Sunil Chhetri, Indian national football team captain is honored by FIFA. FIFA has released a series titled ‘Captain Fantastic’ for Indian national football team captain Sunil Chhetri. Sunil Chhetri is widely regarded as India’s greatest footballer. His incredible achievements have made him one of India’s most revered sporting icons. FIFA has now acknowledged Chhetri’s contribution to the beautiful game.
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The official Twitter account of FIFA World Cup tweeted about the documentary and wrote, “You know all about Ronaldo and Messi, now get the definitive story of the third highest scoring active men’s international. Captain Fantastic is available on FIFA+ now.”
You know all about Ronaldo and Messi, now get the definitive story of the third highest scoring active men’s international.
Sunil Chhetri | Captain Fantastic is available on FIFA+ now 🇮🇳
— FIFA World Cup (@FIFAWorldCup) September 27, 2022
Meanwhile, The FIFA World Cup tweet has received thousands of likes on Twitter. Netizens applauded FIFA for honoring one of India’s most prolific footballers. Virat Kohli, the former captain of the Indian cricket team, also shared the uplifting poster for the FIFA World Cup on his Instagram Story. Sunil Chhetri was praised by Bollywood star Kartik Aaryan, who reposted the FIFA World Cup post on Instagram.
To my family that is Indian football, here it is. This belongs to all of us who have loved our sport and backed it through so much.
Grateful to Honourable President, the Sports Minister and the committee that deemed me worthy of receiving this honour.
Back to working harder. pic.twitter.com/sFhjQ7BRyt— Sunil Chhetri (@chetrisunil11) November 14, 2021
On the other hand, Chhetri is currently the third-highest goal scorer in active international football. While Ronaldo leads the list with 117 goals, Messi comes in second with 90. Chhetri is only six goals behind Messi’s 90-goal tally, and several experts believe he will overtake Messi as international football’s second-highest goal scorer.
Captain Fantastic from FIFA is now available to stream on FIFA+. The FIFA+ service is a free streaming service that provides access to live football matches, interactive games, news, tournament information, and other video content. FIFA has positioned its new platform as a means of empowering football.
Chhetri was instrumental in India winning the Nehru Cup in 2007, 2009, and 2012, as well as the South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) Championship in 2011, 2015, and 2021.
The AIFF Player of the Year award has also been bestowed upon the star footballer a record seven times.
