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Nualphan Lamsam has been appointed manager of the Thailand men’s football team, in a move to restore the faith of Thai fans after the team were eliminated in qualifying for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.

Leaders and delegates from 10 Asean nations witnessed the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on football collaboration with world football body Fifa after the 35th Asean Summit on Saturday (November 2) at Impact Forum, Muang Thong Thani.

London - Premier League club Chelsea have been banned from signing new players in the next two transfer windows as punishment for breaking rules on registering under-age players, FIFA said on Friday.

The International Federation of Association Football (Fifa) has called on Thailand to allow former Bahraini national footballer Hakeem al-Araibi to return to Australia, where he has been granted refugee status.

Police arrested about 15,000 punters and 600 bookies in their operation to suppress football gambling before and during the Fifa World Cup tournament, and had also contacted other authorities to close 200 soccer-betting websites, said deputy National Police Chief Chalermkiat Srivorakhan on Tuesday.

Moscow - FIFA president Gianni Infantino has invited the Thai boys' football team trapped in a cave to the World Cup final, as messages of support poured in from top players.

JUST HOURS before the month-long 2018 Fifa World Cup tournament kicks off in Russia, advocates against youths’ football gambling yesterday paraded in downtown Bangkok.

As the FIFA World Cup starts in Russia from this week, here is how Asian countries are ranked by the global football body.

Kasikorn Research Centre (KRC) estimates the combined Thai advertising budget for the upcoming, month-long FIFA World Cup 2018 tournament to be worth Bt7.98 billion, some 9 per cent higher than in the same period last year.

THE NATIONAL Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) board is expected to consider this week an imminent request from Thai Airways International (THAI) for a permit to telecast live the 2018 FIFA World Cup on board in its international flights.

LAUSANNE - FIFA on Tuesday released a long-withheld report on alleged corruption in awarding the 2022 World Cup to Qatar after more leaks deepened the controversy surrounding the vote.

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