Balón de Oro Awards on Univision Deportes

Univision Deportes announced the Balón de Oro Awards to honor the top athletes in the Liga MX. The awards presentation will include performances by renowned Latin artists, Intocable, Adriel Favela, Alejandra Guzmán, Banda el Recodo, Lupillo Rivera with Helen Ochoa, Noel Torres and many more. The ceremony will air live on Saturday, July 9, 2016 on the Univision Network and UDN (Univision Deportes Network) at 8:00 p.m. ET/ 7:00 p.m. CT/ 5:00 p.m. PT from the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, CA.

The evening will be hosted by “Despierta America” co-host Alan Tacher with the participation of Univision Network’s Karina Banda. The two-hour presentation will celebrate soccer figures from the Liga MX Apertura 2015 and Clausura 2016 for their accomplishments on the field. The ceremony will take place prior to the emblematic Mexican championship Campeón de Campeones (Champion of Champions), played between the winners of the two most recent seasons of Liga MX and SúperCopa, which will determine the ultimate Copa MX champion between the last two Mexican Cup winners. Vying for the SúperCopa will be Tiburones Rojos del Veracruz and Chivas de Guadalajara for the SúperCopa. Apertura 2015 champions Tigres UANL will face the Clausura 2016 Champion Pachuca for the title of Campeón de Campeones.

“Fútbol is an integral part of our community and as the home of soccer for Hispanic America, we are proud to come together and celebrate the talented athletes who participate in Liga MX,” said Juan Carlos Rodriguez, president of Univision Deportes. “Balón de Oro is another example of Univision Deportes delivering the sports content that is most important to our fans.”