Leicester City will honour their late chairman Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha with a statue outside the Premier League club's King Power Stadium following his death in a helicopter crash last month.

Leicester City to honour late chairman with statue

Leicester City's Foxes Foundation will be renamed The Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha Foundation in honour of the club's chairman, who tragically died in a helicopter crash, the Premier League side announced on Tuesday.

Leicester rename foundation in honour of late owner

The Leicester City squad as well as members of staff on Sunday attended funeral rites in Bangkok for chairman Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha, whose death in a helicopter crash stunned the Premier League club.

Leicester City squad flies to Thailand to attend chairman's funeral ceremony

The elaborate funeral of Leicester City's Thai owner and duty-free mogul Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha began at a Buddhist temple in Bangkok Saturday evening, as members of Thailand's business and political elite came in black mourning garb to pay tribute to the well-connected billionaire.

Leicester City owner Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha's week-long funeral begins in Bangkok

Jamie Vardy, a hero of Leicester's remarkable Premier League title triumph two years ago, led tributes to the club's owner Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha, who died when his helicopter crashed shortly after take-off just outside the team's stadium.

Jamie Vardy leads Leicester tributes to 'legend' Vichai

Leicester City has confirmed that the club's owner, Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha, died in the helicopter crash that took place in the parking lot of the stadium on Saturday.

Leicester City's Thai owner pronounced dead in helicopter crash

Leicester City soccer club owner Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha was killed along with four others when his helicopter crashed and later exploded after a Premier League match on Saturday.

Leicester chopper crash: Pilots Eric Swaffer, Izabela Roza Lechowicz were a couple

Leicester City soccer club owner Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha, a Thai tycoon, was killed along with four others when his helicopter crashed and then exploded after a Premier League match on Saturday.

Leicester City matches postponed after helicopter crash