The groundbreaking collaboration brings together the best talent of TelevisaUnivision and the DAZN for comprehensive coverage to the FIFA Club World Cup 2025
International soccer legends join TelevisaUnivision’s familiar faces for the 2025 Concacaf Gold Programming
MIAMI – June 5, 2025 – TelevisaUnivision, the world’s leading Spanish-language media company, today announced the all-star team leading its coverage of “Verano Futbolero,” beginning Saturday, June 14. This summer, fans across the U.S. can enjoy in-depth, comprehensive programming to two premier men’s international soccer tournaments: the FIFA Club World Cup 2025, presented through an innovative partnership with DAZN, and the 2025 Concacaf Gold Cup.
Through its collaboration with DAZN, TelevisaUnivision will offer a combination of top-tier talent for the FIFA Club World Cup 2025, broadcasting 18 games across its networks and all 63 matches on DAZN’s platforms. Meanwhile, the 2025 Concacaf Gold Cup coverage will feature a dynamic team that combines TelevisaUnivision’s top hosts with soccer legends to deliver expert analysis and exciting commentary.
Award-winning host Alan Tacher and renowned sports anchor Valeria Marín will lead three weeks of live tournament action as “Verano Futbolero” travels to cities coast-to-coast in the United States. They will be joined by Arana Lemus, Marie Claire and Tania Rincón, familiar faces from TelevisaUnivision’s news and entertainment divisions, who will bring fans closer to the excitement on and off the field.
As part of its strategic partnership with DAZN, TelevisaUnivision will feature top talent from both broadcasters for the FIFA Club World Cup coverage. TUDN’s leading commentators include Daniel Nohra, Ana Caty Hernández, Marc Crosas, Hugo Salcedo, Manuel Barrera, Tito Villa, and Felipe Sebastián Muñoz.
The exclusive Spanish-language broadcast production of the FIFA Club World Cup also includes DAZN’s acclaimed soccer experts: Lola del Carril, Irene Molina, Juan Pablo Sorín, Andrés Agulla, José Hernández, Gastón Edul, Miguel Layún, and Sebastián Abreu. Also joining are embedded reporters Sofi Martínez, Janny Chiau, Javi Valle, Sergio Quirante, Julio Ibáñez, and Juan Carlos Díaz Murrieta, who will deliver unmatched field-level access throughout the tournament. This one-of-a-kind combination of talent promises unparalleled programming of FIFA’s international club tournament.
“Verano Futbolero” also features TelevisaUnivision’s coverage of the 2025 Concacaf Gold Cup, headlined by TUDN’s narrators Paco González, Kikin Fonseca, and Oswaldo Sánchez. An all-star team of former international and regional soccer legends Marcelo Balboa (USA), Celso Borges (Costa Rica), Carlos Pavón (Honduras), Blas Pérez (Panama), and Carlos “Pescadito” Ruiz (Guatemala), joins the transmission, offering their expert analysis throughout the tournament. Additionally, Mafer Alonso brings fans closer to the action with dynamic sideline reporting from the pitch.
The action kicks off on Saturday, June 14, with a primetime doubleheader. The inaugural FIFA Club World Cup 2025 match between Al Ahly and Inter Miami broadcasts at 8 p.m. ET on Univision and TUDN as well as DAZN in the U.S. The match is immediately followed by the 2025 Concacaf Gold Cup opener—Mexico vs. Dominican Republic—at 10 p.m. ET, simulcasting on Univision, TUDN, and ViX.
Full schedule is available here.
Viewers can join the conversation regarding TelevisaUnivision’s “Verano Futbolero” coverage using the hashtag #VeranoFutbolero on social media and follow every play using the hand @TUDNUSA on X, Instagram, TikTok, Threads, and Facebook.
