Leicester City Football Club's chairman Aiyawatt Srivaddhanaprabha has been recognised by the University of Leicester for his successful stewardship of the club.
Aiyawatt received an Honorary Doctorate of Laws during a graduation ceremony held at De Montfort Hall, Leicester, on Tuesday.
Aiyawatt became CEO and chairman of duty free retailer, King Power, and Foxes chairman in 2018, succeeding his late father, Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha.
Under Aiyawatt's chairmanship, the Foxes lifted the FA Cup for the first time in their history in 2021. They have also performed well in international competitions, reaching their first European semi-final in the Uefa Europa Conference League.
In the Championship last year, Leicester City sat at the top of the league table for most of the thrilling 2023-24 season, before securing an automatic return to the Premier League.
Aiyawatt and the players celebrated with a parade through the city in open-topped buses emblazoned with the motto 'Straight back up'.
Aiyawatt said: "I am truly grateful to receive this honour from the University of Leicester -- an institution of our city that shares our commitment to excellence, service to our communities and positive social change.
"Its work with Leicester City on the Professorship in Child Health is a collaboration of which we are extremely proud and demonstrates the power of community stakeholders working together for the benefit of future generations."
The University strengthened its ties with Leicester City when it received generous funding from the club to establish the LCFC Professorship in Child Health and associated Programme of Research. The donation is being used to fund research that aims to improve the health of children in Leicester, both today and in the future.