Fútbol De Primera Radio acquires the exclusive Radio Rights of Copa América 2015 and Copa América Centenario 2016

Fútbol de Primera Radio announced that it has acquired the exclusive terrestrial and satellite radio rights in the Spanish language for the 2015 Copa América to be played in Chile from June 11 to July 4th and the 2016 Copa América Centenario to be played June 3-26 of 2016 to commemorate South American Football’s Confederation’s (CONMEBOL) centennial.  This extraordinary tournament to be played across the Unites States will have the participation of all 10 South American countries plus Mexico, the US National Team and four additional Concacaf countries and promises to become the biggest sporting event to be held in the US since the 2002 Winter Olympics.

Copa América Chile 2015, meanwhile, will mark the 44th edition of the oldest continental international competition and will qualify the winner to the FIFA Confederations Cup Russia 2017. The national team of Mexico will play as one of the two invitees and will join the 10 South American countries.

 Fútbol De Primera Radio is the Spanish language home of the FIFA World Cups having been broadcasted in 2002, 2006, and 2010. This summer, Fútbol De Primera’s Mundialista team led by Andrés Cantor will be broadcasting its fourth consecutive FIFA World Cup from Brazil. FDP RADIO’s mundialista team includes Carlos “Pibe” Valderrama, Bora Milutinovic, Carlos Hermosillo, Eduardo De la Torre, Manuel Sol, Carlos De los Cobos, Ramón Maradiaga, Steve Sampson, Javier Castrilli, Sammy Sadovnik, Jaime Gallardo, Rosa Sánchez, Eugenio Díaz, Kevin Rodriguez, Kike Lanza, among others.

 “Our portfolio of radio properties is now complete. Adding Copa América in 2015 makes for a terrific summer series considering we will also broadcast the Concacaf Gold Cup. And Copa América Centenario in 2016 promises to be like a mini World Cup in the US with the biggest stars from Argentina, Brazil, Mexico, the US and all of the stars that Hispanics in this country love and follow each weekend. It should be a historic tournament”, said Andrés Cantor, Chairman of Futbol de Primera Radio.