Briefs | Football – Thailand FA president receives suspended 1-year jail term

A Bangkok criminal court has sentenced Football Association of Thailand president Worawi Makudi to a suspended jail term of one year and four months for forgery during his election in 2013. The court gave the same suspended sentence to former FAT secretary general Ong-art Korsinka yesterday. Worawi told local media he will appeal. Worawi, a former FIFA executive member, and Ong-art were found guilty of falsifying documents to amend the FAT statutes in the election he won, and which extended his presidency since 2007. Because the duo were first-time offenders, the court reduced their sentence from two years in jail and a fine of 6,000 baht (USD173), to 16 months and 4,000 baht.

Number of players leaving Brazil highest since 2011

The Brazilian football confederation says 355 players left the country in the first six months of the year, the most since 2011. The confederation said Tuesday the transfers totaled $98.8 million, compared to USD146.7 million four years ago, when 370 players left the country on loans, full transfers or after ending their contracts with Brazilian clubs. The confederation said a few factors prompted the increase in the number of players leaving the country, including the need for local teams to begin abiding by financial fair play rules to avoid punishment for not paying players’ salaries on time. Last year, 327 players left the country to play abroad, totaling $122.7 million in transfers. The transfer window for Brazilian clubs to sign players from foreign teams ended yesterday.

25 fans arrested after Frankfurt-Leeds friendly in Austria

Police in Salzburg say 25 people were arrested and seven injured, including two police officers, in the Austrian town of Eugendorf following fan violence at a friendly game between Eintracht Frankfurt and Leeds. Police say about 50 Frankfurt fans stormed the stadium entrance and injured security staff on Tuesday night, while fans from both clubs fought on the field after the match, which Frankfurt won 2-1. They later continued their clashes in the village center. Police used pepper spray to separate the rival groups. It says all arrested fans were sent home while criminal investigations go on but it has given no update on the extent of the injuries. Local authorities say the game was attended by 1,100 spectators, including 300 Frankfurt and 450 Leeds fans.