Copy linkFacebookXPinterestEmailShare this article 0Join the conversationFollow usAdd us as a preferred source on GoogleNewsletterFour Four TwoGet FourFourTwo NewsletterThe best features, fun and footballing quizzes, straight to your inbox every week.Become a Member in Seconds Unlock instant access to exclusive member features.Contact me with news and offers from other Future brandsReceive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsorsBy submitting your information you agree to the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy and are aged 16 or over.You are now subscribedYour newsletter sign-up was successfulWant to add more newsletters?Five times a weekFourFourTwo DailyFantastic football content straight to your inbox! From the latest transfer news, quizzes, videos, features and interviews with the biggest names in the game, plus lots more.Signup +Once a week...And its LIVE!Sign up to our FREE live football newsletter, tracking all of the biggest games available to watch on the device of your choice. Never miss a kick-off!Signup +Join the clubGet full access to premium articles, exclusive features and a growing list of member rewards.Explore An account already exists for this email address, please log in.Subscribe to our newsletterClaudio Ranieri hopes that the late Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha is watching on ten years on from Leicester City's Premier League title victory with a smile on his face to mark the anniversary.Under Srivaddhanaprabha's stewardship, which began in 2010, Leicester went from the Championship to hoisting the Premier League trophy in 2016.The Thai businessman tragically died in a helicopter crash outside the King Power Stadium in October 2018. You may like Claudio Ranieri relives painful Leicester City sacking Claudio Ranieri reveals how he celebrated Leicester City's Premier League title When Leicester players made pizza: Claudio Ranieri on the evening that inspired remarkable Premier League title win Claudio Ranieri: 'Vichai was an extraordinarily kind man - we always felt his presence'Leicester's manager for that Premier League title win, Claudio Ranieri, believes that Srivaddhanaprabha's death was not only a personal tragedy, but also left the club far worse off for his absence.The Foxes will play in League One next season having suffered a double relegation from the Premier League and the Championship.Ranieri told FourFourTwo: "A truly painful moment was the death of Vichai, in that tragic helicopter crash in 2018."He was an extraordinarily kind man. I dont know how he managed it, but we always felt his presence.Get FourFourTwo NewsletterThe best features, fun and footballing quizzes, straight to your inbox every week.Contact me with news and offers from other Future brandsReceive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsorsBy submitting your information you agree to the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy and are aged 16 or over."Hed often come to see us with his wife, his sons and daughters. On my birthday, five minutes before training was about to begin, he walked into the dressing room with a cake covered in candles, and he got the whole team to sing to me."In Italy, doing something like that would be unimaginable.""His death was a disaster for everyone who knew him, and of course for the club."Seeing Leicester now, struggling near the bottom of the Championship table, is very sad for those who lived through that incredible chapter of its history."I hope that from up there, wherever Vichai is watching us from, hes happy about this anniversary."TOPICSClaudio RanieriLeicester CitySteven ChickenSocial Links NavigationSteven Chicken has been working as a football writer since 2009, taking in stints with Football365 and the Huddersfield Examiner. Steven still covers Huddersfield Town home and away for his own publication,WeAreTerriers.com. Steven is a two-time nominee for Regional Journalist of the Year at the prestigious British Sports Journalism Awards, making the shortlist in 2020 and 2023.
