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ESPN is getting a do-over.Eleven years after the network telecast an NFL game from Mexico City , it will do so again when the Raiders host the Texans on Monday night.Jay Rothman, ESPNs vice president of production and the Monday Night Football producer, wants this broadcast to be a lot different.We were there in 2005 and I wish we could do `05 over again, and we will not make the same omissions, Rothman says. We went in and did the game and got out.Mexico City is such an awesome city and we will make it a weekend-long spectacle.ESPN has lucked out that the game has plenty of significance, with the Raiders tied for the AFC West lead and best record in the conference heading in, and the Texans leading the AFC South. But this is about more than football.It is about the first international series match there since the Cardinals beat the 49ers at Azteca Stadium in 2005. Its about the stadium itself, one of the most famous sports venues in the world. Its about the fans, who might not follow football as closely as they do futbol, but who generally embrace the American game.And it is about Mexico.The Xs and Os we do every week, Rothman says. I think we are silly not to take advantage and sprinkle in the history of Azteca Stadium. Culturally, look at the fans of Mexico, who share the passion they have for the NFL. The food, the flavor, and points of interest. We will do that all within the body of a three-hour show.Actually, ESPN isnt so limited. It will also stage its pregame shows and other studio programming from Mexico City this weekend. Joining the broadcast team of Sean McDonough, Jon Gruden and Lisa Salters will be ESPN Deportes John Sutcliffe, who lives in the city.John is a rock star in Mexico now, he is our breakthrough guy, Rothman says. He will have kind of like a Jim McKay host-type role, though that is challenging within a football game.He will be integrated to share the great moments of Azteca, educate people on the fandom of Mexican fans and as a great people. He is our point person to share those perspectives and stories.Gruden has become something of a rock star in the NFL broadcasting world, and while his main job is to dissect play on the field, it will be intriguing to hear his take on not only the game, but the entire scene Monday night.He coached the Raiders in a preseason game against the Cowboys in Mexico City in 2001.The stadium is what I remember the most, he says. The tradition, the monstrosity of it, the excitement of playing in a place you have only seen and heard about. I am anxious to get back there and rekindle the feeling.Azteca has undergone massive renovations, not only to attract the NFLs return, but as home of Club America and of the Mexican national soccer team, and to keep it on the radar for major events in the worlds most popular sport. Yet it has kept much of its uniqueness, Rothman notes.Theres still the moat and the barbed wire, which was there in `05, he says. They built these beautiful locker rooms, but they are outside the stadium (bowl).Players will walk to and from the field through the stands to the stadiums outside, which is where the locker rooms are. It is 7,200 feet (in altitude), and you think especially of the heavy players wearing pads making that walk. Cant imagine doing it with helmets and pads on. They will be sucking air bigtime.It will allow for unique shots and vantage points, not only from the air but the nooks and crannies of the stadium and its features, the march to the field and back up, the pageantry.Rothman promises his network wont avoid covering any non-football news that becomes relevant with the NFL in town. Concern has been voiced in some circles about potential protests in Mexico City over the outcome of the U.S. presidential election.We wear our news hats, too, and we will get together and discuss that, Rothman says. If there are things outside and inside the stadium to cover, we would be criticized for ignoring them and we need to do the right thing.I dont think wed intentionally shoot specific signs (of protest), but if we see what we have seen outside the Trump Tower, we will be obligated to cover it.Gruden says he has no concerns about safety or security.I am excited to go, he says. Ive got my passport and ready to roll. Last time I was there I got to see some really cool places and met some people -- I have no concerns whatsoever.In the end, what usually is most memorable about NFL games on international stages is how entertaining the game is. In that way, the reactions are no different from games held in Miami or the Meadowlands, Seattle or San Diego.I got a feeling there will be a lot of Raiders fans, Gruden says. There were the last time I was there ... and there will be a lot of Texans fans there. It will be loud, like a Raiders home game, I wouldnt be surprised.---For more NFL coverage: http://www.pro32.ap.org and http://www.twitter.com/AP-NFLAndre Iguodala Jersey . 8 Iowa State on Saturday, sending the Cyclones to their third consecutive loss. The Longhorns (14-4, 3-2) got their biggest win of the season with their third in the row in the Big 12. Alec Burks Jersey . 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After slipping from the summit during the week, the Gunners overcame struggling Crystal Palace 2-0 on Sunday thanks to Alex Oxlade-Chamberlains second-half brace.Rob McCracken, who coached the Great Britain team in the 2012 Olympics, insists Anthony Joshua can knock anybody out and remains confident the Briton will defeat Wladimir Klitschko to become undisputed heavyweight champion.Joshua and Klitschko will meet in a unification showdown at Wembley Stadium on April 29 next year. The 2012 Olympic champion teamed back up with his former amateur mentor McCracken full time ahead of Saturdays second successful defence of his IBF heavyweight title against Eric Molina.McCracken told BBC Radio 5 Live: Klitschko is a different type of test. Klitschko wont be fazed -- hes hugely experienced. He knows his way around, he knows how to jab and grab and nullify big punchers. Hes beaten big punchers before, but I think Anthonys more than a big puncher.Anthony can box, can move well and has great balance. Speed is the key as well -- when you have his speed, they dont see the punches coming. That will be the plan for Klitschko, that Klitschko just cant avoid or defend whats coming from Anthony.Without a doubt he can knock anybody out. If he hits them hard enough, he will without a doubt knock them out. Hes looking forward to it. Hes enjoying his boxing. The tests lie ahead but hes in a great place and werre more than confident that hell beat Klitschko.ddddddddddddMy gut feeling and my experience tells me hes the real deal, and I think hes more than capable of becoming undisputed heavyweight champion.Joshuas fast rise since winning gold in London and turning professional in 2013 continued with another dominant victory over Molina at the Manchester Arena last weekend.It was an impressive performance from the 27-year-old, who notched a 16th straight knockout win.McCracken added: Hes beaten fighters like Molina in his 17th, 18th contest in three rounds, that [WBC champion] Deontay Wilder beat in his 34th contest recently.I think if you match him as Wilders been matched, hes well ahead of Wilder. It speaks volumes for his development and how well hes doing. Obviously the Klitschko fight will be the acid test. Well see if hes got enough experience at that stage.But his development has been fantastic. Hes moved quicker than any fighter Ive ever seen. He has speed, power, balance and grace, which lights the arenas up. Hes a breath of fresh air for British boxing.Press Association contributed to this report.? ' ' '