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10:28, 10-Nov-2018
Leicester City to honor Vichai with statue outside of stadium
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09:34, 13-Nov-2018
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Leicester City will honor their late chairman Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha with a statue outside the Premier League club's King Power Stadium following his death in a helicopter crash last month.
The 60-year-old Thai billionaire died on October 27 with four others when his helicopter crashed next to the stadium after a match.
His son and vice-chairman Aiyawatt confirmed the commissioning of a statue in a personal tribute in a souvenir program to be given to all fans at Saturday's home Premier League game against Burnley.
Screenshot from Leicester City's Twitter account.
Screenshot from Leicester City's Twitter account.
“We will never be able to repay what he did for us – for me as his son, us as his family, everyone connected to Leicester City and beyond – but we are committed to honoring his memory and upholding his legacy,” he wrote.
“Our continued growth as a Club, our state-of-the-art new training ground and our planned stadium expansion will help realize his vision for Leicester City.
“I plan to commission a statue of my father, for outside King Power Stadium, as a permanent and fitting tribute to the man that made it all possible. He will forever be in our hearts. He will never be forgotten.”
In the eight years of Vichai's ownership, Leicester caused one of soccer's biggest shocks by winning the Premier League title in 2016.
The club plan to hand out commemorative scarves, pin badges, banners and souvenir programs at Saturday's game, which has also been designated the club's annual Remembrance Fixture.
A tribute video will be shown on big screens before the match and a two-minute silence will be held to honor the armed services as well as the five victims of last month's accident.
Source(s): Reuters