Indian football captain Sunil Chhetri has joined Sporting Clube de Portugal.
Announcing this at a press conference here on Friday, Aureliano Neves,
club vice-president, said this was the first step towards the club’s
initiative to develop football in India.
An emotional Chhetri, who was handed a club jersey, said he would try to
make the most of the opportunity.
“I will never forget this in my
lifetime. I am playing for a nation which is ranked 156th and now I will
play in a country which is No. 5, and for one of the best clubs in the
world,” said the diminutive striker.
“I am not going to lose this opportunity. I will leave no stone
unturned. When I will be a 40-year-old, I will be able to say that I
gave whatever was humanely possible for me,” said Chhetri.
Welcoming the development, AIFF president Praful Patel said: “it is a
milestone for Indian football. Sunil will play with some top players of
the world.”
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