KUALA LUMPUR -- Southeast Asia's top soccer talent is on the move, with the leading teams in Thailand and Malaysia signing 24 players from outside those countries as the 2018 season kicks off, against just three a year ago.
New quota system sees local players drawn into regional transfer chain

Chan Vathanaka, right, the captain of the Cambodian national team, this season joined Malaysian club Pahang. (Courtesy of Pahang FA)
KUALA LUMPUR -- Southeast Asia's top soccer talent is on the move, with the leading teams in Thailand and Malaysia signing 24 players from outside those countries as the 2018 season kicks off, against just three a year ago.