Paco González
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Francisco "Paco" González (Madrid
, 1966) is a Spanish
sport
journalist
.
Gonzalez was born in Madrid in 1966, but raised in Folgueras de Cornás (Tineo, Asturias). He returned to Madrid to study journalism at Complutense University. He started work as an intern at broadcaster Cadena SER in 1987 and did not graduate. Due to his talent, he was put in charge of Carrusel Deportivo, one of the most important radio programmes, at the age of 25. He was the producer of Carrusel, where worked alongside Pepe Domingo Castaño and Manolo Lama
, until May 2010.
González has been the Spanish
color commentator
(alongside Manolo Lama
) of the EA Sports
' FIFA series
video game since 1998. In May, 2010, he was fired after a dispute with the management of Cadena SER
, and joined Telecinco
for its coverage of the FIFA World Cup 2010. Since August 2010, alongside with most of the collaborators he had at "Carrusel", including Pepe Domingo Castaño and Manolo Lama
, he runs the program Tiempo de Juego at Cadena COPE
, direct competitor of Cadena SER
.
Madrid
Madrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. The population of the city is roughly 3.3 million and the entire population of the Madrid metropolitan area is calculated to be 6.271 million. It is the third largest city in the European Union, after London and Berlin, and its metropolitan...
, 1966) is a Spanish
Spain
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sport
Sport
A Sport is all forms of physical activity which, through casual or organised participation, aim to use, maintain or improve physical fitness and provide entertainment to participants. Sport may be competitive, where a winner or winners can be identified by objective means, and may require a degree...
journalist
Journalist
A journalist collects and distributes news and other information. A journalist's work is referred to as journalism.A reporter is a type of journalist who researchs, writes, and reports on information to be presented in mass media, including print media , electronic media , and digital media A...
.
Gonzalez was born in Madrid in 1966, but raised in Folgueras de Cornás (Tineo, Asturias). He returned to Madrid to study journalism at Complutense University. He started work as an intern at broadcaster Cadena SER in 1987 and did not graduate. Due to his talent, he was put in charge of Carrusel Deportivo, one of the most important radio programmes, at the age of 25. He was the producer of Carrusel, where worked alongside Pepe Domingo Castaño and Manolo Lama
Manolo Lama
Manolo Lama is a Spanish radio sportscaster. Manolo Lama is known for his play-by-play covers of Real Madrid, Atlético Madrid and Spain matches at the radio program Tiempo de Juego in the Cadena COPE. Since 1982 until 2011 in the Cadena SerManolo Lama has also covered a lot of important events...
, until May 2010.
González has been the Spanish
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
color commentator
Color commentator
A color commentator is a sports commentator who assists the play-by-play announcer, often by filling in any time when play is not in progress. The color analyst and main commentator will often exchange comments freely throughout the broadcast, when the play-by-play announcer is not describing the...
(alongside Manolo Lama
Manolo Lama
Manolo Lama is a Spanish radio sportscaster. Manolo Lama is known for his play-by-play covers of Real Madrid, Atlético Madrid and Spain matches at the radio program Tiempo de Juego in the Cadena COPE. Since 1982 until 2011 in the Cadena SerManolo Lama has also covered a lot of important events...
) of the EA Sports
EA Sports
EA Sports is a brand of Electronic Arts that creates and develops sports video games. Formerly a marketing gimmick of Electronic Arts, in which they tried to mimic real-life sports networks by calling themselves "EA Sports Network" with pictures or endorsements of real commentators such as John...
' FIFA series
FIFA Series
FIFA, also known as FIFA Football or FIFA Soccer, is a series of association football video games, released annually by Electronic Arts under the EA Sports label...
video game since 1998. In May, 2010, he was fired after a dispute with the management of Cadena SER
Cadena SER
La Cadena SER is Spain's premier radio network in terms of both seniority and audience share...
, and joined Telecinco
Telecinco
Telecinco is a Spanish commercial television channel operated by Mediaset España. Launched in 1990 as Tele 5, it was the fifth of the national terrestrial television channels. In 1997, Tele 5 was rebranded as Telecinco, dropping the flower logo seen in other Mediaset channel...
for its coverage of the FIFA World Cup 2010. Since August 2010, alongside with most of the collaborators he had at "Carrusel", including Pepe Domingo Castaño and Manolo Lama
Manolo Lama
Manolo Lama is a Spanish radio sportscaster. Manolo Lama is known for his play-by-play covers of Real Madrid, Atlético Madrid and Spain matches at the radio program Tiempo de Juego in the Cadena COPE. Since 1982 until 2011 in the Cadena SerManolo Lama has also covered a lot of important events...
, he runs the program Tiempo de Juego at Cadena COPE
Cadena COPE
COPE, an acronym for Cadena de Ondas Populares Españolas is a private, right wing, commercial, Spanish radio network owned by a series of institutions within the Spanish Catholic Church...
, direct competitor of Cadena SER
Cadena SER
La Cadena SER is Spain's premier radio network in terms of both seniority and audience share...
.