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India’s legendary football player Bhaichung Bhutia was captured practicing at the Emirates Stadium in London recently. The former India skipper was seen in a blazer suit and sunglasses, juggling the ball as if an active player. In the viral video on social media, Bhaichung went on to hit a splendid penalty shot after juggling the ball a few times.
The Emirates is the official home stadium of the English Premier League club, Arsenal. Fondly known as ‘The Gunners’, Arsenal are one of the most popular English clubs with 13 league titles to their name including an unbeaten title which they won in 2003-04. Currently being led by Mikel Arteta, Arsenal were favourites to win the 2022-23 season but a comeback during the latter stages from Manchester City snatched their title away.
The official Indian handle of the English Premier League posted the retired footballer’s video on Twitter on Tuesday morning. The video has garnered 25k views in just a few hours and more than One Thousand likes. The video was captioned Legend @bhaichung15 showing off some skills at the Emirates 🤩 🇮🇳 | @Arsenal.
Watch the video here:
The Sikkimese Sniper was one of the best strikers the Indian Team has ever seen and got this nickname for his shooting skills in football. His international footballing honours include winning the Nehru Cup, LG Cup, SAFF Championship three times, and the AFC Challenge Cup.
With 89 goals, Bhutia holds the record for the most goals scored in the National Football League (now called the I-League). Bhutia was the first Indian football player to score an Olympic goal in the 2004 Athens Games. In his club career, he has scored over 100 league goals in 226 appearances.
