The Soccer Gods: Brazil 2014 on Fusion

Fusion goes inside the World Cup with “The Soccer Gods” primetime coverage live from Brazil seven nights a week.

“The Soccer Gods: Brazil 2014” will anchor Fusion’s coverage of the tournament in primetime beginning Wednesday, June 11 (10:00-11:00 p.m., ET) and continuing for every night of the tournament. “Soccer Gods” hosts Nando Vila and Simon Carr will deliver their unique, irreverent, nuanced perspective on the world of soccer from the heart of the action – Copacabana Beach. The one-hour show will feature a distinctive recap of the day’s matches, reaction from ESPN’s powerhouse team of experts, celebrity guests, as well as nightly features on the culture and party atmosphere in Brazil, plus reports from wherever the news breaks throughout the tournament. “The Soccer Gods” will be live-streamed each night on Fusion.net’s desktop and mobile platforms.

Fusion will have members of its team covering all angles of the World Cup for its broadcasts and platforms including:

George Quraishi, the co-founder and editor of the popular soccer quarterly Howler, has joined Fusion as Senior Editor of the network’s World Cup coverage. The New York Times called the Howler “the best expression of the state of soccer in America right now.” In addition to Quraishi, a team of writers will be contributing to Fusion’s coverage including the co-founder of Church of Soccer Corey Bennett as well as Miriti Murungi, Noah Davis, Dermot Corrigan, James Young, Nooruddean Choudry, Tom Dart, Michael Agovino among others.

Pedro Andrade will bring Fusion extraordinary access to people, places, and culture of Brazil during one of the world’s largest celebrations of sport. Andrade will co-host “Fusion LIVE” (weeknights, 8:00 p.m., ET) from Brazil. The Brazilian native has achieved notoriety in his home country as the anchor of Manhattan Connection, which is one of the most-watched shows in Brazil reaching an estimated 8.5 million viewers; it is aired nationally in 5 different countries and on cable worldwide.

Fusion’s Jorge Ramos and Leon Krauze will contribute to Fusion’s coverage throughout the games in addition to reporting for “Noticias Univision” and KMEX respectively. Fusion Investigative Correspondent Mariana van Zeller will examine topics ranging from the drug wars happening in the Amazon to Brazilians who are protesting due to bad public services, high cost of living, government corruption and what they see as excessive spending on mega events like the 2014 World Cup and the 2016 Olympic Games.

“The World Cup is truly a global coming together of culture and sport. Fusion will not only deliver the must-see highlights and in-depth analysis for soccer fans, but will take you off the field to experience the infectious sights, rhythms and parties happening across Brazil” said Fusion CEO Isaac Lee. “The World Cup will be the ultimate multiplatform event so for 30 days the World Cup party will be non-stop on Fusion — on television, on mobile, on social.”

Fusion will leverage the assets of its dynamic parent companies Disney/ABC and Univision throughout the tournament; ESPN, the worldwide leader in sports, has the English-language rights to the World Cup, while Univision has the Spanish language rights. Anchors and analysts from both organizations will contribute to Fusion’s coverage.

Vice President of News, Mark Lima, will oversee Fusion’s coverage from Brazil.  Simon Carr is the executive producer of “The Soccer Gods.”