Javier Alarcón Fired From Televisa Deportes? Sportscaster To Be Replaced Following Differences With Higher-Ups

Javier Alarcón has been one of the familiar faces of the Televisa Deportes family for almost three decades. He has always covered all the major sporting events like the World Cup, Olympics and helm the Sunday night sports show "La Jugada." This, up until this week because there's a rumor going around that he was just fired from the Mexican network after major differences sparked between him and Yon De Luisa, Televisa Deportes VP Of Special Events, according to Proceso. UPDATE: Javier Alarcón Breaks Silence After Televisa Axing!

"Everything has a start and end and Javier Alarcón's cycle has come to an end," a close source revealed. The news has not been made official but it is rumored that Francisco Javier González will take his place as the Televisa Deportes Director. The latter is currently the Televisa Deportes Network VP Of Content. The gossip of differences between Alarcón and De Luisa have been circulating from some time now, dating back to the beginning of the World Cup in Brazil last year. At that moment it was also rumored that Javier had resigned from his post.

UPDATE: Televisa Confirms Javier Alarcón Exit: 'La Jugada' Host Rumored To Be Investigated For Embezzlement

Javier Alarcón joined Televisa back in 1988 and 11 years later created Noticiero Televisa Deportes to recap the sports news of the day. A year later he was assigned the title of Editorial Director, which he held until this week. The change will impact the whole department, but it is also an opportunity to grow and have a new vision. Their major competitor, Azteca, has surpassed them in terms of ratings and generally receive favorable reviews for their sports and special events coverage over their counterparts.