Archive of Thai billionaire owner of Leicester City football club
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Channel: AP Archive · 2018 · News & Politics
(27 Oct 2018) The helicopter of the owner of Leicester City football club, Thai billionaire Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha, crashed outside the team's King Power Stadium late on Saturday following the club's Premier League game against West Ham. It is unknown who was on board, but Srivaddhanaprabha was at the match and normally leaves the stadium by his helicopter after every Leicester home game. Srivaddhanaprabha, who owns Thailand's King Power company, bought Leicester in 2010 and became chairman the following February. The team - known as the Foxes - had only just climbed out of the third tier back then, and took until 2014 to end their 10-year exile from the Premier League. They were the surprise winners of the coveted League trophee in 2016, at odds of 5,000-1, outclassing giant clubs such as Arsenal and Manchester United. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter: https://twitter.com/AP_Archive Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/APArchives Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/APNews/ You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/youtube/e58c42fbf26071146b38e88d14345441
