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Sunil Chhetri (Source: Twitter)
Sunil Chhetri, the Indian Football Legend and the team captain, is gaining global recognition with each passing day. He currently is the third-highest goal scorer in international football only behind Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi. However, his life story and his rise to be one of the best in the world are not known to a lot of people.
FIFA+ has now released a documentary series about Sunil Chhetri's life to honour and celebrate his achievements. FIFA World Cup's official social media pages posted the announcement of the series. "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," read the caption of the post.
Here is FIFA's series announcement
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
The series takes us back to the beginning of India's talismanic captain, Sunil Chhetri. This behind-the-scenes look uncovers untold stories about the man who would be captain. From his precocious teenage angst to the early embers of his long romance with his future wife, everything led up to his India debut at the age of 20. Apart from the man himself, close associates, loved ones, and footballing colleagues help tell the story.
From being a middle-class kid to becoming an Indian football legend, Chhetri has come a long way. The Indian football captain is the country's leading goalscorer (84 in 131 games) and ranks third in international football among current players. He is only one goal behind Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo (117 goals) and Argentina's Lionel Messi (90).
Chhetri, widely regarded as the most prolific player in Indian football history, has long been regarded as the invincible warrior of Indian football. However, Chettri, who comes from a low-income family, was denied certain luxuries as a child.
He also chose football over cricket because it was a less expensive sport. Chhetri aspired to be the next Sachin Tendulkar, but a lack of funds prevented him from fulfilling his ambition.