India captain Sunil Chhetri honored by FIFA, three-episode series released on his career

Indian football team captain Sunil Chhetri has been honored by FIFA, with the football governing body releasing a three-part series on his life and career.

Chhetri’s documentary, Captain Fantastic, will be available on FIFA+. FIFA announced the documentary on the Indian talisman by psoting about it on Twitter.

“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 from its World Cup handle.

The 38-year-old is currently the third-highest active international goalscorer, just behind legends of the game Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo. Chhetri has bagged 84 goals for India, behind Messi’s tally of 90, and Ronaldo’s 117 goals.

The first episode of the series will look back at Chhetri’s debut and early days of his footballing career.

“The first episode takes us back to where it all started…all leading up to his India debut at the age of 20. Close associates, loved ones, and footballing colleagues help tell the tale — apart from the man himself, the man affectionately dubbed, ‘Captain, Leader, Legend’,” the synopsis of the first episode said.

The second episode consists of Chhetri’s early exploits with the national team, realizing his dream of playing professional football for a top-class overseas club.

In the third and final episode of the series, Chhetri reaches the heights of his professional and personal life. Records are broken and trophies collected as Chhetri descends into the folklore of Indian football.

Earlier, FIFA had released a feature-length documentary on Brazil and Barcelona legend Ronaldinho, as well as a series of interviews in which English legend Gary Lineker sits down and talks to Golden Boot winners from the past World Cups.