World Soccer

La Liga update

With Real Betis and Sevilla flying high in La Liga, is Seville the new capital city of Spanish football?

Simply put, Betis and Sevilla are very good – possibly better than ever before. The last time both teams won something in the same season was before the civil war – in1935 Betis won the league and Sevilla the cup – but that could just happen again.

Madrid may dispute this: it is the only city to have provided both European Cup finalists, and has

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