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Leicester City pay respects to late King of Thailand in training and will don black armbands in Chelsea clash

Premier League champions Leicester took time out of their training schedule this week to pay their respects to the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej.

The former King of Thailand passed away aged 89, following a spate of ill-health, and the Foxes were quick to pay tribute to the world's longest serving monarch.

Leicester have strong connections to Thailand via their billionaire owner Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha.

Leicester City took time aside during training to pay respect to King Bhumibol Adulyadej

The Srivaddhanaprabha family have been mourning the death of the late king and as a mark of respect the reigning champions will play their crunch encounter against Chelsea this weekend sporting black armbands.