Thai national team attend funeral in Bangkok to honour Leicester City's late chairman

Record ID: 1363196

  • Title: Thai national team attend funeral in Bangkok to honour Leicester City's late chairman
  • Date: 5th November 2018
  • Summary: BANGKOK, THAILAND (NOVEMBER 5, 2018) (REUTERS) THAI NATIONAL FOOTBALL TEAM COACH, MILOVAN RAJEVAC, GETTING DOWN FROM BUS THAILAND'S NATIONAL FOOTBALL TEAM MEMBERS WALKING MEDIA INTERVIEWING RAJEVAC (SOUNDBITE) (Serbian) THAI NATIONAL FOOTBALL TEAM COACH, MILOVAN RAJEVAC, SAYING: "We came over to express our condolences. Simply, we were here to prepare for the Suzuki Cup, so we came to express our condolences. We are sorry that everything (had happened) like this." VARIOUS OF THAI FOOTBALLERS WALKING INTO VICHAI'S FUNERAL PAVILION (SOUNDBITE) (English) BRITISH TOURIST, JOHN TERRELL, 55, SAYING: "And I'd come on holiday to Bangkok and think I'd come to the temple, just to pay my respects. Obviously, I can't pronounce his name, Vichai, he (is a) very good man and very good man in UK too, and helped a lot of charities and I just think I'd come to pay my respects." VARIOUS OF THAI FOOTBALL TEAM MEMBERS WALKING, LEAVING FUNERAL VENUE (SOUNDBITE) (English) BRITISH TOURIST, JOHN TERRELL, 55, SAYING: "I think first game of the season, Manchester United (vs) Leicester and Manchester United (will) win 2-1. And Kasper Schmeichel, the goal keeper, his dad played for Manchester United for many years. They're both great Danes." THAI FOOTBALL TEAM LEAVING FUNERAL VENUE THAI FOOTBALL TEAM BOARDING BUS BUS LEAVING
  • Embargoed: 19th November 2018 06:32
  • Keywords: Thailand Leicester Leicester City Lei national football team death Vichai funeral
  • Location: BANGKOK, THAILAND
  • City: BANGKOK, THAILAND
  • Country: Thailand
  • Topics: Soccer,Sport
  • Reuters ID: LVA0019589B2F
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: Thailand's national football team members and their coach Milovan Rajevac attended the funeral of Leicester City's late-chairman Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha on Monday (November 5) to pay their respects and condolences.
    The 60-year-old Thai billionaire died on Oct. 27 with four others when his helicopter crashed next to Leicester's King Power Stadium. The seven-day funeral started on Saturday (November 3) in Bangkok.
    Vichai bought Leicester City in 2010. The team went on to stun the soccer world by winning the Premier League title against the odds in 2016.
    A British tourist, 55-year old John Terrell, who is a Manchester United fan, was on holiday in Thailand and visited the funeral pavilion to pay his respects at the temple. He added that he will be looking forward to the next Manchester United vs Leicester game.
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