ESPN Deportes Brings Live Matches, Special Programming and more Fútbol Picante; ESPN2 to air Select Matches in English
ESPN Deportes will air LIVE select matches of the Liga BBVA Bancomer MX, Mexico’s premier national soccer league. The network kicks off the season with a doubleheader Friday, July 19 starting with Queretaro F.C. vs. Monarcas Morelia at 8:20 p.m. ET followed by Tijuana F.C. and Altas taking the field. ESPN2 will also carry select games in English-language this year.
The season returns with a new show featuring Jorge Ramos, Hernan Pereyra and Ricardo Mayorga bringing audiences the most extensive Liga BBVA Bancomer MX coverage and analysis. Starting tonight, La Previa MX will air at 8 p.m. each Friday there is a Liga BBVA Bancomer MX match.
Starting Monday, July 22, José Ramón Fernández and the network’s experts will be on air twice a day with the best analysis of Mexican soccer on Fútbol Picante, now at 2 p.m. and 12 a.m.
For all Sunday Liga BBVA Bancomer MX matches, Fútbol Center will be the lead-in show, airing at 12:00 p.m.
SCHEDULE OF LIVE MATCHES:
| Date | Time (ET) | Game | Networks |
| Fri., July 19 | 8:20 p.m. | Queretaro F.C. vs. Monarcas Morelia | ESPN Deportes, ESPN 2 |
| 10:25 p.m. | Tijuana F.C. vs. Atlas | ESPN Deportes | |
| Sun., July 21 | 12:50 p.m. | Puebla F.C. vs. UNAM | ESPN Deportes |
| Fri., July 26 | 8:20 p.m. | Monarcas Morelia vs. Toluca | ESPN Deportes |
| Tue., July 30 | TBC | Queretaro F.C. vs. Rayados de Monterrey | ESPN Deportes |
| TBC | Tijuana F.C. vs. Pachuca | ESPN Deportes | |
| TBC | Puebla F.C. vs. Santos Laguna | ESPN Deportes | |
| Sat., Aug. 3 | TBC | Monarcas Morelia vs. Tijuana F.C. | ESPN Deportes |
| Fri., Aug. 9 | 8:20 p.m. | Queretaro F.C. vs. Chiapas F.C. | ESPN Deportes |
| 10:25 p.m. | Tijuana F.C. vs. UNAM | ESPN Deportes | |
| Sun., Aug. 11 | 12:50 p.m. | Puebla F.C. vs. Tiburones Rojos de Veracruz | ESPN Deportes |
| Fri., Aug. 16 | 8:20 p.m. | Monarcas Morelia vs. Atlas F.C. | ESPN Deportes |
| Fri., Aug. 23 | 8:20 p.m. | Queretaro F.C. vs. Chivas de Guadalajara | ESPN Deportes, ESPN2* |
| 10:25 p.m. | Tijuana F.C. vs. Santos Laguna | ESPN Deportes | |
| Sun., Aug. 25 | 12:50 p.m. | Puebla F.C. vs. Cruz Azul | ESPN Deportes |
| Fri., Aug. 30 | 8:20 p.m. | Monarcas Morelia vs. Pachuca | ESPN Deportes |
| Sun., Sept. 1 | 10:25 p.m. | Puebla F.C. vs. Atlante | ESPN Deportes |
| Fri., Sept. 6 | 8:20 p.m. | Queretaro F.C. vs. Puebla F.C. | ESPN Deportes |
| 12:50 p.m. | Tijuana F.C. vs. Veracruz | ESPN Deportes | |
| Fri., Sept. 13 | 8:20 p.m. | Queretaro F.C. vs. Atlante | ESPN Deportes |
| Sun., Sept. 15 | 12:50 p.m. | Puebla F.C. vs. Toluca | ESPN Deportes |
| Fri., Sept. 20 | 8:20 p.m. | Monarcas Morelia vs. Rayados de Monterrey | ESPN Deportes |
| 10:25 p.m. | Tijuana F.C. vs. Cruz Azul | ESPN Deportes | |
| Fri., Sept. 27 | 8:20 p.m. | Queretaro F.C. vs. Tigres UNAL | ESPN Deportes, ESPN 2 |
| Sun., Sept. 29 | 12:50 p.m. | Puebla F.C. vs. Tijuana F.C. | ESPN Deportes |
| Fri., Oct. 4 | 8:20 p.m. | Monarcas Morelia vs. Chiapas F.C. | ESPN Deportes |
| 10:25 p.m. | Tijuana F.C. vs. Queretaros F.C. | ESPN Deportes | |
| Fri., Oct. 18 | 8:20 p.m. | Queretaro F.C. vs. Leon | ESPN Deportes |
| 10:25 p.m. | Tijuana F.C. vs. Tigres UNAL | ESPN Deportes | |
| Sun., Oct. 20 | 12:50 p.m. | Puebla F.C. vs Atlas | ESPN Deportes |
| Fri., Oct. 25 | 8:20 p.m. | Monarcas vs. Chivas de Guadalajara | ESPN Deportes, ESPN2 |
| Fri., Nov. 1 | 9:20 p.m. | Queretaro F.C. vs. Club America | ESPN Deportes |
| 11:25 p.m. | Tijuana F.C. vs. Atlante | ESPN Deportes | |
| Sun., Nov. 3 | 12:50 p.m. | Puebla F.C. vs. Pachuca | ESPN Deportes |
| Fri., Nov. 8 | 8:20 p.m. | Monarcas Morelia vs. Puebla F.C. | ESPN Deportes |
*Delayed
The Liga BBVA Bancomer MX is the most important soccer league in Mexico including 18 first division clubs. In 2011, the league changed its format to two tournaments per seasons: The Apertura (opening), which starts in the summer, and the Clausura (closing) played through the winter.
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