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The boost that the World Cup was supposed to give Brazilian soccer hasn’t materialized as a sluggish economy and budget shortfalls leave the majority of top division clubs unable to pay salaries.  Courtesy of Bloomberg

The Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) announced tan official partnership with Scotiabank, designating the international bank as title sponsor of the CONCACAF Champions League and official bank of the Confederation.

It has been an ugly year for sports governing bodies.

beIN SPORTS announced the match-ups for the 2015 Copa America tournament live from Vina del Mar, Chile.   Exclusive coverage of the draw on beIN SPORTS and beIN SPORTS en Espanol included the teams who will face off in the opening phase of the tournament featuring 10 South American CONMEBOL countries, plus invited nations Mexico and Jamaica.

Heineken continued to mark their investment in the future of American soccer by announcing partnership agreements with seven Major League Soccer (MLS) clubs. Starting January 1, 2015, the premium beer brand will bring the Heineken experience to a variety of teams in cities across the country, including the Chicago Fire, Columbus Crew, D.C. United, Houston Dynamo, New York Red Bulls, New York City FC and Orlando City SC.

ESPN Deportes will be the Spanish-language home of the XXII Central American and Caribbean Games, Veracruz 2014, starting November 14 with the Opening Ceremony at 8 p.m. ET live from Veracruz, Mexico.

Fútbol de Primera, the long time official Spanish-language U.S. Radio rights holder of the FIFA World Cup™ announced the unveiling of their new composite company logo for the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia™.

ESPN has announced that SportsCenter coordinating producer Hugo Balta will take on a new role as Senior Director, Multicultural Content for the ESPN Digital & Print Media group

The Cleveland Cavaliers have reached an agreement with Murray Hill Broadcasting’s 87.7 FM La Mega to broadcast all 2014-15 regular season and post-season games in Spanish. It is the first time in club history that Cavs games will be broadcast in a second language on Cleveland’s first Spanish radio station.

NBCUniversal’s Telemundo and mun2 took over as the official Spanish-language Home of the FIFA World Cup™ in the U.S. across all video platforms following the unveiling of the FIFA World Cup Russia 2018™ emblem in Moscow. The company also announced its broadcast plans for the upcoming other FIFA Events in 2015 to be featured across the Telemundo network and stations, the cable network mun2 and all its digital properties.

Major League Soccer Commissioner Don Garber announced a new strategy for the Los Angeles market.  Effective immediately, Chivas USA will cease operations.  On Thursday, Oct. 30, the League will announce a new MLS Los Angeles club and ownership group.  The new club will begin play in 2017.

The campaign will celebrate the NBA’s global community, calling on fans around the world to get up and show their team spirit for the season ahead.  Its first TV spot, “Roll Call,” will be narrated by Dominican singer and songwriter Henry Santos, best known for his time in bachata group Aventura.

National Football League (NFL) fans have added mobile devices to their game day routines.

Tecate and Tecate Light announced details behind their retail activation surrounding the highly-anticipated match between Manny Pacquiao and Chris Algieri, promoted by Top Rank and scheduled to be broadcast live on November 22 on HBO Pay-Per-View from the Venetian Macao’s Cotai Arena in China. 

Heineken announced a long-term partnership agreement with Major League Soccer (MLS) to become the Official Beer of MLS.

Hemisphere Media Group, Inc. has secured exclusive rights to air the Dominican Professional Baseball League 2014-2015 season.

Ladies Week will be hosted by four of the network’s top female sports anchors: Adriana Monsalve, Carolina Guillen, Kary Correa and Carolina Padron. The shows will also feature the participation of ESPN’s Karin Ontiveros, Claudia Trejos and Nelly Simón.

Through education, public awareness and grants to organizations nationwide, Sports 4 Life seeks to effect sustainable improvement to the overall health and development of girls in these communities.

Univision Communications Inc announced the launch of Premios Univision Deportes (Univision Sports Awards), a sports award show for U.S. Hispanics honoring top athletes and teams from the leagues and sports that Hispanics care about most. 

With the new agreement, ESPN Deportes will continue to provide the most extensive coverage of NBA in Spanish-language, across all platforms.