{"id":8215,"date":"2026-06-23T12:17:13","date_gmt":"2026-06-23T02:47:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.theasiangame.net\/?p=8215"},"modified":"2026-09-09T23:23:22","modified_gmt":"2026-09-09T13:53:22","slug":"im-in-the-85th-minute-charyl-chappuis-on-the-people-and-moments-that-made-him","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theasiangame.net\/ro\/im-in-the-85th-minute-charyl-chappuis-on-the-people-and-moments-that-made-him\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018I\u2019m in the 85th minute\u2019: Charyl Chappuis on the people and moments that made him"},"content":{"rendered":"

Charyl Chappuis has experienced football\u2019s highs, from becoming a world champion with Switzerland at 17 to helping Thailand reclaim Southeast Asia\u2019s crown in 2014. Yet when he traces those moments, the story begins not with a trophy but with his father.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

There were drives to training, nights beside academy pitches and runs through dark Swiss forests. That work shaped a midfielder who crossed continents, became a national hero and found a second identity in Thailand. Now 34, and approaching what he calls the 85th minute of his career, Chappuis is measuring time differently.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Speaking to Ryan Walters on Tunnel Vision, he reflects on the triumphs that transformed his life, the injury that changed its direction and the affection that follows Thailand\u2019s 2014 generation. He explains how becoming a father has brought the story full circle \u2014 and why he wants his son to see him play before the whistle arrives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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