Premier League club Leicester (Leicester) confirmed that Thai owner Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha died in a helicopter crash the day before yesterday (October 27).
Leicester issued a statement on Twitter at 10:00 pm local time on the 28th, saying that the helicopter carrying Vichai and four others crashed outside Leicester's King Power Stadium (King Power Stadium) the day before yesterday, killing all five people on board.
The club described Vichai as a kind-hearted and generous person.Under his leadership, the team felt like a family and the club will be very saddened by his death.
The 60-year-old Vichai bought Leicester in August 2010. The team was promoted to the Premier League in 2014. It took only two seasons to win the Premier League championship in the 2015-16 season, known as the Leicester miracle.This is also the only English top league title in the team's history.As owner, Vichai was beloved by Leicester players, staff and fans alike.
On the 10th round of the Premier League that day, Leicester City played a Premier League match with West Ham United, and the two sides drew 1:1.After the game, the helicopter took off from the stadium, but only seconds later, the plane lost control and the helicopter crashed into the club's car park.Afterwards, an explosion occurred at the scene and formed a huge fireball.
Vichai is 58 years old and has Chinese descent. His grandparents are from Fujian, China. His grandfather came to Thailand with his family from China when he went to Nanyang, and founded a casting company.Vichai's father, Xu Liming, is a well-known industrialist in Thailand.The Vichai family is very traditional and retains many living habits of Fujianese.
Vichai is the fifth richest man in Thailand. He bought Leicester City in 2010 and won the Premier League title in 2015-16. He staged a Leicester miracle and won the Premier League title. That win is considered one of the biggest upsets in the history of world football..
This accident is also another tragic event in international football after the Brazilian team Shako Paynes suffered an air crash at the end of 2016.
