The Football Association of Thailand (FAT) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the United Arab Emirates Football Association (UAEFA) for future cooperation between the two countries.
The MoU was signed yesterday by FAT chief Pol Gen Somyot Poompunmuang and UAEFA president Sheikh Rashid Humaid Al Nuaimi during a video conference.
The signing of the agreement will kick off a new era of cooperation between Thailand and the UAE, ensuring the participation of their national squads in different friendly competitions organised by the two national football governing bodies.
It would also pave the way for the two countries to have joint training camps for their national senior, youth and women's squads and exchange knowhow in many fields including sports sciences and medicine.
Besides, the MoU also calls for cooperation in development of football at the junior level, construction of the public facilities, training of coaches and referees and the use of Video Assistant Referee (VAR) technology.
Peeradol 'confident'
Samut Prakan City skipper Peeradol Chamratsamee is hoping his team would continue their good run in Thai League 1 when the competition resumes on Feb 6 after a month-long break due to a new wave of Covid-19 virus infections in the country.
The crafty midfielder said: "Before the break, we were having some good results and I am confident our team could continue the good run.
"The level of confidence of every player in the team is quite high at the moment and our fitness level is also 100 percent because we never stopped training during the break. We don't have any injury as well.
"We are hoping to win as many matches as possible as our target remains to qualify for the 2022 AFC Champions League and I think we can achieve our goal."