The owner of Leicester City has given hope to the world of football Now

With Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha (61), one of the most beloved owners of the Premier League was killed Saturday night in a helicopter crash. The wealthy Thais had Leicester City, especially Leicester City, and laid the groundwork for the title in 2016, which surprised the world of football.

In the sea of ​​scarves and flowers in tribute to Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha, the supporters of Leicester City also own some Buddha. pictures put. It may sound a bit crazy at the club stage of an English industrial city, but it is not. Thai and Buddhist culture is a bit in the image of Leicester, since Srivaddhanaprabha, the club then almost bankrupted in 2010 for fifty million euros in hands.

Buddhist monks blessed the ground in King Power Stadium and the Thai Tunnel Congratulations, but otherwise Leicester remained mainly in Leicester City. Also because Srivaddhanaprabha wanted it so. Unlike other foreign investors, he did not want to interfere in the club's culture and the people who work in Leicester are still mostly from the region.

Although his fortune is estimated at more than 4 billion euros – amassed with the King Power Duty Free distribution chain – he was also not a blinded owner by ambition with money thrown into transfers. This did not have to be successful either, as it turned out.

Leicester again escaped relegation in 2015

Srivaddhanaprabha, former polo player, father of four and prized in Thailand for his generous donations to charity, preferred to invest new training complex for the club , who was still playing at the second level of English. Gradually, it went better. The club promoted and escaped the relegation of the Premier League three years ago.

At the beginning of the next season, we did not expect much more at Leicester. The base team costs a total of 28 million euros, a derisory sum compared to the teams of Manchester City, Manchester United, Chelsea and Liverpool. But this team has created the greatest marvel of English football in recent decades. Leicester became champion.

Call it a fairy tale of modern football. Jamie Vardy, his 25th amateur footballer with a group in his ankle, scored 24 goals. Algerian striker Riyad Mahrez, selected in the French second division of Le Havre, was voted best player in the competition.

As a coach, Srivaddhanaprabha. Claudio Ranieri has named an Italian who could not become a champion with Chelsea, Juventus and Internazionale. But with Leicester. "At a time when money determines almost everything, we give hope to everyone," said Ranieri himself.

"He led the club in a way that we all aspire to"

Incidentally, the champion team was lavishly rewarded by Srivaddhanaprabha. After the title, he gave more than two million dollars to BMW for his players, who could also bet 10,000 euros at the casino. In addition, fans were allowed to announce if there was something to celebrate. On Srivaddhanaprabha's birthday day, there was free beer throughout the stadium and even football fans in Leicester were thought. The local hospital received an investment of two million pounds.

The way Srivaddhanaprabha, as a foreign investor, stood almost literally among the club's supporters and was successful, was almost jealous of other Premier League clubs.

"He was the ultimate guardian of Leicester, someone who served the club gracefully," Liverpool wrote Monday in response to the Thai's death. "He led the club in a way that we all aspire to: field success and excellent management.

Vardy named Srivaddhanaprabha the man to the biggest heart of Leicester on Monday. "You care not only about the club, but the entire Leicester community," added goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel.

All passengers arrived in

Saturday, Srivaddhanaprabha Schmeichel and Vardy still play in the home game against West Ham United A few hours after the match, the owner left the stadium by helicopter never to return.

The helicopter collapsed in the King Power Stadium parking lot and caught fire. The other four occupants, including two club members,

The British media reported that Aiyawatt Srivaddhanaprabha, son of the owner and also vice-president of the club, was on board, but that turns out to be a fault.

Aiyawatt Srivaddhanaprabha is now considered to be the man who must assume the duties of his father, although there is still much uncertainty about how to proceed with Leicester City through death from Srivaddhanaprabha.