Elite scoring company: Ronaldo, Messi and soon to retire Indian legend Sunil Chhetri

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Indian soccer legend Sunil Chhetri is in elite company — of those still playing, only Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi, with 128 and 106 respectively, have scored more international goals than Chhetri.

FILE - India’s Sunil Chhetri controls the ball during the Asian Cup Group B soccer match between Syria and India at Al Bayt Stadium in Al Khor, Qatar, Jan. 23, 2024. Chhetri said this week that after 150 games for India, June’s World Cup qualifier against Kuwait in Kolkata will be his last before retiring. FILE - India’s Sunil Chhetri, center, advances with the ball during the team’s 2018 World Cup soccer qualifying match against Nepal in Gauhati, India, March 12, 2015. Chhetri scored two goals.

“Will I be sad after this? Of course . . . the kid inside me never wants to stop if given a chance to play for his country.” A farewell win over Kuwait in qualification for the 2026 World Cup could see India progress to the final round for the first time since 1950.

 

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