<h5>Sunil Chhetri - Indian football legend!</h5><p>In the world of Messis and Ronaldos, Indian football fans adore Sunil Chhetri.</p><p>Playing football came naturally to Chhetri since both his parents played the sport. Even though he excelled in football, he never considered becoming a professional footballer. But destiny had other plans.</p><p>Scouts spotted him, and he soon found himself playing football professionally. He has represented various clubs, like Mohun Bagan and Bengaluru FC.</p><p>He is considered to be one of the best footballers the country has ever produced and is an inspiration to the next generation of Indian footballers.</p><h5>Sunil Chhetri announces retirement!</h5><p>Now, the Indian footballing legend and the current captain of the national team has announced his retirement from international football.</p><p>This means he will no longer be representing India at the international level. But he might continue playing club football for a while.</p><figure class="image"><img src="https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/newsahoot.appspot.com/o/sunil-chhetri-announces-retirement%2FGNs_fLFWEAEGmL4.jpeg?alt=media&amp;token=6b4aa8b7-d178-441f-87c2-d8bd03b3c846"><figcaption>A post honouring Sunil Chhetri. Photo by FIFA World Cup.</figcaption></figure><p>Sunil Chhetri made his international debut for India in 2005 against Pakistan. Following this, he never looked back and became an Indian footballing icon. In the last 19 years, Chhetri has represented India over 150 times.</p><p>His retirement has saddened fans, but all good things have to end someday. The legend will be playing his last international match on 6th June 2024 against Kuwait in Kolkata.</p><h5>Records held by Sunil Chhetri.</h5><p>Sunil Chhetri is the Indian football team’s all-time top scorer. Currently, he has 94 international goals. This places him third on the list of highest international active goal scorers, after Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi.</p><figure class="image"><img src="https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/newsahoot.appspot.com/o/sunil-chhetri-announces-retirement%2FGNrwuiWWkAAaX2g%20(1).png?alt=media&amp;token=762b507b-c941-4f55-8ece-be7b065ab3a2"><figcaption>A tribute to Sunil Chhetri. Photo by Indian Football Team.</figcaption></figure><p>He is also in fourth place on the all-time international goal scorers list (consisting of retired and active players). He has 61 goals in the Indian Super League (ISL), making him the tournament’s highest Indian goal-scorer.</p><p>He has won various trophies and received the Padma Shri in 2019. All these make him an Indian football legend.&nbsp;</p>

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