Football: Sunil Chhetri equals Pele with 77th goal

Sunil Chhetri has equalled the legendary Pele by making the 77th international goal as his 83rd minute strike, on October 10, 2021. Key Points 77th goal by Chhetri during the strike helped India to beat Nepal by 1-0. This goal ..

Tags: Central Asian Football Association (CAFA) • SAFF Championship • South Asian Association of Regional Cooperation Gold Cup • South Asian Football Federation Championship • Sunil Chhetri

Month: Current Affairs - October, 2021

Sunil Chhetri passes Lionel Messi in international goals

36 years old Indian football, Sunil Chhetri, has surpassed Argentina’s Lionel Messi and has become second-highest active international goal-scorer with 74 strikes. Highlights Chhetri now leads Barcelona star Messi by two goals and is placed above Ali Mabkhout of UAE, ..

Tags: AIFF Player of the Year • Cristiano Ronaldo • Lionel Messi • Nehru Cup • Sunil Chhetri

Month: Current Affairs - June, 2021

Sunil Chhetri, PV Sindu to launch Fit India talks

On July 2, 2020, the flagship programme of Indian Government, Fit India announced that it is to launch Fit India Talks. It is an interactive session of top sports stars of India with school children. Highlights The Fit India talks ..

Tags: Arjuna Award • Badminton • FIFA World Cup • Fit India Movement • Football

Month: Current Affairs - July, 2020

FIFA Under 17 Women’s World Cup postponed to November

The Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) or the International Federation of Association Football has postponed the Under-17 Women’s world cup to November 2020. Highlights The FIFA Federations decided that the Under-17 and Under-20 Women’s World Cup be postponed. The ..

Tags: Asian Cup Football 2023 • COVID-19 • FIFA • FIFA Women's World Cup • Football

Month: Current Affairs - April, 2020

Sunil Chhetri, Indian Football team Captain named for FIFA’s COVID-19 Campaign

The World Governing body FIFA (Federation Internationale de Football Association or International Federation of Association Football) has selected Indian Football Captain Sunil Chhetri among 28 other stars for its campaign. The campaign is to combat COVID-19. Highlights The FIFA has ..

Tags: awareness campaign • Corona virus • COVID-19 • FIFA • Football

Month: Current Affairs - March, 2020

Sunil Chhetri Brand Ambassador of PUMA

The German multinational company, PUMA has signed the Indian men’s football team captain, Sunil Chhetri as their Brand Ambassador for the next three years. Sunil Chhetri is second only to the Portuguese international Cristiano Ronaldo on the list of active ..

Tags: Brand Ambassador • Cristiano Ronaldo • Germany • Portuguese • Puma