Sunil Chettri and Sonam Bhattacharya
The skipper of the Indian football team married his long-time girlfriend and daughter of Mohun Bagan legend Subrata Bhattacharya, Sonam Bhattacharya. They got married on December 3 in Gurgaon while the reception was held in Gurgaon on December 24.
It was a great year for Chettri, who led India in the AFC Asian Cup qualifiers and helped the team qualify for the tournament. Even in club football, Bengaluru FC reached the AFC Cup semi-final with Chettri scoring a goal each in the quarter-final and the semi-final.
However, the highlight of the year was India achieving 96th rank in FIFA rankings in July.
Edited by Soumo Ghosh