Foxes hunt for Thai talents with new reality TV show

Premier League leaders Leicester City have created a reality television programme to find young Thai talent to join the club's academy in England.

The show, called 'GOAL', is for U15 players and will be supervised by Thailand coach Kiatisak Senamuang.

It will be televised on Workpoint TV on Saturdays from August to October.

Aiyawatt Srivaddhanaprabha.

"We want to give opportunities to children to achieve their dreams,'' Leicester vice-president Aiyawatt Srivaddhanaprabha told a press conference yesterday.

Those selected will train at Leicester City Academy and study in England for two and a half years, he said.

Aiyawatt said Leicester players will visit Thailand if they win the Premier League title.

Leicester, owned by Thailand's duty free retailer King Power Group, are seven points ahead of Tottenham with six matches remaining.

Leicester travel to Sunderland on Sunday while Tottenham face Manchester United later in the day.

Meanwhile, police are looking into sexual threats made on Twitter against the one-year-old daughter of Leicester City and England striker Jamie Vardy.

The abuse came after the fiancee of the Foxes forward posted pictures of the couple's child wearing a Leicester shirt ahead of the Premier League leaders' 1-0 win over Southampton on Sunday.

Leicestershire Police launched an investigation into the threats after a formal complaint was made on Monday.

Rebekah Nicholson tweeted shots of her daughter wearing a T-shirt with 'Daddy' emblazoned on the back, and this prompted rape threats on the social networking site.

Nicholson responded by saying: "There are no words for people like you! You need locking up."

Meanwhile Vardy posted a screenshot of the threats, with the words "shocking and vile".

"Leicestershire Police is investigating a report of malicious communication being sent via social media," the force said in a statement.

"A report was made [on Monday] of an abusive message being received [on Sunday evening] by a woman on Twitter. Inquiries remain ongoing and the force is liaising with Leicester City Football Club." Bangkok Post/afp