BANGKOK, THAILAND – JULY 23: A general view of Rajamangala Stadium ahead of the pre-season friendly match between Tottenham Hotspur and Leicester City at Rajamangala Stadium on July 23, 2023 in Bangkok, Thailand. (Photo by Plumb Images/Leicester City FC via Getty Images)
The director of Sports Authority of Thailand (SAT) has reasoned that, because the cancellation of pre-season friendly match between Leicester City and Tottenham Hotspur was caused by the flooding of Rajamangala Stadium’s pitch after heavy rain, it was “an act of God.”
Kongsak Yodmanee said all involved feared that playing football on a flooded pitch would put the safety of the footballers at risk.
The match was cancelled after both club’s managerial teams inspected the pitch, after a heavy downpour, and found that there was just too much standing water. The playing surface is in a dire state, with the…
