Sport fans across the country have paid their respects to Leicester City following Saturday night’s horrific helicopter crash outside the King Power Stadium.
Leicester City confirmed on Sunday night club owner Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha was among five people on board the helicopter that crashed at the King Power stadium.
Mr Srivaddhanaprabha, two pilots and two other people were on the helicopter that was engulfed in a huge fireball after it spiralled out of control and crashed at the ground on Saturday night.
Thousands of fans observed a moment's silence ahead of the NFL contest at Wembley on Sunday to pay tribute to the victims of the crash at Leicester City and the Pittsburgh shootings.
Ahead of the Jacksonville Jaguars' NFL international series game against Super Bowl champions Philadelphia Eagles, the stadium announcer requested that fans remain silent for a moment, rather than a minute, as a show of respect following on from Saturday's events which saw the helicopter belonging to Leicester owner Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha crash at the King Power Stadium while 11 people were killed in Pittsburgh after a gunman entered a synagogue and opened fire.
The majority of fans at Wembley observed the moment's silence before the national anthems of the USA and Great Britain were played out.
Elsewhere, a minute’s silence was held at Chelsea’s Premier League match away to Burnley, while the players also wore black armbands.
Armbands were also worn at Crystal Palace’s match against Arsenal, while a minute’s applause was held before kick-off.
Speaking after the match, Crystal Palace manager Roy Hodgson said that helicopter crash - and the heart attack suffered by Glenn Hoddle on Saturday - puts football into perspective.
"I think these are events which have put the game of football in perspective," he told reporters. "I was really disappointed to hear earlier on in the day about Glenn [Hoddle), obviously someone I know. To hear that he suffered a serious problem before the game and was being taken to hospital and treated there, that was really, really bad news. It affected me of course but it was then exacerbated later on by the news from the Leicester City game, which I just watched on the television, about the helicopter presumably carrying the owner.
"There are no words really that can describe how you feel in those situations.
“It's a bad moment, a moment which sobers everyone up in football. It tends to put some of the glitter and glamour firmly to one side. Nothing can compare with life and death. It's important we recognise sometimes that football is a village. We know everyone very well in our village. They almost become family to us. When something like this happens you do get the feeling that in some way you've been affected by events which have hit you in your family.
Manchester United and Everton also observed a minute’s silence ahead of kick off.
United were already planning on silence for Remembrance Sunday due to the fact that this is their last home game before then.
Both they and Everton also wore black armbands as a mark of respect.
