LEICESTER CITY’S player and staff put training on hold to come together for a minute’s silence to honour the King of Thailand.
King Bhumibol Adulyadej, the world’s longest-reigning monarch, died at the age of 88 on Thursday, leaving a divided nation bereft of a rare figure of unity.
And Leicester, who are owned by billionaire Thai businessman Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha, formed a circle at their Belvoir Drive Training Facility to mourn the loss of the monarch.
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US President Barack Obama led global tributes to Bhumibol, whose death ends a remarkable seven-decade reign and plunges Thailand into a deeply uncertain future.
Most Thais have known no other monarch and he has been portrayed as a guiding light through decades of political turmoil, coups and violent unrest.
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In a statement the palace said the king passed away at 3.52 pm local time, 8.52am GMT.
As the news filtered out, large crowds erupted in mourning outside the hospital where Bhumibol spent most of the last two years, many of them wailing and sobbing.
“How will Thailand live without you father?” cried one distressed young man as others chanted Long Live the King!”
Leicester travel to take on Chelsea tomorrow (Saturday), kick-off is 12.30pm.
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