Composed of a staff of former international football figures and headed by an experienced journalist of a thousand battles like Andrés Cantor, the program “Fútbol de Primera” is preparing to cover its seventh consecutive World Cup in the 2026 edition, combining the new tools of modern journalism through his vast experience in radio broadcasts.
This was announced through a press release which highlights the impressive team of experienced soccer people of different nationalities such as the former world champion Argentine Jorge Burruchaga, the controversial and experienced Argentine international whistler Javier Castrillias well as former Colombian World Cup figures cLike Carlos “Pibe” Valderrama and Jesús “Chicho Serna, the Brazilian world champion Mauro Silva, as well as the experienced former Mexican players Carlos de los Cobos and Eduardo de la Torre along with the Ecuadorian World Cup winner in Korea and Japan 2002 Alex Aguinaga.
All of them will be coordinated for the experience and long and twisted fang of Andrés Cantor, as well as his colleague and support of a thousand battles, the also experienced Argentine journalist Alejandro Gutman, in a broadcast that has imposed guidelines and broken paradigms in sports journalism in the United States and in the international context.
The coverage of “Fútbol de Primera” can be followed through 180 stations affiliated in the American Union, who will also have the advantage of being able to follow the analyzes and events that occur in the World Cup party that for the first time in the history of FIFA it will be played in three countries, the United States, Mexico and Canadathrough the YouTube platform on the official “FDP” channel that will project the scope of coverage to unprecedented levels.
“First Class Soccer” since the 2002 World Cup has left evidence of journalistic quality and to continue setting guidelines, as we already said, you will have the accurate referee analysis of Javier Castrilli who will review all the complications that refereeing will have in the World Cup and that since the implementation of the VAR it has become a more specialized entity that can define championships.
Daniel Chapela and Rosa Sánchez will also be part of the great team who complete the team of commentators with their specialized journalistic perspective that will give extra information to this group of communication professionals.
While Nico Cantor will carry out field reports for the matches of the United States National Team and other Latin American teams. Jesús Padilla will be on the field for Argentina’s games in Dallas.
The comments of the matches will be provided by the authorized voices of Sammy Sadovnik, Jesús Eduardo Acosta, Kevin Rodríguez, Diego Pessolano and Ronald Villalobosprofessionals with extensive experience and recognition in the Spanish-language broadcasting market.
The cherry on the cake of “Fútbol de Primera” was the presentation of its new official song“La Copa Soñada”, written and performed by Gerry Cea and produced by Yadam González. Recorded at the Lemon Tree Entertainment studio in Miami, the song is also available on all music platforms.
With this coverage, Fútbol de Primera further consolidates its position as the leading platform for football content in Spanishoffering a solid and multi-platform editorial proposal, adapted to audiences, advertisers and strategic partners during the most important sporting event in the world.
The First Class Soccer Experience
Fútbol de Primera has broadcast all the FIFA World Cups uninterruptedly since 2002. The company owns the broadcast rights to the United States men’s and women’s national teams through 2030, as well as the 2027 and 2029 Gold Cups and the Concacaf Nations League through 2029.
Its flagship daily program has aired uninterruptedly for 37 years, an unprecedented milestone in Spanish-language sports radio. In line with constantly evolving content consumption trends, Fútbol de Primera launches multiple digital franchises on all platforms, expanding its presence in audio, video and social networks, including its official YouTube channel.
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