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- Published: May 16, 2024 11:37
New Delhi: Sunil Chhetri who represents the face of Indian Football and is known for his strong fitness goals and rigorous hard work has left everyone in tears after announcing retirement from the game. The legendary footballer said the match against Kuwait will be his last game. He made the announcement by posting a video in his social media handle.
I’d like to say something… pic.twitter.com/xwXbDi95WV
— Sunil Chhetri (@chetrisunil11) May 16, 2024
Soon after he posted the video, the entire social media started buzzing with reactions from his fans.. take a look
⚡️End of an era ⚡️
Sunil Chhetri – captain, leader, legend – announces retirement.
Thank you for everything Sunil Chhetri💜#SunilChhetri | @chetrisunil11
— Siddharth (@SidKeVichaar) May 16, 2024
Happy retirement legend. You will always be the face of Indian football. #SunilChhetri pic.twitter.com/hFMSIsDuCR
— R A T N I S H (@LoyalSachinFan) May 16, 2024
Sunil Chhetri announce retirement
– Great Career
– Role Model
– InspirationHappy Retirement Legend #SunilChhetri pic.twitter.com/i7Sl1dS6PN
— Ash (@Ashsay_) May 16, 2024
He said in his video “When I did decide that this is going to be my last game, I told my family about it. Dad was normal. He was relieved, happy, everything. It was my wife, strangely. I told her. ‘You always used to bug me that there are too many games, there’s too much of pressure. Now I am telling you that I’m not going to play for my country anymore after this game.’ Even they couldn’t tell me why there were tears. It’s not that I was feeling tired, not that I was feeling this or that. When the instinct came that this should be my last game, I thought about it a lot, eventually I came to this decision’.
He adds Will I be sad after this? Of course! Do I feel sad sometimes everyday because of this? Yes!” Sunil Chhetri added in the video. “Do I feel like I’ll miss the train and there’s just 2o days of training? Yes. It took time because the kid inside me never wants to stop given a chance to play for his country.
“I have practically lived the dream. Nothing comes close to playing for the country. So the kid kept fighting. But the mature inside knew it that this was it. It wasn’t easy,” Sunil Chhetri admitted before adding: “Every training that I do with the national team, I’m just going to enjoy it. I don’t feel that pressure. The game demands pressure. Against Kuwait, we need the three points to qualify for the third round. But in a strange way, I don’t feel the pressure.”
