Tens of thousands celebrate Burnley's Championship title win

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Fans celebrate during the open-top bus parade

Tens of thousands of football fans have lined the streets of Burnley to celebrate their side winning the Championship.

Manager Vincent Kompany and the players rode in an open-top bus parade through the town to their Turf Moor ground.

The Clarets clinched the title with a 1-0 away win against rivals Blackburn Rovers in the east Lancashire derby, after earlier winning promotion.

Newly crowned King Charles III has said in the past that he is a Burnley fan.

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Fans celebrate the open-top bus parade
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Purple smoke by the Burnley bus

Former NFL star JJ Watt, who has just invested in the club as a minority shareholder, and his wife Kealia, who is an ex-USA football international, also joined the parade.

The team enjoyed a civic reception before the open-top bus parade.

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Clarets fans show their colourful support
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A young fan holds up an inflatable trophy

Vincent Kompany's Burnley secured promotion back to the Premier League at the first attempt with a 2-1 victory over Middlesbrough in April.

Burnley rounded off their spectacular season in the Championship with a 3-0 win over Cardiff City on Monday that saw the hosts break the 100-point barrier.

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Players wave to the crowd from their open-top bus
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Burnley fans wearing Vincent Kompany masks
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