Regional success boosts Thailand"s hopes

© AFP With just a point from five games in Asia’s ongoing third-round qualifying for the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia™, Thailand"s hopes of a maiden passage to world football"s extravaganza look slim. With the competition now past the midway mark, the War Elephants are staring early elimination in the face, heading into March’s double-headers.
Kiatisuk Senamuang"s side may be at the bottom of the group, but they are certainly not out. And they received a massive morale-booster after lifting the 2016 AFF Championship trophy, which concluded on 17 December. Under the former international striker who is nicknamed "Zico", the Thais excelled throughout, as they won the regional showpiece for a record fifth time, surpassing four-time winners Singapore to become the tournament"s most successful team.
Senamuang"s charges entered the four-week regional campaign on the back of a spirited 2-2 draw against Australia in Russia 2018 qualifying. Not surprisingly, th..

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Sinama-Pongolle, from Trinidad to Thailand

© AFP As unprecedented as it was unexpected, France’s triumph at the FIFA U-17 World Cup Trinidad and Tobago 2001 remains one of the greatest feats in the nation’s footballing history.
Names like Anthony Le Tallec, Jacques Faty, Jeremy Berthod and Mourad Meghni will forever be associated with that remarkable achievement, but also remembered for the great hopes that were once placed in them. Yet out of the 21 players that made up the Bleuets squad 15 years ago, only one ever managed to earn a cap for the French senior team: Florent Sinama-Pongolle.
“There was a lot of expectation on our shoulders, and there’s no doubt that I didn’t meet them,” the man in question told FIFA.com. “You can always do better, and my career might have turned out differently had I not made such rushed decisions or had certain injuries that slowed down my progress. But I know that I also got to live my dream, and that is something you can’t put a price on. I played at a high level, even at the highest level, ..

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