Pol Gen Somyot Poompunmuang has been FAT president since 2016. (Photo supplied)
Thai football has been interfered directly and indirectly by people who want to seek personal gain, Football Association of Thailand (FAT) president Somyot Poompunmuang said on Wednesday.
“Football is the most popular sport of the Thai people … so it is inevitable that it faces direct and indirect interference from the bureaucracy and all power groups,” Somyot said in a statement issued by the FAT.
He said these people used football to seek personal, business and political gains.
“In fact, football must be managed without interference from people or organisations as this would affect football development,” said Somyot.
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