Milan Mandaric: Former Portsmouth, Leicester City and Sheffield Wednesday owner dies aged 87

Milan Mandaric, the former Portsmouth, Leicester City and Sheffield Wednesday owner, has died at the age of 87.

Mandaric’s family released a statement which said he passed away at a hospital in the Serbian capital of Belgrade on Saturday following a short illness.

The Serbian-American businessman, whose first involvement in English football was in 1999 when he bought Portsmouth, was most recently the vice-president of Serbian team Vojvodina who are based in the city of Novi Sad where he grew up.

“His love for football was only surpassed by that for his family. He will be sadly missed by his two daughters and three grandchildren,” said a family statement.

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