India football great Chhetri comes out of retirement aged 40 for Asia Cup

India football great Chhetri comes out of retirement aged 40 for Asia Cup

Sunil Chhetri returns to football at 40 – a year after retiring – to boost India’s Asia Cup qualification hopes.

The third active top scorer is back. Sunil Chhetri returns to the Indian team at age 40. Chhetri is only surpassed by Messi and Cristiano

India football great Chhetri comes out of retirement aged 40

Indian football legend Sunil Chhetri will return to the national team at age 40 in an unexpected reversal of his decision to hang up his boots last year. The former captain, the fourth-highest men’s international goalscorer of all time, played his last match for India in June 2024 in a World Cup qualifier. Chhetri said last year that “instinct” told him the match against Kuwait should be his last, and he bowed out in front of nearly 59,000 fans …

Chhetri comes out of retirement at 40 to help India in Asian Cup qualifying

NEW DELHI (AP) — Sunil Chhetri is coming out of retirement at age 40 to help India in qualifying for the 2027 Asian Cup.

Sunil Chhetri, Who Announced Retirement Last Year, Back In National Team

Indian football icon Sunil Chhetri has decided to come out of his international retirement to help the national team in the FIFA friendly assignment scheduled this month, the sport's apex body in the country said on Thursday. Chhetri returns to the team, which he led for more than a decade, aged 40. "Sunil Chhetri is back. The captain, leader, legend will return to the Indian national team for the FIFA International Window in March," the All Ind…

Indian Legend Sunil Chhetri To Come Out Of Retirement In Order To Help Team

The 40-year-old will once again pull on the famous Indian blue jersey during the international window in March.