SportsAn American-Cambodian footballer plays an awkward position in Thailand
Nick Taylor goes about winning trust in two countries engaged in border clashes
Nick Taylor, a Texas-born footballer, plays for Cambodia's national team and a professional club across a still-tense border in Thailand. (©PT Prachuap FC)
JOHN DUERDEN
August 16, 2025 08:34 JST
SEOUL -- After a soccer match this month between the Cambodian and Thai women's national teams, the two sets of players warmly shook hands. It was a welcome example of the ability of sport to bring people together after weeks of tensions led to border clashes in late July that killed dozens of residents on both sides.