Leicester visit Buddhist temple as funeral rituals for club owner Vichai

Leicester City players and officials have attended a Buddhist temple in Bangkok for a second day as they pay their respects to club owner Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha.

The Thai billionaire tragically died along with four others in a helicopter crash outside Leicester's King Power Stadium following their match with West Ham nine days ago.

A week-long funeral is being held for Srivaddhanaprabha in Bangkok and the Leicester squad flew 6,000 miles out to the Thai capital following their win at Cardiff on Saturday.

Wearing dark suits and black ties, they attended a service at the temple on Sunday and did likewise on Monday ahead of their return to the United Kingdom on Tuesday morning.

Manager Claude Puel led the group into the building, with players including Kasper Schmeichel, Jamie Vardy and Harry Maguire following on.

60-year-old Srivaddhanaprabha's funeral began on Saturday and respects will be paid until the official ceremony to mark his passing on November 9.

In all, around 40 representatives from Leicester City made the 13-hour flight to pay their respects to the man who helped mastermind their miraculous Premier League title triumph in 2016.

His funeral began on Saturday with a Buddhist bathing rite using water provided by the Thai King.

This honour is traditionally granted at funerals of high-ranking state officials or citizens who have devoted their lives to the good of the nation.

Srivaddhanaprabha rose from having a single Bangkok store to running the King Power duty-free empire with many shops at Thailand's airports.

His staff members, Nusara Suknamai and Kaveporn Punpare, polit Eric Swaffer and his partner and co-pilot Izabela Roza Lechowicz also died in the crash.

Leicester, who defeated Cardiff 1-0 on Saturday, return to action with a home Premier League fixture against Burnley this Saturday.