Thailand
BANGKOK (23 May 2011) – Datuk Worawi Makudi, the president of the FA of Thailand (FAT) is confident that the decision against the Thai Olympic squad will be overturned. He said this week that he has he has lodged an appeal with the Court of Arbitration for Sports (CAS) in Lausanne to allow Thailand to…
BANGKOK (22 May 2011) – The FA of Thailand (FAT) have set 17 June 2011 as the date for presidential election – according to incumbent Datuk Worawi Makudi. The FAT election will be held at the National Football Development Centre in Nong Chok after the original poll on 6 May 2011 was called off following…
BANGKOK (21 May 2011) – Thailand, the former champions of the South East Asian Games, have decided to focus their attention on the SEA Games 2011 which will be hosted by Indonesia at the end of the year. The Thais, who have won the gold medal at the biennial championship for a record 13 times,…
BANGKOK (16 May 2011) – Embattled Thai football chief Worawi Makudi is planning to take legal action against former English Football Association chairman David Triesman after being implicated in a bribery scandal. Worawi, a FIFA executive committee member, also insisted he was still president of the FA of Thailand (FAT), despite the Sports Authority of…
BANGKOK (14 May 2011) – Somkid Pinthong, the deputy governor of the Sports Authority of Thailand (SAT) told a Senate Committee on Sports this week, that Datuk Worawi Makudi is no longer the president of the FA of Thailand (FAT). The SAT pointed out that the postponement of FAT elections last week was illegal, and…
BANGKOK (12 May 2011) – Buriram PEA failed to open up a lead at the top of the Thai Premier League 2011 when they were held to a goalless draw by basement side TTM FC Phichit. With the one point – only their third thus far this season – Buriram have picked up 30 points…