Many sporting moments have made millions stop and say “whoa.” It might not have been the Super Bowl, the World Cup Final or the Olympic 100 meter final, but the 61st minute of the Manchester City-Leicester City match made millions around the world gasp.

That was the exact scenario I experienced at the weekend. As Robert Huth’s header floated over the keeper and into the net, the euphoria overtook everyone in the away section. The lower tier was a sea of bodies and celebratory madness. It was an outpouring of disbelief and emotion that signalled the true belief that the impossible was on.

Turning up at the Etihad was an occasion like no other. After over 150 Leicester City away games over the last seven years, this one felt different. The eyes of the country (a peak of 1.33 million on UK broadcaster BT Sport) and the world were on this game. Grant Wahl’s Twitter replies were full of EPL die-hards mentioning their commitment at an early Saturday wake up call for the match.

This weekend last year, Leicester lost to Crystal Palace. The next day the fans were plunged into confusion as Nigel Pearson was reportedly sacked according to Sky Sports News. Within two hours a statement clarified his position as manager. The rest is history.

Roll forward 365 days and here we were, the match to set the road map for the next 14 weeks. There was an air of glorious anticipation, voices were loud and Huth’s opener only helped to quiet the crowd. This was as strong a first half performance as I’ve ever seen. Solid in defense and rapid on the counter attack. If Leicester ever wanted to play a team, Manchester City seemed ideal. There was, however, an air of edginess in the stands, that much pressure would find cracks in the end, surely?

It didn’t matter.

As Leicester broke with Kante and Mahrez found himself in space, the throngs shouted “go on” (or “goo-won in our local dialect”) in unison. I can still remember that flash across my mind as I mentally urged Mahrez to pass it to the open Vardy. As quickly as I thought, the ball was in the back of the net. This was unbelievable; 48 minutes into the game and 2-0 up at Manchester City.

Huth’s looping header to make it three seemed to take ages to go in, an incredible moment when time seemed to stand still. As the net rippled, the outpouring of emotion came. Fans were strewn everywhere. It was an incredible moment. After the celebrations had died down, I looked to my right and saw the Manchester City fans stood silent… stunned. They didn’t expect anything like this. After a couple of minutes, the chant “we’re Leicester City, we’re top of the league” was in full voice, leading to some home fans to applaud us… applaud the performance and the amazing event they were witnessing.

At full time, the players received the ovation they fully deserved. As fans filed out of the stadium I stood and reflected on what I’d seen. The eyes of so many were on this game and we delivered a performance, a statement of such emphatic proportions the betting companies made us favourites for the title until Arsenal won at Bournemouth the next day. We’ve come so far in such a short space of time.

Everyone, myself included, finally started to think the title was possible. Certainly dreams of the UEFA Champions League theme at the King Power Stadium next season are getting more and more realistic. To compete in the pinnacle of European club soccer would be something I would never have anticipated in my wildest dreams. Yet this might not even be on my radar because on the final day of the season, Sunday May 15th, something not seen in the 132-year history of this club might just finally be fulfilled.

There’s a long way to go yet, but on Saturday’s performance as Peter Drury said on commentary, “why shouldn’t they be champions?”

Whether it’s World Soccer Talk, NBC Sports or the most watched news bulletin in the UK, people just cannot stop talking about Leicester City.

Leicester fans have been living in dreamland since April 18 after the club beat Swansea and that slim possibility of safety became clearer. Not to be swayed by the departure of Nigel Pearson, the arrival of Claudio Ranieri ensured that the dream continued.

After hitting top spot in November and suffering what can be called a ‘sticky’ patch by the Foxes’ standards in late December, Leicester face a two game test that will shape its future: Manchester City (Saturday, February 6) and Arsenal (Sunday, February 14).

There wouldn’t be anything wrong with feeling fearful at the games coming up. Ranieri’s men have yet to beat any of the two teams, yielding just one point in the league. But the much famed counter-attacking and bright, energetic forward-line that is so talked about that hit form again against Stoke City and Liverpool, and with a more organized, rigid defense Arsenal won’t have free reign over Leicester’s defense as they did at the King Power Stadium back in September.

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Whether it’s plaudits for the manager, team or the home fans’ atmosphere, everything in the world of Leicester City is looking good. Fan groups across the USA, including the New York Foxes, are reveling in the coverage after spending preceding years listening to most games on the radio.

There is a serious chance of European soccer next season, whether the UEFA Europa League or UEFA Champions League. Qualification would see the club’s first European adventure since 2000, when the club lost in the first round of the UEFA Cup. After the difficult run over the next week, an eight-game run of matches, all with very winnable games, follows. It’s a set of matches just like last season’s run in, where there is a real chance to put a strong run together. By the end of the run, it will be April 23, and a last three run-in of Manchester United (A), Everton (H) and Chelsea (A). By then, we could stop being in dreamland and find ourselves in one hell of a reality.

Leicester City has a rich history, but not one that will rival any of the top Premier League teams. Champions League or, as unthinkable as it is right now, a Premier League title, would cause such a huge shift in the English soccer landscape, and with the most unlikely new kid in town that the clubs history will, for the first time, be truly global.

The majesty of Jamie Vardy’s goal for Leicester against Liverpool on Tuesday night will live long in the memory of soccer fans who witnessed it. If you were fortunate to watch it live, it’s was incredulous. If you watched it on delay, it was still sublime. But if you lived in the United Kingdom, it wasn’t on TV. The best you could have hoped for on TV was a highlight at the end of Tuesday night or on Wednesday morning.

Instead, UK TV showed West Ham United versus Aston Villa live. God bless them.

Leicester against Liverpool, the most attractive game of the midweek round, was ignored because of the way the contracts are structured, while NBCSN will show every second of every match live. The US TV audience is blessed with extensive coverage from a network that cares and cherishes the ever-growing brand it has to offer. The UK audience should feel short changed.

There’s something utterly envy-filling when you look at US TV coverage of the Premier League. Over the course of a season, you get 380 live matches, every game under the successful coverage guided by Pierre Moosa and anchored by Rebecca Lowe. NBC’s coverage continues to impress.

Meanwhile, just 36% of matches will be available live to audiences across the UK.

Premier League coverage on BT Sport (since 2013) and Sky Sports (since 1992) is littered with glamorous ex-professionals. BT Sport offers the superb Steve McManaman, who plied his trade with Ian Darke at ESPN. Plus there’s Michael Owen, Glenn Hoddle, Paul Scholes and Rio Ferdinand, amongst others.

Sky Sports counter that line up with their own talent. The excellent Jamie Carragher and (until he took over at Valencia) Gary Neville. The signing of France and Arsenal legend Thierry Henry was subject of a huge promo campaign, which you’d expect for his reported $5,750,000 salary, hasn’t had the footballing universe singing his praises.

Niall Quinn and Jamie Redknapp are much derided by the (always hard to please) social media audience, while Graeme Souness would certainly find it hard to shake off the label of being called ‘argumentative.’

The landscape is being broken, however, by those who weren’t what you’d regard as top level players. With Neville’s departure, however temporary, a huge hole is in Sky’s billion-dollar coverage is blown open. Step forward Andy Hinchcliffe, a player known for his time at Sheffield Wednesday in the 1990’s and known to most listening the Premier League’s world feed. His commentary offers vision, awareness and adds to the coverage. In the studio, Danny Higginbotham has transferred the knowledge he also brings to the world feed and now to a UK audience.

Over on BT, their European league and UEFA Champions League coverage has seen an innovative show for British viewers, with three journalists offering their views as the night’s games progress. Despite reaching small audiences (both shows rate at around a 100,000 audience only), their knowledge is wide and deep, receiving praise for the fresh angle on match punditry.

Sky Sports and BT Sport signed a deal worth $7.3bn for three years to continue their BPL coverage. The contract is almost the same annual outlay of ESPN and TNT’s $24bn deal for the NBA, but consumers of the game through television will still miss out on the majority of matches. It’s another reason to be thankful for NBC’s coverage of the Premier League in the United States, which will continue until 2022 and hopefully beyond.