Chelsea Football Club is set to pay homage to YouTuber Abhradeep Saha aka “Angry Rantman” in the Premier League 2023-24 home clash against West Ham on Sunday. The popular YouTuber, who was a life-long Chelsea supporter, died in April due to multiple organ failure.
The development was confirmed by Tom Overend who is closely associated with the club, as per multiple media reports. As per his tweet, the club will pay homage to the YouTuber at Stamford Bridge during half-time and he will also be in the match program.
“Announcement: I can confirm there will be a tribute to Abhradeep Saha at Stamford Bridge on Sunday. He will be in the match programme, and there will be a tribute announcement at half-time. Thank you to everybody that shared and supported to help make this happen 🙏,” Overend said on X.
Announcement:
I can confirm there will be a tribute to Abhradeep Saha at Stamford Bridge on Sunday.
He will be in the match programme, and there will be a tribute announcement at half-time.
Thank you to everybody that shared and supported to help make this happen 🙏 pic.twitter.com/CMz8GmVOk9
— Tom Overend (@tovers98) May 1, 2024
Rantman was known for his unique style of reviewing football and cricket matches was admitted to the Narayan Cardiac Hospital in Bengaluru due to serious health complications. He underwent open heart surgery but was put on a life support system after multiple organ failure. His situation deteriorated after a couple of days before he took his last breath.
Angry Rantman went viral for the first time in 2017. Since then, he largely reviewed movies and sports. He had gathered close to 500k followers on YouTube.
Saha’s death was mourned by ISL clubs like Bengaluru FC, Kerala Blasters FC and Indian cricket team fans ‘The Bharat Army’.