Thailand navigates realities of life after the World Cup — on and off the field

It’s halftime in Thailand’s Asian Football Confederation Olympic qualifying match against China in Sydney’s southwestern suburbs. The players, soaked to the bone with rain, scurry off into the warmth of the locker rooms beneath the main grandstand. The opposite stand — the one without a roof — is largely empty. Water pools in the dips … Continue reading Thailand navigates realities of life after the World Cup — on and off the field