Former India Goalkeeper Subrata Paul Calls It Quits | Football News
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File image of Subrata PaulĀ© AIFFOne of the greatest Indian goalkeepers Subrata Paul, 36, on Friday decided to call it quits, bringing curtains on a glittering career spanning 16 years. "Thank You Spiderman. Blue Tigers custodian hangs up his gloves today," the All India Football Federation posted on X. Paul, who made his debut against Lebanon in the World Cup qualifiers in 2007, had 65 appearances for India.He earned the sobriquet "Spiderman" for his heroics under the bar against heavyweights South Korea in the 2011 Asian Cup in Doha when India had qualified after a gap of 27 years.Overall, Paul made more than 35 saves in the whole tournament and has become one of the stars of the team since.South Korea had 20 shots on goal of which Paul saved 16 as India went down 1-4 in a valian...