Football in 2024 continued to be box-office for most part of the year, with Cristiano Ronaldo getting knocked out of the European Championship and Lionel Messi winning the Copa America to add another trophy to his illustrious career. In the context of Indian football, Sunil Chhetri, the country’s record goalscorer called it a day in international football, after a goalless draw with Kuwait. Sportstar looks at everything that happened this year in the beautiful game: The Argentina Football Association announced that it will retire the jersey No.
10 worn by legendary World Cup-winning captain Lionel Messi once he ends his international career. Speaking at a press conference, the president of the board, Claudio Tapia, said, ”When Messi retires from the national team, we will not allow anyone else to wear the number 10 after him. His number 10 will be retired for life in his Honour.
It’s the least we can do for him.” India had a forgettable campaign at the AFC Asian Cup campaign, which finished with a 1–0 loss against Syria. Subashish Bose and Anirudh Thapa react India is knocked out of the AFC Asian Cup 2024 in Doha, Qatar.
| Photo Credit: REUTERS Placed in Group A with Australia, Uzbekistan and Syria, the Blue Tigers not only finished the group stages without a win but also failed to find the net even once. In a bizarre incident in Indian football, FC Goa launched an official complaint of spying against Mumbai City FC before their match on February 28. Goa, which was .
