team.

Oliva, 16, says: "It's amazing and so inspiring and makes people like us want to achieve even more. It just shows that anyone can do it."

The team are thought to be the longest established ladies team in the UK. Jenna, 15, believes they've seen an improvement in their facilities already.

"It's helped us bring more passion into our game and want to play more and win," she says.

"It shows to other clubs you don't need the money to be successful.

"We've had more investment due to what's been happening. It's great to see younger girls start playing what many see as a men's sport."

Nicky Fitzpatrick - Catering manager

With more people coming to watch Leicester City games the feel good factor has seen more people eating in the stadium's bars and food outlets.

Before City's amazing run of form Nicky Fitzpatrick had a Saturday job with the catering company Leicester City uses to keep the fans fed.

Its success meant they took her on full-time and she now manages catering for the club, looking after burger stands and restaurants.

"Four years ago I was just a Saturday worker and a student but because of their success I've got a job as a staff liaison officer where I can progress," she says.

"Now they've taken me on full-time to do this throughout the country.

"Back then it was just older people with season tickets. Now it's everyone singing and chanting. Now it's like a party every weekend."

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