Manchester United left back Luke Shaw was among the many in the football world who paid their respects to the lives lost in the Leicester City tragedy on Saturday. Club owner Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha, along with the four other people on board his private helicopter, passed away after the aircraft crashed in the King Power Stadium.
Sunday and Monday has seen tributes for the 61-year-old Srivaddhanaprabha and Leicester City football club come in from all over the world, and the English international posted the following message on his official Twitter account:
This is truly heart breaking, sending all my love and thoughts to everyone at @LCFC and especially Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha’s family what you created and achieved will never be forgotten a true hero has been lost ?? https://t.co/Utu7VpcVMI
— Luke Shaw (@LukeShaw23) October 28, 2018
To see more tributes to Leicester City football club, in this their darkest hour, you can view the collection NBC Sports made at this post. The BBC also had a very warm, thought-provoking tribute to the Thai billionaire over at this link.
Liverpool Football Club also made a public statement, on behalf of the owners, which put things in proper perspective. The man who Shaw supplanted at the left back position also posted a message to the Leicester City community.
My thoughts and condolences go out to everyone @LCFC .
To the players, staff and fans that have been affected by this tragedy please know you are all in our prayers ?? #RIP— Ashley Young (@youngy18) October 28, 2018
We echo the sentiments of Shaw, thoughts, love and condolences to everyone in the Leicester City community right now.
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