Thai Football Tales Av Matt Riley

<p><b>Matt Riley takes us on a fascinating and bizarre behind-the-scenes journey into the weird and wonderful world of Thai football.</b></p><p>Working as an English Media Officer in Thailand, Riley was given unique access, seldom granted to foreigners, to the country''s most powerful clubs. <i>Thai Football Tales: Beautiful Madness</i> is a report on his time inside the Thai football bubble.</p> <p>From spending the afternoon with Bryan Robson in the Manchester United team hotel, to persuading a player stopping off in Bangkok on the way to sign for an A League club to abandon his journey and play in Thailand, no two days were ever the same.</p><p>At a meeting in the northern city of Chiang Mai when helping a friend secure a coaching contract, the chairman Matt was negotiating with jumped into a cage to wrestle a tiger. And after interviewing the ‘King of Buriram’, Riley found his every move was being watched – and filmed!</p><p><b><i>Thai Football Tales</i> is a jaw-dropping first-hand account of a Westerner''s experiences in a unique and colourful footballing culture.</b></p>