Chhetri has played for India 142 times and has scored 92 goals, the most by an Indian. He is also currently the third most prolific scorer in international football among active players, behind Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi.
The Mumbai teams undoubtedly took the honours in the third round of matches.
Eight players of Iran's women's national football team are apparently men
Three-time champions Mohun Bagan were handed a 3-1 defeat at home.
P K Banerjee will be the technical director till the start of the NFL, when former Uzbek international Igor Shkvyrin will take over.
Former India and Mohun Bagan footballer Manitombi Singh died aged only 39 at his native village near Imphal in Manipur on Sunday. Manitombi was suffering from a prolonged illness and breathed his last in the early hours of Sunday.
The Nigerian striker scored all the goals in a 3-0 rout of Mohammedan Sporting in the National Football League.
The defending champions' quest towards retaining the NFL crown suffered a setback after a goalless draw.
A 2-1 victory over cellar team Hindustan Aeronautics put the Goa team clear in the NFL race.
Mahindra United staged a late recovery to salvage a 2-2 draw on Monday.
The Nigerian striker scored twice as Dempo moved to the top of the league.
Sporting Clube de Goa played a good second half to beat Mohammedan Sporting.
Odafe Okolie's late goal gave the Goa team a 3-2 victory and took them to fourth place on the league table.
Lal Kamal Bhowmick netted the only goal of the match as Mohun Bagan beat Hindustan Aeronautics Sports Club.
A last-minute goal by Nigerian striker Felix Chimaokwu gave the former National Football League champions a 1-1 draw in a final round second Division National Football League match.
Lalam Puiya's goal gave the Kolkata giants a 1-1 draw in the National Football League.
The Kolkata side fought back from 0-2 down to take a point.
A double strike by Yusif Yakubu guided Mahindra United to their fourth victory.
Edmilson Marques scored twice as former champions East Bengal beat JCT 2-1.
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Bhaichung Bhutia will have a straight fight with former Mohun Bagan and East Bengal goalkeeper Kalyan Chaubey.
Tata group has been a constant in India's sporting landscape and the conglomerate's involvement only grew under Ratan Tata.
Mickey Fernandes scored the all-important goal as the bottom-placed team beat the formidable Kolkata giants 1-0 in the National Football League.
Yusif Yakubu scored the all-important goal in a 1-0 victory in the clash of the giants, in the National Football League.
The front-runners scored a crucial 3-1 victory in the National Football League on Saturday.
Title aspirant Dempo pumped in three second half goals on their way to a thrilling 5-3 win over East Bengal in the National Football League.
Andrew Pomeyie scored twice as the defending champions won 3-1.
A 2-0 victory over Sporting Clube de Goa put Dempo level with Mahindra United, but on top of the table by virtue of a better goal difference.
Odafe Onyeka Okolie's 78th minute goal earned Churchill Brothers a 1-1 draw.
Dempo, who were without seven of their regular players, sidelined because of injuries, played for a draw and did not make any serious attempt to score.
JCT defender Narinder, in an attempt to clear, deflected the ball into his own goal.
Dipendu Biswas' goal late in the match gave the former champions a 1-0 victory over Mohammedan Sporting.
Jose Ramirez Baretto scored twice from penalties to enable Mahindra United beat Fransa Pax 2-1 in the National Football league.
Bonafice Ambani's goal gave the former champions a 2-1 victory over Mohammedan Sporting in a third round match.
Cristiano Ronaldo faced a flurry of criticism after appearing to make an obscene gesture following the end of Al Nassr's 3-2 win over Al Shabab in an exciting Saudi Pro League game on Sunday.
Salvatore Schillaci, who was born in the Sicilian city of Palermo and was hospitalised there, suffered from colon cancer.
The Goan outfit's fifth win pushed them up to the fourth place in the points table in the National Football League.
The bottom-placed former champions were held 1-1 by Sporting Clube de Goa in the National Football League.
India began the year on 97 in FIFA rankings, but after two wins, four draws and seven losses, the country ended 2019 at 108
S Venkatesh's goal gave the Mumbai side a 1-0 win over Sporting Clube de Goa, their ninth win in 13 matches in the National Football League.
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