Football Siam

A 3am knock, a medical room and the silence: the questions hanging over Singapore

by Simon Causton | Sep 28, 2026 | ASEAN Cup, News

Allegations published by tmsGOAL about Irfan Fandi’s conduct on the night of the ASEAN Championship semi-final against Thailand have landed in the middle of the Lions’ FIFA ASEAN Cup campaign. None of it has been proven. The silence surrounding it is...

A Tragedy in the South: Why Thai Football Must Wake Up to the Monsoon Threat

by Simon Causton | Aug 5, 2026 | News, Thai League 3 South

The devastating news emerging from Narathiwat should bring the entire Thai football community to a standstill. Yesterday, August 4, tragedy struck at the Santiphap Stadium in Sungai Kolok during a Golok Friendly Cup match between SAMCOLTS and Abu x Nong Sirin. Amidst...

A Week of Continental Defiance: Thai Clubs on the Asian Stage

by Simon Causton | Mar 14, 2026 | News

It has been a week of high drama, continental survival, and the bittersweet reality of life on the Asian stage for Thailand’s elite. From the rain-slicked turf of Jalan Besar to the atmospheric cauldron of the Thunder Castle, the Thai League’s representatives have...

Deep Dive: Yotsakorn Burapha – The Perfect Storm for Thailand’s New Apex Predator

by Simon Causton | Mar 11, 2026 | Chonburi, Long Read, News

In the ruthless, chaotic theatre of international football, serendipity is often just disaster wearing a different shirt. A manager can spend months meticulously crafting a tactical blueprint, tracking player data, and managing workloads, only for a Tuesday night...

The Boy from Bangkok to Bavaria: Why Maicon Cardoso is a Thai Triumph, Passport or Not

by Simon Causton | Mar 11, 2026 | Long Read, News, Thai National Team

There is a profound, almost surreal cognitive dissonance in watching a seventeen-year-old boy, whose formative footballing years were spent sweating on the provincial pitches of Ratchaburi and the concrete courts of Bangkok, step onto the immaculate turf of the...

Hudson’s Rajamangala Reckoning: Out With the Old, In With the Bold

by Simon Causton | Mar 6, 2026 | Long Read, News, Thai National Team

Anthony Hudson has laid down the gauntlet. With the crucial AFC Asian Cup 2027 qualifier against Turkmenistan looming on 31 March, the Thailand manager’s recent public demands for peak domestic form act as a final warning shot before he names his 23-man squad on 12...