Two Thailand players have been handed six months ban for inclusion in mass brawls.

Soccer General

Two Thailand players have been handed six months ban for inclusion in mass brawls.

The Football Association (FA) of Thailand has banned two players from national matches for six months and suspended three staff for a year after brawls during the SEA Games men’s football final in Cambodia on May 16.

An FA Thailand-appointed committee investigating the incident has also unanimously decided to issue a suspension of one year for three staff of the Thai national football team.

They are Prasobchok Chokmor, Pattravudh Wongsripeuk, and Mayeed Mudadum.

The committee viewed that they are senior staff with long experience and duty to train the players, so they should have set an example.

In this case, however, they got involved in the brawls themselves, so the committee issued the maximum penalties.

Soponwit Rakyart (Goalkeeper) and Teerapak Pruengna (substitute) jumped into the brawl after they were provoked and were under pressure in the game.

After the incident, both young players felt remorse and publicly apologized for their behavior, the committee said, so they were given a lighter punishment.

They were suspended from playing in any national match for six months.