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While both the Andalusian capital’s La Liga clubs have forged close links with Mexican football through recent years, November 10’s clash at Betis’ Estadio Benito Villamarin should be the first time in history when an El Tri international lines up on either side.

Guardado was the first of the trio to arrive in the city, having previously played in La Liga for Deportivo La Coruna and Valencia. A winger earlier in his career, the now 33 year old has become a commanding midfield general, using his experience and technique to keep his team flowing. Injuries have affected his 2019/20 campaign so far, but Betis always look better with their experienced leader in the centre of the park.

Lainez joined his fellow countryman at Betis in January 2019, joining from Mexico City’s Club America having impressed for his country at Under 17 and Under 20 level, and already made his international debut aged just 18. Verdiblanco coach Rubi is allowing the skillful and creative wide attacking player to adapt to the demands of top flight Spanish football, with most of his 16 La Liga appearances so far coming as a substitute.

Expert goal-getter Chicharito needed no introduction when he arrived at Sevilla last summer from English club West Ham, having contributed seven goals and seven assists when spending the 2014/15 season on loan at Real Madrid. ‘Hispalense’ coach Julen Lopeteguii has been trying different options up front through the opening stages of 2019/20, and faith in Chicharito was rewarded with a neatly taken first La Liga goal of the season in late October’s 2-0 victory at home to Getafe.

Now 31, Chicharito is Mexico’s leading international scorer with 52 goals in 109 games. National captain Guardado is second in El Tri’s all-time appearances record, with 161 full caps. Lainez has a lot of catching up to do in this, with just four senior games for his country so far. But time is on the talented teenager’s side and he has excellent examples to learn from close at hand.

Guardado can also tell his fellow countrymen all about the unique atmosphere of the Andalusian capital derbi, having two wins and a draw in four appearances in the fixture. His outstanding display during Betis famous 5-3 win in January 2016 is still fondly remembered in one half of the city at least. Lainez and Chicharito are surely eager to experience all this for themselves for the first time.

All three played together for the first time during a friendly international victory against Chile last season. Whatever the result it would be special for Mexico’s honourary Andalusians to all share a pitch during Sunday’s derbi - and a night to remember too for the growing number of both Betis and Sevilla fans back in their home country.

The first Seville derby of the season will have a new Mexican flavour, with Andres Guardado and Diego Lainez of Real Betis facing off against Sevilla’s new attacker Javier ‘Chicharito’ Hernandez.

The Mexican flavour spicing up the Seville Derby this season

There are certain skills in football that only players of a different kind can perform.

But the talk of a man with just one leg performing an overhead volley; a skill which is rare even amongst the best players, is something to see.

An Instagram video on Visubal shows a man who walks with the help of crutches, tip the ball across an able-bodied man and then make for the goal.

An Instagram video on Visubal shows a man who walks with the help of crutches, tip the ball across an able-bodied man and then make for the goal.

Watch as one-legged man volleys ball past opponent

The long awaited fight between American boxer, Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao will hold at the MGM Arena, Las Vegas on May 2nd.

With the boxing world and a part of the sporting sect looking forward to the day, we look at five reason why Mayweather, a yet-to-be-beaten champion may lose to pound-to-pound boxer, Pacquaio.

Many boxing pundits believe that yet-to-be-beaten Floyd Mayweather may find it difficult when he faces Manny Pacquaio on May 2nd.

5 Reasons why Floyd Mayweather could lose to Manny Pacquaio

Veteran Nigerian boxer Bash Ali who was arrested by security operatives last month over stories involving money, marked one year behind bars in Kuje Prisons.

Ali is scheduled to appear in court on Thursday at the Senior Magistrate Court on allegations of ''criminal trespass, obstruction in public way, wrongful restraint and criminal intimidation''

He wrote on his birthday on February 27:  'GEJ, Feb. 27 was my birthday and I spent it in jail in Kuje Prison because I said no to corruption at NEXM Bank. If this is what I have to do to make Nigeria better and ensure that my dream to rewrite boxing come to reality so be it.'

Bash Ali was arrested by security operatives in February after he got involved in a disagreement with the General Manager of a Nigerian bank

Veteran marked 59th birthday behind bars in Kuje Prison

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The Mexican flavour spicing up the Seville Derby this season

Watch as one-legged man volleys ball past opponent

5 Reasons why Floyd Mayweather could lose to Manny Pacquaio

Veteran marked 59th birthday behind bars in Kuje Prison