American TV series or program
| Viernes de Fútbol |
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| Presented by | See below |
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| Country of origin | United States |
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| Production |
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| Running time | 2.0–2.5 hours per match |
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| Original release |
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| Network | UniMás, Univision Deportes Network (Spanish, English available on SAP, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube) |
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| Release | March 6, 2015 (2015-03-06) |
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| Related |
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| MLS Soccer Sunday |
Viernes de Fútbol (Spanish for Soccer Friday) is the Friday night broadcast of Major League Soccer produced by Univision Deportes for broadcast by UniMás and the Univision Deportes Network. Started in 2015, it is the first and (as of 2016) only exclusive broadcast of any major professional sports league in the United States and Canada on a Spanish language television network.[1] English language commentary is available using the second audio program and on Twitter.[2][3]
Personalities
| Presenter | Role | Years served |
| Spanish language |
| Jorge Pérez Navarro | Play-by-play | 2015 |
| Diego Balado | Analyst | 2015 |
| José Luis López Salido | Play-by-play | 2015 |
| Raúl Guzmán | Play-by-Play | 2015 |
| Iván Kasanzew | Host | 2015 |
| Jorge Calvo | | 2015 |
| English language |
| Ramsés Sandoval | Play-by-play | 2015–present |
| Paul Caligiuri | Analyst | 2015 |
| Keith Costigan | Analyst | 2015–present |
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See also
References
- ^ Communications, MLS (13 May 2014). "MLS, U.S. Soccer sign landmark TV and media rights partnerships with ESPN, FOX & Univision Deportes". MLSSoccer.com. Major League Soccer. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
- ^ MLSSoccer Staff. "How to watch MLS in English on UniMás or Univision Deportes Network with SAP". MLSSoccer.com. Major League Soccer. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
- ^ Spangler, Todd (2018-03-09). "Twitter Inks Three-Year MLS Content Deal, Including Live-Streaming Matches (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 2018-07-10.
- ^ MLSSoccer Staff (5 March 2015). "Univision Deportes announces first English-language broadcast team, new MLS highlight show". MLSSoccer.com. Major League Soccer. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
- ^ Harris, Christopher (27 October 2015). "Univision scores impressive MLS viewing numbers in debut season of TV deal". World Soccer Talk. World Soccer Talk. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
- ^ Harris, Christopher (5 March 2015). "FOX Sports, ESPN and Univision announce MLS coverage plans for 2015 season". World Soccer Talk. World Soccer Talk. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
External links
- MLS page on Univision Deportes
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