Ukachukwu Chisom .P.
Leicester City have confirmed chairman Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha was among five people killed in a helicopter crash on Saturday night
The 60-year-old Thai businessman was on board his own personal helicopter, which lost control and crashed in a car park at the King Power Stadium following Saturday’s match against West Ham.
Under Srivaddhanaprabha’s ownership, Leicester secured promotion to the top-flight in 2014 and, against odds of 5,000-1, won the 2015/16 Premier League title.
Leicester midfielder Wilfred Ndidi thanked Srivaddhanaprabha for coming out to watch him in World Cup action for Nigeria.
Wilfred Ndidi wrote on Twitter: “You were far too kind and supportive. Thank you for all you did for the club, for always encouraging the team and coming all the way to watch me play at the World Cup.”
Leicester goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel said Srivaddhanaprabha “changed football” and “gave hope to everyone that the impossible was possible”.
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Striker Jamie Vardy, who scored 24 Premier League goals in the season Leicester won the title, wrote on Instagram: “Struggling to find the right words….but to me you are legend, an incredible man who had the biggest heart, the soul of Leicester City Football Club.
Tributes came in from other clubs as well, ( Manchester United, FC Barcelona, Manchester City, Huddersfield, Crystal Palace, ETC) as they all support Leicester City in this incredibly sad time and sends in their deepest condolences.
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