TRIBUNNEWS.COM – Hot issues had colored Somyot Poompanmoung’s resignation from his position as President of the Football Federation of Thailand (FAT).
Somyot Poompanmoung’s desire to step down was inseparable from the sharp criticism leveled by the Deputy Prime Minister and President of the Thai Olympic Committee.
The reason behind the sharp criticism towards Somyot Poompanmoung is related to the failure of the Thai football team to win gold at the 2023 SEA Games.
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The dramatic defeat against the Indonesian national team in the final made Thailand have to settle for winning the silver medal.
The disappointing result got worse after the Thai players couldn’t control their emotions in the final.
Chaos broke out during the final match of the 2023 SEA Games football competition between the Indonesian U22 National Team vs Thailand which took place in Cambodia, Tuesday (16/5/2023). The Indonesian U22 national team beat Thailand 5-2. (Screenshot from YouTube VTV5)
Thai football has also come under intense scrutiny after the negative incident that occurred in the 2023 SEA Games football final.
That was the reason why several Thai officials wanted Somyot Poompanmoung to resign from his post.
As if tit for tat, Somyot Poompanmoung has no objection to resigning from his current position.
Somyot Poompanmoung seemed to realize that Thailand’s failure to win gold was part of his responsibility.
Apart from that, Somyot Poompanmoung also showed his masculinity because he could not control his team’s situation when there was friction against the Indonesian national team.
It’s just that Somyot Poompanmoung’s steps to withdraw suddenly failed.
This happened after officials from the Thai Football Federation (FAT) held an impromptu meeting.
Settasit Suvannaseat, the attacking midfielder for the Thai national team who just arrived ahead of the final group phase match against Vietnam at the 2023 SEA Games. (Instagram)
Reported by the Daily News, Somyot Poompanmoung’s resignation was prevented by the FAT board of directors.
The FAT confirmed that Somyot Poompanmoung will continue to serve as president of the federation until the end of his term.
2023-07-04 09:17:06
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