It's the end of an era. Indian National Football team captain Sunil Chhetri has hung up his boots.
To discuss the skipper's retirement, the hole he leaves behind and the future of Indian football, we were joined by football writer for Al Jazeera and Forbes - Manasi Pathak!
We also discuss England's Euro 24 squad, Grealish's omission, the state of the Club World Cup and the fact that Man City is pulling the greatest Uno Reverse in history by SUING THE PREMIER LEAGUE.
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[00:00:01] योरोसら ह territor ि एजो। आप लेकिना पारस्थ आप रहे है। आपने हकर्मापलागियां। एइँ इसा मोड्ग और आथ्ट्ट्राजाण। एँम्मूखेश। और है माथ्शी। हेई, विस्ट सुन्ते लागार रहे हैं। था विस्ट लागार रहे हैं।
[00:14:29] इन उसके आय खोाई है गां and I am here for being all patriotic and support our Blue Tigers पर ज़ाता है। इसके आज अबने आप गाएजिवाजी जाता है। यह आम प्रने को आप आंगाल है। यह वो तरेमान कर रहे हैं। और उससे इसके ले करनेगा के लिए वो आथा नहीं सबर कि आथि हू।
[00:17:47] और इंदियान कभी शाइन है वो बात है. और आप आप उर्भाना के आप ताखिता हैं, यह आप एक हुदपे निए में और एसा शुर्टोड़ा ऍवाएगा को बहुत इंदियान कोई पुछान।
[00:20:54] आपका लिए रेड हैंड़ेड। वान एकस बेट कुट कर रहा हूँ मैं अभी तो वेट ट्री सिक्स फाइव आइद्ज आप बिल वोकिन ओर या दो गैमबल रिस्पूनसिबिरी
[00:23:10] आपके लिए आपको आपके लिए अबचात हैं।
[00:26:10] आपको अपने प्रिवाद करेंग। आपको आपको खुड़ी आप लिए अपने प्रेभाद करेंग। आपको आपको आपको आपको आपको प्रेभाद करेंग।
[00:28:11] आपको आपको लिए अपने प्रेभाद करेंग। आपको आपको इतली प्रेभाद करेंग। आपको आपको इस्तिनविल आपको नहीं लिए आपको प्रेभाद करेंग। आपको आपको इस्तिनविल आपको लिए आपको नहीं लिए आपको प्रेभाद करेंग। आपको आपको इस्तिनविल आपको लिए आपको प्रेभाद करेंग।
[00:31:16] आपको आपको इस्तिनविल आपको नहीं लिए आपको प्रेभाद करेंग। आपको इस्तिनविल आपको इस्तिनविल आपको लिए आपको लिए आपको प्रेभाद करेंग। आपको इस्तिनविल आपको लिए आपको लिए आपको प्रेभाद करेंग। आपको इस्तिनविल आपको इस्तिनविल आपको लिए आपको प्रेभाद करेंग।
[00:35:16] आपको इस्तिनविल आपको इस्तिनविल आपको लिए आपको लिए आपको प्रेभाद करेंग।
[00:36:46] आपको इस्तिनविल आपको इस्तिनविल आपको लिए आपको लिए आपको प्रेभाद करेंग। आपको इस्तिनविल आपको इस्तिनविल आपको लिए आपको लिए आपको प्रेभाद करेंग। आपको इस्तिनविल आपको लिए आपको लिए आपको प्रेभाद करेंग।
[00:39:50] आपको इस्तिनविल आपको लिए आपको लिए आपको लिए आपको प्रेभाद करेंग।
[00:41:20] आपको इस्तिनविल आपको लिए आपको लिए आपको लिए आपको प्रेभाद करेंग।
[00:43:20] आपको इस्तिनविल आपको लिए आपको लिए आपको प्रेभाद करेंग। आपको इस्तिनविल करेंग। आपको इस्तिनविल करेंग।
[00:45:20] आपको इस्तिनविल करेंग। आपको इस्तिनविल करेंग।
[00:47:24] वो बाता हैं तो बाता है। वे इस्तिनविल करेंग। आपको इस्तिनविल करेंग। तुम हाइ आपको इस्तिनविल कोना विज्ध दुना हैं।
[00:51:41] तीस्मिल्यां दे रहा हो, हम लों दे आईगे। Of course, I am paraphrasing, that's not exactly what Carlo Ancelotti said. Although, I feel like it would have been amazing if that is exactly what he said. He does come from the Hindi part of Italy, so it sounds similar. Yes, yes, yes. It is Hindurastra after all.
[00:51:59] Where is Italy ka E, India ka E, it's the same. It was written in the Mukesh's shaking his head vigorously saying, I do not want to be cancelled. Canceled, you think my problem is I am going to be cancelled.
[00:52:19] Oh, I meant not from social media, I meant from life. But yeah, there we go. So, I mean, it's just ridiculous that FIFA is doing this. FIFA is doing this. FIFA Pro and the International Association of I think Pro Athletes or something, it's called.
[00:52:33] They are lobbying against this FIFA, of course, want to do their own thing. FIFA launching their own game as well, by the way, with the whole thing of EA Sports and FIFA. You know, ending their partnership FIFA, the line of FIFA games is now called EA FC.
[00:52:49] But FIFA making their own football game. And I feel like the news is that 2K Games, which does NBA 2K series is going to be doing the new FIFA games. Why? Why is FIFA just fucking everything up? Change is not good, guys.
[00:53:08] I feel like we are also getting to that age where we don't want the change. Like I know all the kids wanted, all the kids have very bad attention spans. They don't want 90 minute games. They want the games to be shared on TikTok. Fuck you guys.
[00:53:23] You guys are not doing anything to society. Your opinion does not matter. Fuck you. Just have your vegan food and fuck off. Like don't change. I sound like such an uncle. But it is truly what I feel. It is truly what I feel. Fuck your change.
[00:53:41] Am I supposed to take offense on behalf of Gen Z? I mean, I feel like we are all, are we all Gen Z? Are we all millennial? I don't even know what the fuck generation we are in. I am always feeling like a boomer.
[00:53:51] I am always not even like in any of these conversations. I am a boomer from the bottom of my heart. I feel like I just don't like it guys. I don't like it. I know. First, Chetri retired and now FIFA is changing. Everything is changing guys.
[00:54:08] Everything is changing. Anyway, shall we wrap it up? I think it has been a good episode guys. And girl again, I mistook it again. But no, yes thank you so much Mansi for joining us. It has been so lovely to talk football with you.
[00:54:25] And if you are up for it, we would love to have you over a lot more. Because I feel like you have settled in perfectly well. We don't need an Everton fan. Akash, you can fuck off. All the other work that you are doing is more important.
[00:54:38] That apparently pays you money and all. Keep doing that. We have somebody to do free work for us. But yes, it was lovely having you. And thank you so much dear listeners for listening to this episode.
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[00:55:47] So say bye Prashant. Bye guys. Say bye Mukesh. Bye guys. Say bye Monty. Bye bye. And it's bye from me.