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Faiq Bolkiah. Image: Chonburi FC

 

By Online Reporter

 

The world’s richest footballer has signed for Thai League 1 team Chonburi FC, in a bid to resurrect his career.

 

Faiq Bolkiah, 23, is the nephew of the Sultan of Brunei Darussalam and an heir to a fortune said to be worth USD 20 billion.

 

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He signed for Chonburi FC in December after being released by Portuguese side Maritimo, where he failed to make a single appearance.

 

However, his debut for Chonburi FC in January saw Bolkiah become the first Bruneian to play in the Thai League 1 and the first Bruneian to play for an overseas top division team.

 

Full story: https://www.huahintoday.com/thailand-news/worlds-richest-footballer-is-playing-for-a-thai-league-1-team/

 

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My wife likes the Premier League. Sometimes I've tried putting on Thai football. She goes no, no! I say why, you don't like your own countrymen? She says too much fighting and cheating.

 

I thought it was an exaggeration, until I saw a news clip the other day. In a Thai league match one evening, one player went up to another he had a disagreement with, and straight up sucker punched him in the face. Laid him out cold. Real class acts.

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