Fútbol de Primera unveils 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa coverage with Star Studded Mundialistas

Fútbol de Primera announced its extensive World Cup coverage plans, its reach and its world renowned on air personalities who will be on site this summer in South Africa as part of FDP Radio’s third consecutive World Cup Spanish language broadcast. As of today, a total of 106 affiliated stations (41 of them music driven FM’s) will enjoy exclusive live play by play, pre, half and post game analysis from the stadiums as well as exclusive post match player interviews. This line up of stations is a World Cup record, and the most of any other Spanish language radio network in the history of the US Hispanic market. Fútbol de Primera will also broadcast its two hour daily show from its studios at the International Broadcast Center (IBC) in Johannesburg. The daily show will also be carried by international affiliates in México, Honduras, El Salvador, Costa Rica Guatemala, Uruguay and Puerto Rico which will also broadcast the games.

Fútbol de Primera has amassed an impressive team of World Cup legends as its “Mundialistas” talent team featuring some of the most respected and decorated names in soccer from the U.S., Mexico, Argentina, Colombia, and El Salvador.

Andrés Cantor, Mr. “Gooool” will have the main play by play duties in what will be his eighth World Cup, together with Sammy Sadovnik, who is on his tenth year with FDP and will cover his fifth World Cup. Serving as color analyst will be: Carlos “El Pibe” Valderrama (Three WC as player and captain of Colombia and his second as FDP’s analyst) Carlos Hermosillo (One of México leading scorers with two WC under his belt and his third in FDP’s booth); Bora Milutinovic (only man in history to have coached five nations in five different World Cup and former coach of México, Costa Rica, US, Honduras, Nigeria, China.) Francisco “Paco” Ramírez (One WC as assistant coach. Furthermore, Paco worked alongside the last three Mexican National Team coaches and most recently as Chivas de Guadalajara Head Coach). Eduardo “Yayo” De la Torre (Chivas de Guadalajara’s third historic goal scorer and now a coach); Marcelo Balboa (Defended the US colors in three World Cups and played a total of 128 international games).

Jaime “Chelona” Rodríguez (played for El Salvador in their last WC appearance, was assistant coach during the incredible run the Selecta had in WC Qualifying and is currently the Minister of Sports of his country. This will be Jaime’s third WC as FDP’s color commentator. Javier Castrilli returns as the referee analyst. Castrilli one of the World’s Best appeared in one WC as a ref and his work with FDP in 2006 was exceptional. Jorge Da Silveira, one of South Americas’ most respected journalists who will be covering his eleventh World Cup. Daniel Arcucci, Argentina’s leading soccer expert will return for his third World Cup with FDP Radio.

Fútbol de Primera will also have its own reporters next to the Hispanic Teams with Jaime Gallardo, Carlos Aranzamendi, and Edgardo Broner among the most experienced.

To complement its radio coverage, FDP’s Mundialistas will be featured in video blogs on FDP’s website http://www.fdpradio.com

“We have been preparing extensively for our third World Cup to bring our audience the quality broadcast they expect. Because of the time difference this will be an ideal Tournament for Radio and once again we have put together a team of experts that speak for themselves. We are proud to be able to bring exclusively to our public the excitement of the play by play, the immediate post match interviews and the richness of our Mundialistas insights and analysis for 45 days live from South Africa,” said Andrés Cantor FDP’s Chairman.