Football Association of Thailand ordered to pay Siam Sport US$13.7m

Thai media firm cites unfair treatment in commercial rights contract dispute.

• Posted: July 16 2021
• By: Tom King

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• Siam Sport was prohibited from broadcasting Thai domestic soccer
• FAT terminated its broadcast contract with Zense Entertainment in June

Thailand’s Court of Appeal for Specialised Cases has ordered the Football Association of Thailand (FAT) to pay domestic pay-TV broadcaster Siam Sport THB450 million (US$13.7 million) in damages for unfairly terminating rights deal.

Under the court ruling, the FAT must pay Siam Sport US$13.7 million plus interest within 30 days. Siam Sport had originally sought US$42.7 million in damages from the FAT.

According to a Bangkok Post report, Siam Sport had agreed a contract with the FAT when it was under the control of previous president Worawi Makudi to oversee the broadcast of the governing body’s competitions from 2013 to 2017 and…