Indian Football Round-up: The Best and Worst Moments of 2018

#1 Worst: Sunil Chhetri's plea to fans to come to the stadium

Sunil Chhetri's tweet was the most retweeted tweet in India

Sunil Chhetri requesting the fans to fill up the stadium for India's matches in the Hero Intercontinental Cup became the most retweeted tweet in India. The captain had to, literally, beg the people to come and watch India's matches even if it ended up in their criticism.

This just shows how low Indian football ranks in the popularity order of the masses. Despite breaking into the top 100 of the FIFA rankings, no one in Mumbai bothered to come and watch India's international match.

After his plea, fans filled up the stadium for the Intercontinental Cup and cheered for the Blue Tigers.

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#1 Best: Sunil Chhetri overtakes Lionel Messi

Sunil Chhetri overtook Lionel Messi as the active goalscorers' list in international matches

India's most active experienced footballer Sunil Chhetri overtook Lionel Messi in the active goalscorers' list in international matches momentarily when he scored his second goal against Kenya 2018 Intercontinental Cup final.

His two goals would separate the two sides as the final scoreline remained 2-0. The Indian living legend was only behind Cristiano Ronaldo in the list, who has scored 85 goals as of now.

Currently, they both have 65 goals to their name after Lionel Messi scored against Nigeria in their 2-1 win in the 2018 FIFA World Cup.