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Following India's exit from AFC 2027 Asian Cup qualifiers, Bhaichung Bhutia terms Sunil Chhetri's decision to reverse retirement 'a mistake'
October 15, 2025 9:54 pm
Bhutia was reacting to India's exit from the Asian Cup qualifiers after the third round following their 1-2 defeat to Singapore in Goa.
AIFF chief Kalyan Chaubey accuses Bhaichung Bhutia of running football schools for 'vested interest'
June 13, 2025 10:09 pm
AIFF President Kalyan Chaubey on Friday accused Bhaichung Bhutia of running "commercial" academies for his "vested interest", allegations that were dismissed by the former national team captain as "baseless".
'Kalyan Chaubey has destroyed Indian football': Bhaichung Bhutia after India's 1-0 loss to Hong Kong
June 11, 2025 4:16 pm
Bhutia also criticised the decision to bring talismanic striker Sunil Chhetri out of international retirement, saying it was a poor call driven more by desperation than planning.
Bhaichung Bhutia on India’s over-reliance on Sunil Chhetri: By the time he gets to his second retirement, he might have a head haemorrhage!
March 28, 2025 10:17 am
When asked why the current bunch of attackers can’t seem to create chances or score goals, Bhutia said the players now need to be ‘very, very smart’ because the defensive structures have evolved.
Bhaichung Bhutia on state of Indian football: “Until and unless work on grassroots is done properly, Vision 2047 will become Vision 3047”
March 28, 2025 9:12 am
Strikers not getting chances is not a problem, he says, adding lot of teams in the world don't even play with one
'Simply not for me': After consecutive defeats, football icon Bhaichung Bhutia quits politics
June 25, 2024 6:11 pm
He joined politics in 2014 when the ruling TMC in West Bengal named him as its candidate for the Darjeeling Lok Sabha seat.
Vietnam friendlies important for players ahead of AFC Asian Cup: Bhaichung Bhutia
September 22, 2022 10:46 pm
Twenty years ago, Bhutia was the captain when India won the historic 2002 LG Cup in Vietnam. The current two-match tour, Bhutia said, will be a good opportunity for the Indian team to prepare before the Asian Cup next year.
Bhaichung Bhutia smells 'bargaining' in AIFF Secy Gen appointment, incumbent Shaji Prabhakaran rejects it
September 18, 2022 9:36 am
Bhutia, who is one of the six former players co-opted in the AIFF executive committee with voting rights, did not attend the first meeting of the body on September 3 but he said he will turn up in Kolkata on Monday.
I'm shocked at high level of political interference in AIFF elections: Bhaichung Bhutia
September 03, 2022 5:25 pm
Bhutia is one of the six former players co-opted to the AIFF executive committee as per the draft constitution. He said he will decide in a day or two whether to attend executive committee meetings or not.
Kalyan Chaubey becomes the new AIFF President, beats Bhaichung Bhutia 33-1 in polls
September 03, 2022 7:25 pm
While the participation of Bhutia, a premier football figure in the country and the second most capped India player of all time, had brought the election into more light, his counterpart had been seen as a favorite owing to his political experience.
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