| República Deportiva | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Sports |
| Starring | Fernando Fiore, Rosana Franco, Felix Fernandez |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Language(s) | Spanish |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Luis Blanco |
| Location(s) | Miami |
| Running time | 2 hours (including commercials) |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | Univision |
| Original run | 1999 – present |
República Deportiva ("Sports Republic") is a weekly two-hour sports show on Spanish language United States television network Univision.
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The show airs on Sundays and is hosted by Fernando Fiore, who has also been the principal anchor for Univision's 1998 FIFA World Cup, 2002, 2006, and 2010 FIFA World Cup coverage. It also features Rosana Franco and Felix Fernandez, the latter an ex-football (soccer) goalie in the Primera División de México, Mexico's First Division, the professional Mexican league.
Because of its American audience, the program focuses much attention on Major League Baseball in the United States and sometimes NBA basketball. However, it gives constant attention to Primera División de México and the MLS, and some attention to soccer leagues in other countries, mostly in Latin America. It also shows highlights of Italian, Spanish, English, and sometimes German football. There is also some coverage of other sports, such as boxing and Formula One motor racing.
There are many segments in the show. A very popular one is "Pregúntale a Felix" ("Ask Felix"), where fans send in questions about soccer and he answers them. They have lots of contests such as "Miss República" and "El sabio de la República" ("The sage of the Republic"). They also invite many famous athletes to the bar to talk. República Deportiva has highlighted many sports figures, among them the boxer Oscar de La Hoya and World Series manager Ozzie Guillén of the Chicago White Sox.
Another feature is scantily-clad young women called Senadoras (Senators; Fiore is the President of the Republic) who provide "artistic" background, mainly, but also speak in some segments.