The master of football returns: six years have passed Enrique Macaya Marquez He hadn’t commented on a match on television since the World Cup final. Russia in 2018. The famous journalist announced that he will analyze the meeting racing with Bragantino of Brazil for the South American Cup, next Wednesday.
“I wasn’t so used to going to court or not going to court.”Macaya commented, explaining that due to time constraints he had not been able to return to television broadcasting, but having received the offer of DSport -who has the exclusive right to broadcast the meeting-, did not hesitate: “I’m interested in commenting on it and seeing it a little more closely.”
The legendary Argentine journalist Over the course of his career, he covered 17 football World Cups, a never-before-achieved feat that was recognized by FIFA. Since that first flight to Sweden, which “arrived by miracle” in 1958, Macaya has attended every World Cup won by Argentina, and among his favorite teams are the national teams of ’78 and ’86.
At 89 years old, Macaya Márquez has received numerous awards throughout his career for his dedication and commitment to his profession, including the Konex Award 1987 and the Konex Platinum 1997. He has crossed countless media such as Radio 10, Belgrano (with which he covered his first World Cup in 1958), Miter, RIvadavia, Página 12, La Nación, among many others.
Since 2016 he has been at DSports, where he will be in charge of commentating on the Copa Sudamericano de La Academia match next Wednesday at 9.30pm.
Source: Clarin
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