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Football returned to Mumbai's Andheri Sports Complex after a gap of 61 years and the Indian fans rubbed their eyes in disbelief as the national team cruised to a commanding 4-1 win against higher-ranked Puerto Rico.

Jackichand Singh gave away a penalty as early as the seventh minute of the game, and the visitors calmly converted it through Emmanuel Sanchez. However, India came back into the game within a blink of an eye, as chances came thick and fast.

Sunil Chettri might have handed the captain's armband to goalkeeper Gurpreet Singh Sandhu, but he continued to be a potent force in the opposition's box. Chhetri curled a free-kick into the left post and Narayan Das bundled the rebound into the net to level the score.

Chettri got another crack at goal from a free-kick from 25 yards out. This time, the woodwork helped the ball into the net and India were in the lead. Jeje Lalpekhlua netted the third, and the Mizoram striker could have had a hat-trick to his name on a different day. Jackichand Singh got the fourth goal for India.

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  1. Manchester United midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan is set to miss out playing in the Manchester derby on the September 10 after suffering an injury on international duty. The Armenian skipper suffered an off-the-ball collision during his country's 0-3 loss to the Czech Republic.
  2. The Red Devils' faithful will breathe easy elsewhere as left-back Luke Shaw has returned to United from the England camp after being rested from training on Saturday. Shaw had broken his leg during a match early last season, which restricted him to five Premier League appearances. Sam Allardyce's England are slated to play Slovakia during their opening World Cup 2018 qualifying encounter on Sunday.
  3. Leicester City striker Jamie Vardy opened up about him rejecting the chance to move to Arsenal, stating that his "head and heart" told him to stay with the reigning English Premier League champions.
  4. Former Brazilian playmaker Ronaldinho is returning to Barcelona, but in a non-playing role. The 36-year-old, who played for Barcelona for five years, is the club's new ambassador.
  5. A report claimed that Manchester United will continue to splurge in the next transfer window, too, with the highly rated French forward Antoine Griezmann on their radar.