By Thai Newsroom Reporters PRIME MINISTER SRETTHA Thavisin said today (June 6) he is definitely rooting for England in the upcoming UEFA Euro 2024 football championship. Among a total of 24 national teams contesting the UEFA Euro 2024 in Germany, the prime minister told reporters he is decidedly rooting for England, one of the
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FEATURE: A Tale of Thai-Owned Foxes and Owls in England
RUNNING A SPORTS business in England, a couple of Thai nationals are virtually at extreme ends from each other, albeit evidently without conflict of interest in between. One is of all pride and joy whilst the other is of all gloom and anguish. Aiyawatt Srivaddhanaprabha, the CEO of duty-free retail chain King Power
Read morePheu Thai Cabinet member seen watching football match in House Chamber
By Thai Newsroom Reporters DEPUTY AGRICULTURE & COOPERATIVES Minister Chaiya Phromma was evidently seen watching a live football match in the middle of the House chamber where MPs were debating the 2024 budget bill last night (Mar.21). The Pheu Thai cabinet member-cum-MP and another Pheu Thai MP were seen seated next to each other
Read morePark defends entrance fee for visiting ‘Wild Boars’ cave
AMID social media criticism of the entrance fee for visiting Tham Luang cave where the 12 “Wild Boars” youth football team and their coach were trapped for 17 days in 2018 park officials defended charging Thais 950 baht and foreigners 1,500 baht per visit as appropriate because this covers going through chambers two and
Read moreFake Manchester United, Thai national team T-shirts seized at border
By Thai Newsroom Reporters A BIG BUNDLE OF PIRATED T-SHIRTS bearing the names and logos of world and Thai national football teams have been seized at the Thai-Cambodian border in Aranyaprathet district of Sra Kaeo, police said. The authorities seized a total of 290 counterfeit T-shirts in two large duffel bags thrown away on
Read moreCaptain of ‘Wild Boars’ football team killed himself at UK school, coroner rules
By BBC and Thai Newsroom THE CAPTAIN of the “Wild Boars” youth football team trapped in a cave for several days in 2018 took his own life while at school in the UK, a coroner has ruled. The deceased 17-year-old youth. Duangphet Phromthep, or Dom, headed a team of 12 young footballers who together
Read morePheu Thai vows to send professional soccer players for training with Fulham
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE PHEU THAI today (Apr.7) pledged to send professional soccer players for training with an English Premier League team if the party becomes the government after the May 14 general election. Pimol Srivikorn, head of the Pheu Thai sport policy campaign, confirmed that selected professional soccer players will be given
Read moreCoach praises ‘Wild Boars’ football team captain who died in UK
By Sanook.com, Daily Mail and BBC THE COACH of the “Wild Boars” youth football team whose captain, Duangphet Phromthep, or Nong Dom, died in UK after winning a scholarship to study and play football there praised him as a fighter who did not give up the football path, Sanook.com said this evening (Feb. 15).
Read moreSouth Korea advances at World Cup after wild finish to group
By AP and published by US News & World Report Al Rayyan, Qatar – South Korea’s players formed a circle in the centre of the field and trained their eyes on several cell phones showing a nearby match that would decide their future at the World Cup. The South Koreans had just about done their
Read moreDeath toll in Indonesia football stampede jumps to 174
By Reuters, AFP, NYTimes and Bloomberg, published by The Straits Times Jakarta – Indonesian President Joko Widodo today (Oct. 2) ordered a safety review of the country’s football matches after at least 174 people were killed and 180 injured in a stampede and riot at a soccer match, officials said, in one of the world’s
Read moreThief steals school football team’s boots
DISHEARTENED today (Jan. 25) was a school football team after a thief stole all their boots just as they were about to start a match, Sanook.com said. Mr. Torslur Ngorknavung, the football coach of Khon Sawan School, Chaiyaphum province, posted pictures of the students dressed in their team outfit but dejected after their boots were
Read morePortugal finds 13 Omicron cases at top-division football club
By Politico.eu THIRTEEN cases of the new Omicron coronavirus variant have been found among players of Portugal’s top-flight football club Belenenses SAD, according to initial results from the country’s national health institute (INSA). One of the players has recently returned from South Africa, where the new strain was discovered last week, the institute said.
Read moreNBT2HD TV channel will show every Euro 2020 match live
THE state-run NBT2HD TV channel will show every Euro 2020 game live, as the tournament is being broadcast locally under the “Returning happiness to Thais for them to watch Euro 2020”theme, NNT said. Prime Minister’s Office Minister Anucha Nakasai said on Friday that the US$10 million (310 million baht) broadcast rights for the European
Read morePM orders relevant agencies to prevent Euro 2020 gambling
THE Government’s Deputy Spokesperson, Traisulee Traisaranakul revealed today (June 3) that Prime Minister Prayut Chan-O-Cha is concerned about people gambling during the football event “Euro 2020” and stressed the Police Department, the Ministry of a Digital Economy and Society and related authorities, must tackle violators such as online gambling websites and prosecute the agents, NNT
Read moreEuro 2020 broadcasts live on NBT2HD channel tonight
GOVERNMENT ensures football fans are able to watch UEFA’s 2020 European Football Championship matches live on NBT2HD, NNT said this evening (June 11). Prime Minister’s Office Minister Anucha Nakasai, today confirmed government support of live broadcasts of UEFA European Football Championship matches between June 11 and July 11, 2021. Minister Anucha said the government will
Read moreJapan thrash Myanmar after protests on and off pitch
By Andrew McKirdy, Yahoo! sports JAPAN thrashed Myanmar 10-0 on today (May 28) to cruise into the third round of Asian World Cup qualifying, after protesters had raised anti-junta three-fingered salutes on and off the pitch. Around 70 protesters gathered before kick-off outside the stadium in Chiba, near Tokyo, carrying pictures of detained Myanmar leader
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