ESPN has reached an agreement to air the Florida Cup, the largest annual celebration of international soccer in the Sunshine State, it was announced today.
ESPN will air all eight matches of the 2018 Florida Cup (January 10-20, 2018) across its family of networks in the following regions: the United States (ESPN Deportes), Mexico and Central America, Caribbean Islands, South America (except for Brazil) and for the first time since 2015, Oceania.
In the U.S. all eight Florida Cup matches will stream live in Spanish on the ESPN App. ESPN Deportes, ESPN’s Spanish-language network serving U.S. Hispanics, will air select matches. In Latin America, The Florida Cup will air on ESPN linear networks and stream live on ESPNPlay.
“We are pleased to add the Florida Cup to ESPN’s extensive roster of soccer events in the U.S., Latin America, Caribbean, and Oceania. The Florida Cup has quickly become a global pre-season tournament and one of the most popular international soccer events played on U.S. soil and we’re thrilled to showcase all the matches to soccer fans across ESPN platforms,” said Tim Bunnell, SVP of Production, Programming, Marketing and Advertising Sales, ESPN International.
“This new agreement with ESPN marks another major milestone in the event’s history and brings the thrill and excitement of the Florida Cup to a broader audience around the world. Soccer fans will tune in and see why Orlando and Central Florida are the home of international soccer,” said CEO Ricardo Villar.
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