<p>Talking to reporters at East Bengal club, the Sikkimese sniper said he came to be known as a footballer from East Bengal, so he would like to call it quits donning the red-and-gold jersey.<br />"I'm born in Sikkim, but I started my football life here in East Bengal. I got to be known as a footballer from East Bengal. It's my mother club. East Bengal gave me a footballing life. That's the reality and that is never going to change.<br /><br />"I've got all my trophies for East Bengal be it Durand Cup, Federation Cup or whatever. I'm so proud and honoured to be a part of them," he said in an emotional tone.<br /><br />"It's true I played for different clubs, but those were a few challenges that I took. I will definitely retire from East Bengal, even as I have my own club United Sikim. I started from here and I want to end here," the 34-year-old said.<br /><br />"The only regret I will have that I've officially never led the club. May be my son when he grows up will don the captain's band," he said in a lighter vein.<br /><br />Asked about his recent comment that he was eyeing the Asian Cup (in Australia in 2015), Bhutia said the comment was made in jest.<br /><br />"Maybe I will play on crutches then... It's a long way to go. Yes, I may play if there's an Asian Cup held for the disabled... I had said that on a lighter note. Realistically, I don't see it happening," Bhutia said.<br /><br />Giving an update on his injury and health, he said: "I'm taking a complete rest for two months. Definitely, I'm not playing for any clubs. It does not make sense. I will look into it the next season."<br />"I consulted the Australian team doctor and other local doctors in Doha. Every two days blood clots are drained from my calf and I took painkillers."<br /><br />Bhutia, who was out of action since September with a calf muscle problem, made a comeback as an 80th-minute substitute in India's 1-4 loss to South Korea in the group C Asian Cup match.<br />The Indian captain also lashed out at his critics and said it was out of jealousy some former footballers made wrong allegations against him and the team.<br /><br />"I don't want to say whether somebody is good or bad. There are a lot of ex-footballers who are helping for the cause of the game. I can't club all the ex-footballers together just because there are two or three who are pointing fingers at me. That's their viewpoint. Maybe expressed out of jealousy," Bhutia said.</p>
<p>Talking to reporters at East Bengal club, the Sikkimese sniper said he came to be known as a footballer from East Bengal, so he would like to call it quits donning the red-and-gold jersey.<br />"I'm born in Sikkim, but I started my football life here in East Bengal. I got to be known as a footballer from East Bengal. It's my mother club. East Bengal gave me a footballing life. That's the reality and that is never going to change.<br /><br />"I've got all my trophies for East Bengal be it Durand Cup, Federation Cup or whatever. I'm so proud and honoured to be a part of them," he said in an emotional tone.<br /><br />"It's true I played for different clubs, but those were a few challenges that I took. I will definitely retire from East Bengal, even as I have my own club United Sikim. I started from here and I want to end here," the 34-year-old said.<br /><br />"The only regret I will have that I've officially never led the club. May be my son when he grows up will don the captain's band," he said in a lighter vein.<br /><br />Asked about his recent comment that he was eyeing the Asian Cup (in Australia in 2015), Bhutia said the comment was made in jest.<br /><br />"Maybe I will play on crutches then... It's a long way to go. Yes, I may play if there's an Asian Cup held for the disabled... I had said that on a lighter note. Realistically, I don't see it happening," Bhutia said.<br /><br />Giving an update on his injury and health, he said: "I'm taking a complete rest for two months. Definitely, I'm not playing for any clubs. It does not make sense. I will look into it the next season."<br />"I consulted the Australian team doctor and other local doctors in Doha. Every two days blood clots are drained from my calf and I took painkillers."<br /><br />Bhutia, who was out of action since September with a calf muscle problem, made a comeback as an 80th-minute substitute in India's 1-4 loss to South Korea in the group C Asian Cup match.<br />The Indian captain also lashed out at his critics and said it was out of jealousy some former footballers made wrong allegations against him and the team.<br /><br />"I don't want to say whether somebody is good or bad. There are a lot of ex-footballers who are helping for the cause of the game. I can't club all the ex-footballers together just because there are two or three who are pointing fingers at me. That's their viewpoint. Maybe expressed out of jealousy," Bhutia said.</p>