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LEICESTER, England (REUTERS) – City of Leicester City conceded a 0-0 draw with Burnley at King Power Stadium on Saturday, Nov. 10, as football was again eclipsed by heartfelt tributes to Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha, owner of club.
Thousands of fans left the city center to get to the stadium before the Premier League match, preceded by two minutes of silence for the Thai billionaire. Vichai died in a helicopter crash after City's last home game two weeks ago.
In the presence of Vichai's family, players from Leicester, who traveled 19,000 km to Thailand to attend the mid-week funeral, wore special commemorative shirts, while almost all fans wore One of the specially distributed scarves bearing the words "Forever In Our Hearts". .
Football would always be of secondary importance in such emotionally charged circumstances, and Leicester, without Harry Maguire and James Maddison still being injured this season, is still struggling to focus.
Jamie Vardy, who scored no goals in five league games, came closest in the first period thanks to a shot by Matt Lowton as Burnley struggled to avoid a fourth consecutive loss in the league.
The match was opened after the break, when Burnley's Chris Wood sliced and Ricardo Pereira took the advantage over Leicester, who failed to score in a league match for the first time of the season.
Three former Leicester leaders – Nigel Pearson, Claudio Ranieri and Craig Shakespeare – have all been watching closely.
Then, Vichai's son and vice-president of the city, Aiyawatt Srivaddhanaprabha, took a Thai flag to the central circle with the chanting crowd "Leicester, Leicester, Leicester".
With tears in his eyes, the Vice President led the players and staff around the field when his father's name rang around the ground.
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