CFL SIGNS MEXICAN BROADCAST DEAL WITH MVS

TORONTO (June 11, 2019) — The Canadian Football League (CFL) announced today that it has signed a Mexican broadcast deal with MVS. As part of the agreement, MVS will broadcast a CFL ‘Game of the Week’ beginning with the Week 1 Grey Cup rematch between the Ottawa REDBLACKS and the Calgary Stampeders on Saturday, June 15. 

The broadcast deal continues the momentum stemmed from the league’s international strategy, CFL 2.0. During Grey Cup week in Edmonton, the CFL and Mexico’s Liga de Futbol Americano Profesional (LFA), signed a deal of intent that led to the LFA hosting a combine for CFL teams followed by a three-round draft.

“This is another important step forward in our plan to expand the CFL’s international footprint while celebrating and growing the game of gridiron football around the world,” said Randy Ambrosie, Commissioner of the CFL. “We’re thrilled that CFL rosters feature more than two dozen players this year from countries outside Canada and the US, including 18 from Mexico, as we partner with the Liga de Futbol Americano Profesional in Mexico and gridiron football federations across Europe. We’ve seen large numbers of Mexican fans engaging with our online content and we’re confident this positive trend will continue with this landmark agreement with MVS.”   

Below is the MVS CFL Game of the Week Schedule:

WEEK	DATE	GAME	TIME (ET)
1	Saturday, June 15	Ottawa at Calgary	7:00 p.m.
2	Saturday, June 22	Hamilton at Toronto	4:00 p.m.
3	Saturday, June 29	BC at Calgary	7:00 p.m.
4	Saturday, July 6	BC at Toronto	7:00 p.m.
5	Saturday, July 13	Calgary at Hamilton	7:00 p.m.
6	Saturday, July 20	BC at Saskatchewan	7:00 p.m.
7	Saturday, July 27	Saskatchewan at BC	7:00 p.m.
8	Saturday, August 3	Edmonton at Calgary	7:00 p.m.
9	Saturday, August 10	BC at Hamilton	7:00 p.m.
10	Saturday, August 17	Montreal at Calgary	7:00 p.m.
11	Saturday, August 24	Ottawa at Saskatchewan	7:00 p.m.
12	Sunday, September 1	Winnipeg at Saskatchewan	3:00 p.m.
13	Saturday, September 7	Calgary at Edmonton	7:00 p.m.
14	Saturday, September 14	Montreal at Saskatchewan	7:00 p.m.
15	Saturday, September 21	BC at Ottawa	7:00 p.m.
16	Saturday, September 28	Saskatchewan at Toronto	7:00 p.m.
17	Saturday, October 5	Winnipeg at Saskatchewan	7:00 p.m.
18	Saturday, October 12	BC at Edmonton	7:00 p.m.
19	Saturday, October 19	Winnipeg at Calgary	7:00 p.m.
20	Saturday, October 26	Saskatchewan at Edmonton	7:00 p.m.
21	Saturday, November 2	Toronto at Hamilton	7:00 p.m.

"MVS has promoted sports since it was founded 30 years ago in 1989. In terms of Football, we have supported this exciting game across all its levels, including professional and college, in Mexico, Canada and the USA,” said Alejandro Vázquez-Vela Duhalt, Content, General Director. “With the recent relaunching of MVStv, we will continue to champion the best in sports through our live broadcast of the Canadian Football League’s 2019 season across Mexico on our free and pay television platforms”. 

Under the new Collective Bargaining Agreement, rosters were expanded to include one active global player and the ability to carry up to two global players on the practice roster. Following cut down day, the following Mexican players are on active or practice rosters to begin the 2019 CFL Season:

Team	Name	Position
BC Lions	Gerardo Alvarez	Receiver
BC Lions	Fernando Richarte	Receiver
Edmonton Eskimos	Jose Alfonsin	Defensive Back
Edmonton Eskimos	Diego Viamontes	Receiver
Calgary Stampeders	Guillermo Calderon	Offensive Lineman
Calgary Stampeders	Andres Salgado	Receiver
Saskatchewan Roughriders	Rene Brassea	Offensive Lineman
Saskatchewan Roughriders	Francisco Garcia	Defensive Back
Winnipeg Blue Bombers	Manuel Hernandez	Linebacker
Winnipeg Blue Bombers	Sergio Sciaffino Perez	Defensive Back
Hamilton Tiger-Cats	Gabriel Amavizca Ortiz	Kicker
Toronto Argonauts	Jose Casarrubias	Defensive Lineman
Toronto Argonauts	Christian Hernandez	Linebacker
Ottawa REDBLACKS	Jose Maltos	Kicker
Ottawa REDBLACKS	Guillermo Villalobos	Receiver
Montreal Alouettes	Diego Rojas Kuhlmann	Offensive Lineman
Montreal Alouettes	Juan Tamayo	Defensive Back
Montreal Alouettes	Enrique Yenny	Kicker

The 2019 season begins on June 13 when the Saskatchewan Roughriders face off against the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. Fans can stay up to date on all the non-stop action at CFL.ca, follow the 2019 season from around the world, and join us at a game. The 107th Grey Cup presented by Shaw will be played at McMahon Stadium in Calgary on Sunday, November 24.