Football Siam

The State of Thai Football 2026: Part II – A new deal for Thai football, and what the USL can teach the Thai League

by Simon Causton | Oct 4, 2026 | Long Read, Opinion, Thai League 1 2026/27, Thai League 2 2026/27

The State of Thai Football 2026 · Part IIFootball Siam White Paper · October 2026In September the United Soccer League bound its club owners and its players into the same five-year plan. Thai football, where central money flows one way and wages sometimes do not flow...

The State of Thai Football 2026: Part I – The wrong medicine: Manchester City, England’s new financial rules, and why Thailand should copy neither

by Simon Causton | Oct 2, 2026 | Long Read, Opinion, Thai League 1 2026/27, Thai League 2 2026/27

The State of Thai Football 2026 · Part IFootball Siam White Paper · October 2026On 29 September an independent commission found Manchester City guilty of 114 of the 115 charges brought by the Premier League: nine seasons of sham sponsorships, disguised owner money and...

The Science of the Strike: Why Thai Football Must Wake Up to the Monsoon Threat

by Simon Causton | Aug 6, 2026 | Opinion

The devastating news emerging from Narathiwat should bring the entire Thai football community to a standstill. On August 4, tragedy struck at the Santiphap Stadium in Sungai Kolok during a Golok friendly cup match. Amidst a violent thunderstorm, 24-year-old winger...

Two Worlds, One Crisis: The Short-Sighted Selling of Thai Football

by Simon Causton | Jul 20, 2026 | Opinion, Thai League 1 2025/26

A came across a Tweet or whatever we are now calling them on the platform now know as X. It was from Rob Bernard a football purist living in the north east of Thailand, it got me thinking. There is a profound disconnect in how the modern Thai game is experienced. I...

BOARDROOM BATTLE FOR THE FUTURE: Why Hudson Must Stand Firm Against Club Pushback

by Simon Causton | Jul 3, 2026 | Thai National Team, Opinion

Football Siam First, an apology: we have been a bit quiet during this off-season period. If you have missed us, you can easily catch up with our daily movements on Twitter, where we have spent the break happily peddling speculative transfer rumours and reliably...

Suphanat’s Last Chance Saloon?, and the Glaring Absence of ‘RB Bangkok’

by Simon Causton | Jun 16, 2026 | Opinion, Buriram United, Thai League 1 2025/26, Thai National Team

Suphanat’s Last Chance Saloon, and the Glaring Absence of 'RB Bangkok' Suphanat Mueanta’s career has long felt like a theatrical trailer for a blockbuster film that never actually makes it to the cinema. Now, at 23, with a permanent transfer to J2 side RB Omiya Ardija...