Thailand’s team
Leicester City is owned by Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha, a Thai billionaire businessman and the founder and CEO of King Power Duty Free, Thailand’s leading duty-free shop. Srivaddhanaprabha bought the team in August 2010 and subsequently took the club on a tour of Thailand, culminating in a friendly match against the Thai national team. Leicester City plays its home games at the 32,000-seat King Power Stadium, and the logo of the team owner’s company is emblazoned on the team’s jerseys. The team’s sponsors also include the Tourism Authority of Thailand, Air Asia and Singha, a popular Thai beer. Because of these connections to Thailand, Leicester City has become Thailand’s de facto soccer team, replacing traditional powers Manchester United and Arsenal.
Growing bandwagon
The New York Foxes are perhaps the best-known Leicester City fan club in the United States. In fact, the club was the only one of its kind when it was established in 2011, when the Foxes were still three years away from being in the Premier League. When the group had a watch party at the start of this season, only two supporters showed up: Jason Becker, a 33-year-old employee benefits consultant from New York City, and his twin brother, Jordan. Jason and Jordan became fans of the Foxes in 1999 because U.S. goalkeeper Kasey Keller was on the team. They founded the New York Foxes five years ago to watch games with other fans, even if no one else would join them on most match days. “We almost started it as a little bit of a gag,” Jason said. “And it has just taken off this year. I mean, we’d have some games where only one person showed up if my brother or I couldn’t make it. Now we have well over 20 people coming to watch games.”
–ESPN
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