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Football team has opponents seeing double with three pairs of TWINS in the side

2020-01-06 1 Dailymotion

A football team in Thailand has left opponents seeing double - with three sets of TWINS in the same side.<br /><br />The teenagers play in different outfield positions for the under-15s team in Phayao, northern Thailand.<br /><br />They are Pattarakun and Pattarakong Takhum, aged 15, Sittichai and Sittikorn Kotchaban, also 15, and Yotsapon and Yotsapat Muengsuwan, aged 14.<br /><br />Head coach Nirun Asawapakdee said they were all picked after a successful trial a couple of seasons ago - and have retained their positions in the starting 11 each week.<br /><br />But the manager admits that even he has trouble remembering who is who in the Mae Chai Wittayakom FC team.<br /><br />Speaking yesterday (Jan 5) Nirun said: "I started my job here half a year ago and I could not distinguish each player from their twins.<br /><br />"However, since they all play in different positions, I gradually started to remember them as individuals by their place on the pitch and their number.<br /><br />"All of them are good boys, they have been dedicated to playing the game and I am sure they all have bright futures ahead."<br /><br />The boys said they will keep on working hard and hope that one day they can play for the national team.<br /><br />Pattarakun said: "I have improved a lot since I first joined the team and I wish to keep improving so that one day I can play a professional football and perhaps win caps for the national team."

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