February 25, 2022 – Major League Soccer (MLS) – Inter Miami CF News Release
Inter Miami CF announced today its broadcast partners and talent for the 2022 Major League Soccer (MLS) season. CBS4 and MyTV33 will continue to serve as the team’s Broward County and Miami-Dade County television homes in English, while fans in Palm Beach County will now be able to stream matches in the Inter Miami app. Fans within a 100-mile radius of Miami will still be able to stream matches in the Inter Miami app as well. UniMás (Broward County and Miami-Dade County) will remain the team’s local television home in Spanish.
Fans will also have access to Spanish radio streams via Univision Miami’s WQBA 1140 AM and the Uforia App. Continuing in 2022, fans will be able to engage with Inter Miami CF on gamedays through the Inter Miami CF App. Download and register your profile here: intermiamicf.com/en/club/app.
Additionally, ESPN+ will stream all regional broadcasts nationally, out-of-market, in the U.S. and any nationally televised matches not aired by an English-language network will again be streamed live in English on Twitter.
The club will also return a number of English language broadcast talents across both television and radio platforms:
English Talent
Andres Cordero (@DreCordero) will once again serve as the lead play-by-play commentator for the club. The Florida International University graduate has developed a successful career at a national and local level, notably serving as a Lead Soccer Commentator for CBS Sports beginning in June 2021. Previously, he served as a commentator and presenter for GolTV for seven years before joining beIN Sports, where he worked for over nine years as a journalist, commentator, host and reporter. Cordero has experience covering major soccer competitions and global tournaments throughout Europe, North America and South America
Ray Hudson (@RayHudson) returns as the lead club’s lead color commentator for the club. The native of Gateshead, England has built a career around soccer as a player, coach and TV commentator. He began as a midfielder playing for different teams in Europe and the U.S. over a span of 17 years between 1974 and 1991, including Newcastle United in England as well as the former NASL side Fort Lauderdale Strikers, where he racked up more than 150 appearances. Hudson transitioned to coaching by managing the Miami Fusion, a former MLS team that played in the league from 1998 to 2001.
Hudson’s career took him to the broadcasting side when he commentated for different networks, including ESPN, GolTV, SiriusXM FC and beIN Sports, gaining worldwide recognition for his colorful commentary.
Kaylyn Kyle (@KaylynKyle), meanwhile, returns as the club’s sideline reporter. She is a former professional midfielder from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada who brings a unique perspective to Inter Miami as a former professional athlete both at the club and international levels. Kyle represented Canada at the 2012 London Olympics, winning a bronze medal with her team, and at the 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup, making it to the quarter-finals. Throughout her 10 years as a professional athlete, Kyle played for clubs in Sweden and the United States, including NWSL teams in Vancouver, Seattle, Portland and Orlando, while also amassing 101 games and scoring six goals for the Canadian women’s national soccer team. She also has experience as a reporter for beIN Sports and CBS Sports, as well as a Women’s World Cup analyst for TSN in 2019.
Chris Wittyngham (@ChrisWittyngham) will once again serve as the club’s radio play-by-play commentator. The South Florida native and University of Miami graduate has a wealth of experience as a soccer play-by-play commentator, serving in the role for DAZN, beIN Sports, VISTA Worldlink and TUDN at different points, including calling MLS matches for TUDN.
Thomas Rongen (@TRongen) returns as radio color commentator for Inter Miami. The Amsterdam, Netherlands native has had an extensive career in soccer, playing at a professional level for 20 years, including two stints with the Fort Lauderdale Strikers. Following his playing career, he went into management, taking a number of jobs including a five-year tenure with the Strikers, and eventually taking a role as Chief Soccer Scout of the United States Men’s National Team. Most recently, Rongen has served as a soccer analyst and journalist for beIN Sports and CBS Sports.
Spanish Talent
Luis Omar Tapia (@LuisOmarTapia), who will return as a Spanish-language play-by-play commentator, is a Chilean journalist with a long national and international career, Tapia has featured in some of Latin America’s most followed television chains. Following his career debut over 30 years ago with Telemundo Channel 13 in Hartford, Connecticut, Tapia joined TV Azteca Mexico in 2006 where he became the first foreigner to report the Liga MX and Mexican national team matches, the Gold Cup, Copa America and UEFA Champions League. Tapia then was exclusively responsible for the UEFA Champions League in Fox Sports Latin America before bringing his talents to TUDN in 2013. Since then, the Chilean has participated in the shows Misión Europa, Línea de Cuatro, Contacto Deportivo and Futbol Central as well as has narrated the world’s best football leagues.
Raúl Guzmán (@RaulGuzman), an on-air talent, host, commentator, and play-by-play announcer, and analyst by trade, will also do Spanish-language play-by-play work for Inter Miami. Guzmán has worked for Univision for over eight years, specializing in soccer programs and calling soccer matches across Univision’s platforms.
Diego Balado (@DiegoBalado) will also return as a Spanish-language color commentator. The Argentina native began his soccer journalism career at 16, while enrolled in the prestigious high school Colegio Nacional de Buenos Aires. He is widely recognized in Mexico, South and Central America for his narrations of UEFA Champions League, Euro Cup, Spanish La Liga, Italian Serie A, English Premier League, German Bundesliga, Liga MX, MLS, Copa Libertadores, Copa America, Gold Cup and World Cup matches for ESPN. He has been a sports commentator for Univision since 2016.
Carlos Pavón (@CarlosPavon9) will join as another Spanish-language color commentator. The Honduran played fútbol at the professional level for over 20 years, starring for the Honduran national team. The former striker currently holds the record for most goals scored for his national team with 57, and sits sixth in appearances with 101.
Daniel Nohra (@cantogoles) will return as a Spanish-language sideline reporter. The Venezuelan was discovered by a local radio station after narrating his own match on PlayStation at the age of 11. A year later he began to narrate European soccer matches on radio and got his first shot at TV for the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany on the regional channel Orinoco TV. Since then, Nohra has narrated the 2010 and 2014 World Cups and the 2011 Copa America tournament. In the summer of 2015, he came to the U.S. working regionally in Florida as a sports commentator. He then covered two German Bundesliga seasons prior to joining the TUDN team.
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