Shukyu Magazine is a Japanese football culture publication created in 2015. The third magazine “Identity Issue” features 5 pages on our trip last September in Thailand. Also we are honored to be featured on the cover of this issue. The magazine is now available on the Shukyu online shop.

Last September, I went on a trip to Thailand for a few weeks – where I spent a weekend in the capital, the never-sleeping city of Bangkok. I took this opportunity to learn more about, and immerse myself in BKK’s football culture.

My program for these 2 days were: 1, Go to the stadium and attend Thai Premier League matches in which there are no less than 6 profesionnal clubs in Bangkok. 2, go shopping at Ari Football in the Siam district to discover the lastest cleats from adidas, Nike and Mizuno, and then at the many football dealers near the National Stadium to buy 2 or 3 local shirts (actually 5 but please don’t tell to my mum). I also had the chance to kick the ball with kids on a playground behind the MBK mall, eat street food for 1 euro, look for some vintage jerseys in the labyrinth of Chatuchak market, try to pick up the cheerleaders during games, and chitchat about English Premier League supporters of Arsenal, Man United and Liverpool.

Above is my first ever directed video. You can find my photo report below – tracing my journey inside Bangkok’s football culture.

Words, video and photography by Nam Kunn
Music by “phinydee pour jour zeureux” 

Few years ago, I watched a video about the story of a football club based in a floating village in the middle of the sea in Thailand: Panyee FC. The documentary tells that the kids there loved to watch football on tv but they had nowhere to play because there isn’t place enough on the island. Whatever, they decided to build their own football playground… on stilts with only wooden planks. You can see the rest of the story in the video below.
On my list to do in my life before I die, visiting Koh Panyee was definitly well placed and highlighted in neon. I had absolutely to set foot on this pitch. Now it’s done and it is probably the most incredible playground I never played.
Here some pictures of Panyee FC, one of the most famous football club in Thailand located in a muslim fishing village on a island of Thailand.

Words and photos by Nam Kunn