Fernando Fiore (born July 9, 1960) is an Argentine television personality known as the co-creator and original host of '' Lente Loco'' from 1992 to 1993, and the host of the travel show ''Fuera de Serie'' with

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. He is perhaps best known as the host of '' Republica Deportiva'' from its debut in 1999 until his departure in 2014. Fiore has anchored

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coverage from 1990 until 2014. Fiore, a two-time

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winner, is also the author of ''The World Cup: The Ultimate Guide to the Greatest Sports Spectacle in the World''. As of 2015, Fiore works as a Bundesliga commentator and a Germany correspondent for

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in the United States and Puerto Rico and

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in Latin America, as well as an English-language studio host for

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coverage.

Early life

Fiore was born in

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. He had a number of jobs, including manual laborer, chauffeur, stage actor, and tour guide. At the age of 19, he moved to the

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to study communications at

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. During this time, he also worked as a tour guide before he later turned to acting.

Career

Early television career

In 1988, Fiore moved to

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, where he worked as a reporter for the news magazine program ''Día a Día''. He moved to

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the following year and started working as a news anchor for its local

station, including coverage of the

in 1990. Fiore later moved back to Miami and did sports coverage for the Univision network. In 1992, he created and hosted the hidden-camera prank show '' Lente Loco''. Cuban model Odalys Garcia joined the show as co-host later in its first season. By 1993, Fiore left ''Lente Loco'' to work on other projects at Univision and was replaced by

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. From 1995 to 1998, Fiore hosted the travel series ''Fuera de Serie'' alongside

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Broadcasting career

Fiore was a long-time

personality, having formerly hosted its sports show '' Republica Deportiva''. In 2015, Fiore joined

, primarily serving as an on-air host for the division's Spanish-language network

. Fiore has also appeared as a panellist for Fox's English-language soccer coverage, including the

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and

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. During the

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in Russia, Fiore hosted ''FIFA World Cup Tonight'' along with

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Fiore, Fernando Association football commentators Living people 1960 births Montclair State University alumni