Soccer-Thailand hands out long bans following brawl at SEA Games final

FILE PHOTO: Stadium security workers try to separate Thai and Indonesian soccer players as they engage in a brawl on the sidelines of the men’s soccer final match during the 32nd Southeast Asian (SEA) Games at Olympic National Stadium in Phnom Penh, Cambodia May 16, 2023. REUTERS/Cindy Liu/File Photo

BANGKOK - Thailand's football association on Tuesday suspended several players and staff members from a national youth team following brawls during their South East Asia Games final against Indonesia in Cambodia last week.

A coach, goalkeeper and two staffers were suspended for one year and two other players received six-month bans, the association said in a statement, adding that the incident had a "detrimental effect on the image of Thai and Thai football".