According to Today Line, the Football Association of Thailand (FAT) has sold data of the national championship of this country (Thai League) to a Malaysian company with a 10-year contract, starting from 2018 to 2028. This incident arose from the time of former Chairman FAT Somyot.
Today Line believes that this has caused Thailand to often lose to Malaysia in recent confrontations.
Selling data not only related to the tournament but also to the national team, creating opportunities for opponents to analyze the tactics and weaknesses of the Thai team.
While other countries have always kept their national team data confidential, Thailand has revealed important information to their opponents, a surprising and skeptical move.
This incident may partly explain Thailand's poor performance against Malaysia in recent years. Despite having a strong squad, Thailand still lost to this opponent 4 times, drew 3 times and won only 2 matches.
The loss rate of nearly 50% shows Malaysia's dominance despite Thailand being the number one team in Southeast Asia.
Also according to Today Line, in this situation, FAT's current executive board is making efforts to buy back data ownership. However, financial problems and lack of cooperation from partners have caused many difficulties in this process.
