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The Univision Deportes lineup during this year’s tournament, to be held from July 7 to 26, will include complete games, the latest fútbol news and analysis, features and commentary on all teams. Fanáticos will be able to enjoy 24/7 coverage of the United States and Mexico national teams. It all starts on Monday, July 6 from outside Soldier Field in Chicago on Univision Deportes, the Gold Cup’s official Spanish-language broadcaster.

TELEMUNDO, NBC UNIVERSO AND NBCDeportes.com present the FIFA Women’s World Cup Canada 2015™, June 6 through July 5, marking the first time ever that all 52 matches of this tournament will be available in Spanish in the US. The action will start on Saturday, June 6 at 5:30PM/4:30C/2:30P, when host Canada faces China in the tournament’s opening game.

One of the world’s biggest sports marketing machines — FIFA, the worldwide organizing body for global soccer sports play — has been hit with a massive suit against its senior officials on 47 counts that include charges of bribery, fraud and money laundering.

Univision Communications Inc. (UCI) promoted Carlos Deschapelles to executive vice president of Network and Digital Sales. In this role, Deschapelles – together with Trisha Pray and John Kelly – will continue leading UCI’s network and digital sales teams across the country with a focus on sports sales.

Four sports marketing executives and a broadcaster from the U.S. and South America were charged with racketeering, wire fraud and money laundering conspiracies along with nine leaders of Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), soccer’s governing body, in a 47-count indictment unsealed early this morning. Many of the defendants were rounded up in a luxury hotel in Zurich, Switzerland, where they were gathered for FIFA’s annual meeting.

NBC UNIVERSO will debut its new, live signature sports show for Latinos, Escena Deportiva.

NBC Deportes will present the FIFA U-20 World Cup New Zealand 2015, live May 29 through June 19, on the TELEMUNDO network and NBC UNIVERSO cable channel, kicking off a series of FIFA World Cup events scheduled for 2015. The FIFA U-20 World Cup New Zealand 2015 action will begin on Friday, May 29, when host New Zealand takes on Ukraine at 8:30PM/7:30C/5:30P on NBC UNIVERSO. TELEMUNDO will air all of Mexico’s first-round games: Mexico vs. Mali, Saturday, May 30 (8:30PM/7:30C/5:30P); Mexico vs. Uruguay Tuesday, June 2 (11:30PM/10:30C/8:30P), and Serbia vs. Mexico, Friday, June 5 (11:30PM/10:30C/8:30P). Click here for a full calendar of FIFA U-20 World Cup New Zealand 2015 matches on Telemundo and NBC UNIVERSO.

ESPN Deportes announced at its Upfront in New York City today new initiatives focused on strengthening the network’s digital video offerings, original content lineup and diverse programming. Special guests included Spanish soccer star David Villa, who recently debuted with MLS’s newest team New York City FC,  and ESPN Deportes’ on air commentators including Hugo Sanchez, Alejandro Moreno, Antonietta Collins, Alfredo Lomeli and recent Sports Emmy-award winner Ernesto Jerez.  The presentation emphasized the importance of multimedia, multiplatform content and live programming to engage and reach the avid Hispanic sport fans, underscoring their power and relevance in sports consumption. The network’s success in delivering the most diverse sports programming will be the groundwork for the brand’s focus on live, diverse programming in 2016, highlighted by the return of the UEFA European Championship.

ESPN Deportes was recognized at the Sports Emmys, presented for the 36th year by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. The network claimed its first win in the Best On-Air Personality Spanish-language category with the honor going to baseball play-by-play veteran Ernesto Jerez.

CSUN Athletics announced that it will feature CSUN Deportes Spanish-language video content as part of the newly-created CSUN Sports Network, which will launch in the fall. CSUN

ESPN and ESPN Deportes launched #YoDigoPresente (“I am In”), a multimedia marketing campaign to promote the Toronto 2015 Pan American Games. The campaign features the captivating stories of the athletes’ journey to Toronto 2015 and the powerful music of Multi-Grammy and Latin Grammy Award winner, urban alternative band Calle 13 to engage sports fans across the country and throughout the Americas.

Azteca America’s flagship station, KAZA, premiered “Viernes Futbolero Tiempo Extra,” a 30-minute live local show hosted by popular sportscaster Troy Santiago, tonight at 9:30 p.m. PT.

April 1 marks 100 days until the kick-off of the Toronto 2015 Pan American Games. As the official and exclusive presenter in the U.S., ESPN and ESPN Deportes celebrate the countdown with comprehensive multiplatform content, highlighted by the debut of special programming and the launch of a digital destination, hosting all the action around the “road to Toronto 2015” and beyond.

GolTV has acquired the broadcast rights to the Portuguese Cup (Taca de Portugal).

In the second year of Spanish-language Emmy Award categories, ESPN Deportes receives four Sports Emmy nominations: two in the Studio Show category and two in On-Air Personality.

NBCUniversal’s Telemundo and NBC UNIVERSO, the official broadcaster for Spanish-language of the FIFA World Cup™ in the U.S. across all video platforms, announced details of their plans to telecast four 2015 FIFA Soccer Events.

The National Basketball Association (NBA) and Univision Deportes, the sports division of Univision Communications Inc., announced a new multiyear partnership that will provide fans with Spanish-language NBA content across Univision Deportes’ multimedia platforms, and activation around NBA signature events.

The San Francisco Giants today announced that Telemundo 48 Area de la Bahía / KSTS will continue to be the official Spanish-language television partner of the 2014 World Series Champion San Francisco Giants.

The first of 12 two-hour annual live Premier Boxing Champions on ESPN (PBC on ESPN) telecasts is scheduled for Saturday, July 11, at 9 p.m. ET on ESPN and ESPN Deportes.

GolTV has secured a multi-year deal with IMG sports media company to broadcast the William Hill Scottish Cup.