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AIFF Media Team

NEW DELHI: Former India captain Bhaichung Bhutia featured in a special video by FIFA, where footballing greats from around the world got together to applaud the people who are putting their own lives at risk, in order to help others during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Sikkimese Sniper 🎯 @bhaichung15 joins other legends from around the 🌏 to applaud the healthcare workers, who are #HumanitysHeroes 👏👏👏@praful_patel @FIFAcom @theafcdotcom @narendramodi @KirenRijiju @IndSuperLeague @drharshvardhan @Media_SAI @IndiaSports#IndianFootball ⚽ https://t.co/DydtR8X5pu

— Indian Football Team (@IndianFootball) April 19, 2020

While most of the known world is currently under lockdown, people working in essential services like healthcare, law enforcement, warehouses, shops, delivery services, public transport, and other sectors, have been at the frontline of the humanity’s battle against the virus.

To all the health care workers and other professionals who keep working like true heroes, an infinite applause. #HumanitysHeroes taking the fight to #COVID19 #WeWillWin #FIFA

ℹ️👉 https://t.co/7ubVCNHvvJ pic.twitter.com/jsHyorFJDJ

— FIFA.com (@FIFAcom) April 18, 2020

FIFA thanked all these people in their #HumanitysHeroes campaign. In a statement, the world'S football governing body said: “To all of these heroic people: football thanks you, football remembers you and football supports you.”

The former India captain was joined by footballing legends like Pele, Maradona, Ronaldo, Lionel Messi, Zinedine Zidane, David Beckham, Gianluigi Buffon, El Hadji Diouf, Samuel Eto’o, Carli Lloyd, Marta, Marco van Basten, Javier Zanetti, amongst others.