After living homeless and in cramped rented accommodation, Suthon unexpectedly became the focus of a family dispute over his care following an 18 million baht (USD 488,000) lottery win.
Phetdavanh Somsanid suffered a broken leg after an illegal tackle and was indirectly shown a red card during Laos' 1-4 loss to Malaysia in the second match of Group B at the 33rd SEA Games on the evening of 6/12.
Vietnam's U22 coaching staff adjusted the training schedule to the morning, allowing the entire squad to attend the Malaysia versus Laos match at 4 PM on 6/12.
Director general of the Sports Authority of Thailand (SAT), Gongsak Yodmani, has addressed controversies surrounding the organization of SEA Games 33, particularly an incident during the Vietnam-Laos match.
Coach Kim Sang-sik reacted angrily and received a yellow card after referees initially disallowed Nguyen Dinh Bac's goal in the SEA Games 33 opening match.
Midfielder Marselino Ferdinan sustains an injury four days before the opening match, ruling him out of Indonesia's campaign to defend their men's football gold medal at SEA Games 33.
Thailand secured a dominant 6-1 victory over Timor Leste in their opening Group A men's football match at SEA Games 33, played at the Rajamangala Stadium on the evening of 3/12.
The SEA Games 33 Organizing Committee (THASOC) sent an apology letter immediately after Vietnam's 2-1 victory over Laos in their opening men's football Group B match on 3/12.
