Sunil Chhetri

FIFA Launches 3-episode series on life, career of Sunil Chhetri

SportzPower Team
Sep 28, 2022 19:09

Indian football legend Sunil Chhetri's legendary career has got a new level of recognition in form of a series named 'Captain Fantastic', which will showcase his story in a span of three episodes. 

FIFA announced on Tuesday that a series about the career and life of Chhetri is available on FIFA+, its streaming platform. "You know all about Ronaldo and Messi, now get the definitive story of the third highest scoring active men's international. Sunil Chhetri | Captain Fantastic is available on FIFA+ now," FIFA tweeted on its World Cup handle.

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