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Deportes Telemundo signs Mexican soccer legend Carlos Hermosillo to its sportscasters team

March 7, 2014

Marcela Tedesco

Carlos Hermosillo

Deportes Telemundo has announced the addition of Mexican soccer legend Carlos Hermosillo to its team of sportscasters and analysts.Hermosillo will join a Deportes Telemundo lineup that already includes narrator Andrés Cantor, soccer expert Sammy Sadovnik, and former player and commentator Manuel Sol.The first appearance of Hermosillo on Telemundo will be on Wednesday, March 21 as a guest on Titulares y más. He will debut as a commentator on Saturday, March 22, when León confronts his former Liga MX teammates, Cruz Azul.“We are proud to have Carlos Hermosillo, a living legend of Mexican soccer and a star of sports television, on the Deportes Telemundo team,” commented Jorge Hidalgo, EVP of Deportes Telemundo. “His experience both on and off the field as a player and sportscaster, coupled with his indisputable knowledge of the world’s most popular sport and special connection with the audience, make him one of the most well-rounded soccer commentators ever to appear on television.”