How many fans Leicester have comparably with the big six clubs

After they became seven-time champions of England’s second-tier they made their anticipated return to top-tier football. Their first season back was a nerve-racking one where the side was struggling to fight the relegation battle. By April 2015, they were seven points adrift from safety. The Foxes prayed for a miracle as the chances of their survival looked slim.

The remaining few fixtures had every chance to put a lid on the side’s seven years of struggles and put a stopper to their rise, but a series of miraculous results not only saved the side from relegation but also secured them with a 14th place finish. That was described as one of the Premier League’s greatest ever escapes from relegation.

Then came the 2015-16 season, which is the most talked-about season in the Premier League’s history. It all started with the unexpected news for the Foxes that their gaffer Pearson was sacked! Nigel’s replacement was an equally shocking announcement. Claudio “Tinkerman” Ranieri was appointed as the manager for the next season. The fans were skeptical about their board’s decision.

The club made an exceptional start to that season. With time, the considerable fluke of a start was slowly turning into a reality. Before anyone could grasp what the hell was happening, a team of rejects and misfits took over the most popular football league in the world by storm. The world could not believe or comprehend what they saw.

I was one of them whose gaze was stuck on the television when a player named Jamie Vardy scored 13 goals over 11 consecutive matches from August to November, breaking Ruud van Nistelrooy’s Premier League record of scoring in 10 games consecutively. Many people like me felt the rush in this team’s rise. We all saw this as an unbelievable story that was writing its name in the history books. We all became a fan.

The odds of Leicester City winning the league was 5000-1. The chances of such a magnitude happening are just infinitesimal. But despite the odds, they won the Premier League that year. It was their breakthrough moment. It was their coronation. It was an impossibility that became possible, and it sent shockwaves around the whole wide world and then some.

It was important to note the exact time of the year when Leicester City was recognized apart from England. They arrived six years late to reach the global football fans. Slowly the world knew about this club. They began to study the history of this club and started to support them from that point onwards.