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Fútbol Picante
2004 Mexican TV series or program
Futbol Picante (translation: Spicy Football or Spicy Soccer) is a Mexican sports television show in Spanish which covers mostly Mexican football.
The show is mostly hosted by David Faitelson and José Ramón Fernández; Heriberto Murrieta, Ciro Procuna and Álvaro Morales also serve as hosts when José Ramón Fernández is not present. The show has various analysts ranging from experienced journalists to former footballers.
Fútbol Picante runs for 60 minutes but the actual running time is less due to commercials. The show features a roundtable discussing the day's football headlines and scores along with interviews, reports, and highlights mostly involving Mexican football such as Liga MX and the Mexico national football team but also cover European football leagues and the UEFA Champions League.
Fútbol Picante is one of the most well-known, controversial and most viewed Spanish language sports shows both in the United States and Mexico.
The show is filmed in ESPN's Mexico studios in Mexico City.
In 2018 the show won the Sports Emmy Award for Outstanding Studio Show in Spanish.
History
The show debuted on January 7, 2004, the day ESPN Deportes launched. The very first episode of the show was hosted by Heriberto Murrieta with former footballers Carlos Hermosillo and Carlos Reinoso as analysts. In 2007 and 2008 many well known analysts such as José Ramón Fernández, David Faitelson, Rafael Puente, Carlos Albert and Héctor Huerta joined the show.
In July 2013, a midday edition of the show with a different format started airing weekdays featuring younger journalists. The show was often nicknamed "Fútbol Picante, Jr." by the hosts. The midday edition eventually started featuring all talents by 2016.
For nearly 12 years the show was filmed in ESPN's Mexico original studios in Tlalnepantla de Baz, Mexico. The sh Spanish-language sports radio network (2005–2019) ESPN Deportes Radio was an American Spanish languagesports radio network created and produced by Disney-owned ESPN. Programming included call-in talk shows and commentary from hosts about a full range of sporting events, including soccer, American football, baseball and boxing. The network had stations in 15 states in the United States (Arizona, California, Florida, Idaho, Illinois, Maryland, Nevada, Oklahoma, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Oregon, Tennessee, Texas and Washington). It was also available terrestrially in Puerto Rico and in northern Mexico (by spillover radio signals) and was available nationally in the US on Sirius XM Radio on Channel 149. The network shut down on September 8, 2019. ESPN Deportes Radio featured sports news and talk in Spanish, with a special emphasis on soccer. Popular personalities on the network included Jorge Ramos, Fernando Alvarez, Hernan Pereyra, José del Valle, Kenneth Garay, Rafael Ramos Villagrana, Elmer Polanco, Armando Talavera Broderick Zerpa, Giovanni Scavia, Omar Fuentes, Jairo Moncada, Noe Vazquez, Diego Cora, Miguel Mannella, Dairon Esmoriz, Humberto Carrera, José Francisco Rivera, Oscar Restrepo, Alberto "Mono" Gambetta, David Lopez, Miguel Angel Cebreros, Dionisio Estrada, Bernardo Pilatti, Guillermo Celis, Renato Bermudez, Alvaro Riet, Omar Orlando Salazar, David Faitelson, Carlos Arratia and Luis Escobar. ESPN Deportes as well as its English counterpart ESPN Radio were retained by Disney in the sale of ABC Radio to Citadel Broadcasting, then to Cumulus Media. The network was flagshipped at WMYM in Miami, Florida, which was not owned by Disney (it sold the station, then a Radio Disney outlet, in 2015) but had been operated by Disney for several years before that. On June 11, 2019, ESPN announced that it would be discontinuing the ESPN Deportes Radio network on Sep NEW YORK, January 16, 2024 (Newswire.com) - Nueva Network, a leading Spanish Language media company, 100% Minority Owned and Operated, announced today it has renewed its affiliation and sales agreement with ESPN’s sports commentator Alvaro Morales and his radio show “Los Jefes.” Born in Guatemala, Morales is a two-time Sports Emmy® winner who has become a staple in the sports commentary arena. Since joining the ESPN family almost 20 years ago, his unique voice has become unmatched. Over his sports career, he has been host to a number of ESPN's sports programs both on TV and radio including Fútbol Picante, ESPN AM, Fútbol Picante, and Calla y Escucha. The nationally syndicated radio show “Los Jefes” is a sports-focused radio program that touches on the most relevant and up-to-date scores and sports news on football, boxing, baseball, basketball and the world of soccer. Its on-air team is composed of sports analysts and journalists, starring Alvaro Morales, Juan Carlos Gabriel de Anda, Héctor Huerta, and Dionisio Estrada. The show covers a number of trending topics, from the latest updates on NFL playoffs to what players got traded to another baseball team, and Los Jefes always have their own take and opinions on the matter. With all the members having strong-willed personalities, it is no surprise the conversations at times can get heated and passionate, making the show hard to miss. “We are excited to extend our partnership with Alvaro Morales and continue to bring our listeners this one-of-a-kind sports show,” says José Villafane, CEO/CRO of Nueva Network. “The U.S. Hispanic audio listeners are among the largest demographics that consume sports on radio weekly and we want to make sure that we bring them the premium content they seek.” "Los Jefes" airs Monday through Friday from 3-7 p.m. across the Nueva Net ESPN networks and ABC will present all 51 matches and 140 combined hours of live coverage of the UEFA European Football Championship 2020, June 11 through July 11. Throughout the month-long tournament, ESPN+ will also offer a dynamic second-screen experience, daily studio programming and simulcasts of the semifinals and Final matches, among its first-ever European Championship offerings. Coverage begins Wednesday, June 9, with a 30-minute tournament preview show (6:30 p.m. ET, ESPN2). On Friday, June 11, the opening match of EURO 2020 features Turkey vs. Italy from Stadio Olimpico in Rome (2:30 p.m., ESPN and ESPN App). ESPN is presenting its fourth straight UEFA European Football Championship in the United States since 2008. Spain (2008 and 2012) and Portugal (2016) were previously crowned champions of football in Europe on ABC or ESPN networks. Highlights of ESPN’s UEFA EURO 2020 presentation: Live matches per network/platform: Studio Programming All match telecasts for the UEFA European Football Championship will include pregame, halftime and postgame studio segments across ABC, ESPN and ESPN2.ESPN Deportes Radio
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Nueva Network Renews 'Los Jefes' Nationally Syndicated Sports Show Starring Alvaro Morales