ESPN Deportes 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil coverage

ESPN Deportes will provide 24/7 multiplatform Spanish-language news and information coverage of the 2014 FIFA World Cup from Brazil June 12 – July 13 available across television, radio, online and mobile.
 
Complementing the network’s more than 600+ live hours of Spanish-language coverage of the quadrennial sports event, ESPN Deportes will provide Portuguese-language telecasts of at least 54 live World Cup matches, starting with the opener as the host nation Brazil plays Croatia on June 12 at 4:00 p.m. ET. ESPN Deportes+, ESPN Deportes’ broadband channel available via ESPNdeportes.com and ESPN3, will carry ten matches live (those days when there is more than one match simultaneously).
 
Coverage highlights:

·        The network’s lineup of more than 30 legendary former players and expert soccer journalists, that includes special guest Mexican soccer star Hugo Sanchez <http://espnmediazone.com/us/press-releases/2014/03/espn-deportes-finalizes-brazil-2014-world-cup-roster-mexican-soccer-legend-hugo-sanchez/> , will lead ESPN Deportes’ month-long news and information programming originating from Rio de Janeiro, and supported by studios in Bristol, Buenos Aires, Mexico City, Los Angeles and Miami;
·        World Cup-related content available across ESPN Deportes TV, ESPN Deportes Radio, ESPNdeportes.com, ESPN Deportes+, ESPN Sync and Watch ESPN;
·        More than 600 live hours of World Cup-related news and information programming on ESPN Deportes, ESPN Deportes Radio and WatchESPN combined;
·        Six newsgathering units throughout the country, including units dedicated to Mexico, Argentina, and other relevant teams;
Daylong Live programming every day, including at least three daily World Cup-centric editions of SportsCenter; onsite production of Fuera de Juego, Jorge Ramos y Su Banda, Cronómetro and Fútbol Picante;
Portuguese-language telecast of all FIFA World Cup matches. Matches will be called by ESPN Brasil team of experienced soccer commentators;  
ESPN Deportes Radio, the only all-sports 24/7 Spanish-language radio network in the U.S., will offer around-the-clock World Cup-related news and info, anchored by a team of renowned journalists reporting from Brazil;
ESPNDeportes.com with a team reporting from Brazil, the site is providing complete coverage and analysis of the tournament via a World Cup-dedicated microsite that features breaking news, game analysis, and much more;
 
ESPN DEPORTES NEWS & INFORMATION

·        SportsCenter, ESPN’s flagship program, provides TV’s most thorough presentation of sports news, highlights and analysis and will air following each match on ESPN Deportes (except Mexico matches).
·        Futbol Picante, the news and analysis debate show focused on Mexican soccer will air nightly with additional live editions pre and post Mexico matches.
·        ESPN Deportes’ international soccer program Fuera de Juego, featuring World Cup legend and 1978 Golden Boot winner Mario Kempes <http://espnmediazone.com/us/2010/05/mario-kempes/> , will preview and recap the matches of the day with two live, daily editions seven days a week.
·        Raza Deportiva, the network’s live morning simulcast show, will expand from five to seven times a week.
·        Nacion ESPN, the interactive show that caters to the voice of the fan while delivering the latest in sports will air nightly with special segments from Rio and Los Angeles.
·        ESPN Deportes Radio’s signature soccer talk-show (simulcast on ESPN Deportes) Jorge Ramos y Su Banda will expand from five to seven times a week. Jorge Ramos and Hernan Pereyra co-host with live guests to breach entertaining discussions of the day’s sports news and analysis. The program will be broadcast each day in-between the early matches. A second edition will be broadcast on ESPN Deportes Radio (only) from 4p.m. to 7p.m.
·        Jose Ramon Fernandez, David Faitelson <http://espnmediazone.com/us/2010/05/david-faitelson/>  and other commentators will discuss the latest of the tournament on Cronómetro every night, seven days a week.
·        #REDES will expand from five to seven times a week with a complete analysis of the World Cup social media buzz of each day.
 

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