The efforts towards a cooperation between the German Football Association and the Thai association continue. Within a meeting between representatives of both sides, Winfried Schäfer also introduced his concept helping youth football in Thailand to develop.

Over and over again there are rumours, announcements and false reports around the future of Winfried Schafer as Thailand's national coach. Notwithstanding, the German speeds up his aims to bring football in Thailand forward. One of his main target is a possible cooperation with the German Football Association (DFB). After initial talks in Frankfurt some months ago, there was a second meeting at the end of April in Bangkok. There, Markus Weidner a representative of the DFB and persons responsible of several clubs, have met for further talks. The aim is to reach a similar cooperation already existing between the German Football Association and the associations of Japan and China. The German FA, primarily, shall help in the areas of coach and referee's education as well as in helping to build up and develop a youth league.

The ASEAN Football Federation have set course for the future the last week on its ordinary congress. Beside an award ceremony and a draw, the association unanimously supported the initiation of a new member.

At the AFF's 20th ordinary congress, the association held an inaugural award ceremony with Thailand winning four of the 18 prizes. Referee of the 2012 (women): Pannipar Kamnueng; Fustal Player of the year 2012: Suphawut Thueanklang and for the best Futsal national team. Teerasil Dangda's equaliser against Malaysia at the semi final stage of the AFF Cup was named "Goal of the tournament"

The 2012 Suzuki Cup is just a few days old, yet coming events cast their shadows. The King's Cup in January, the first round of the Asian Cup qualification, and not least the Thai FA's presidential election in spring 2013.

Under the slogan "New Life - Thai Football" a press conference took place on Christmas eve in Bangkok on which a ten-year plan for the development of football in Thailand was revealed. But the event was not organised by the football association of the country or the league as one could suppose. On the contrary, it was arranged by the biggest group of Thai football supporters in the country, calling themselves "Cheerthai Power".

Grand sport is the new supplier of the Thai football association and succeeds Nike. Thara Pluchcha-oom the Managing Director of Grand sport talked to us and revealed first details of the new kit design.

For the recent five years the Thai national teams played for pride and glory with the "Swoosh" on the shirt. This ends as the contract with the American sport equipment supplier ran out on 30 June this year. However the contract provided them a chance to top a possible new bid of any other manufacturer within 180 days. Immediately after the contract ended a bidder's competition was proclaimed, which Grand Sport won over FBT. And with the term ending by end of September and with no further offer from Nike, Grand Sport officially is the new kit supplier of the Thai FA for the next three years.

The countdown to the FIFA Futsal World Cup 2012, officially kicked off since this week. Finally, on a press conference, with a lot of celebrities, the competitive logo was introduced. For the first time 24 nations take part the world championship which will be held in November later this year.

From the 2 November to 18 November 2012 the 7th Futsal world championship takes place in Thailand. On a media event which had not much to offer except richly political top brass, the official logo was introduced to the world and in therefore rang the countdown. Beside federation president Worawi Makudi and Suwat Liptapanlop, prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra gave herself the honor. Everybody agreed that the world championship offers a big chance for Thailand and is a big honor to host it.