Listen to podcasts by Jorge Ramos

Jorge Ramos, a native of Uruguay, is the lead voice of the soccer lineup for ESPN Deportes Radio and the Spanish-language sportscaster for Fox Sports. He is known as “el relator de America”—the commentator of the Americas—and is synonymous with soccer for millions of fans in the U.S.

Ramos’ trademark combination of enthusiasm and knowledge brings out the game’s finer points and punctuates them with his unique sense of humor on his weekday show, “Jorge Ramos y Su Banda.”

Ramos started out in the U.S. as a writer and editor for Chicago-based La Raza, a top Spanish-language newspaper. Before joining ESPN, he and Herman Pereyra co-hosted Univision Radio’s national program “Locura por el Fútbol”—“Crazy for Soccer.”

Although he is best known for his soccer commentary, Ramos has an in-depth knowledge of all sports that has put him front and center of major sporting events across the world. These include broadcasting the Pan American Games, providing in-depth coverage of the 2000 Sydney Olympics and serving as the Spanish-language voice of the Los Angeles Lakers. One of the most gratifying moments in his career was providing play-by-play for the 1986 World Cup—the first-ever World Cup on Spanish-language radio in the U.S.

In his illustrious thirty-year career, Ramos has served as play-by-play commentator for over 2,000 soccer matches, including 1,400 Mexican Soccer League games. He has covered four FIFA World Cups, the 2003 Women’s World Cup, two Copa Americas and one European Cup.