José Ramón Fernández Álvarez

José Ramón Fernández Álvarez (born 6 April 1946) is a Mexican journalist, sportscaster, sports commentator, and television host currently working for ESPN Deportes and ESPN Mexico. Fernández started his journalistic career in 1970 and since has covered numerous major sporting events such as the FIFA World Cup and the Summer Olympics.

Considered one of the most respected journalists and an "institution" in Mexican sports journalism, Fernández is also considered one of the most controversial journalists in Mexico. Fernández has covered 10 FIFA World Cups and 10 Summer Olympic Games.

Career Fernández began his broadcasting career in 1970 at a local television station in his hometown of Puebla owned by TIM (now Televisa), then worked in Canal 13 (which later became TV Azteca) and now works for ESPN. He also hosted Los Protagonistas along with various journalists such as Raul Orvañanos, Francisco Javier González, Carlos Albert, Rafael Puente, Roberto Gómez Junco, Ciro Procuna and David Faitelson.

Fernández played a big role in revealing one of the biggest scandals in Mexican football history, commonly referred as "Cachirules". Fernandez revealed that the Mexican Football Federation knowingly used at least four overage players in the Mexico under-20 team at the 1988 CONCACAF U-20 Tournament.

In 1996 Fernández was named vice-president of sports of TV Azteca.

Fernández temporarily left TV Azteca due to health problems in September 2006,

Fernández later followed many of his fellow TV Azteca journalists and joined ESPN in November 2007. At ESPN, Fernández was reunited with many of his TV Azteca colleagues such as David Faitelson, Rafael Puente, Carlos Albert, and Ángel García Toraño. At ESPN, Fernández has covered three Summer Olympic Games (2008, 2012 and 2016), four FIFA World Cups (2010, 2014, 2018, 2022), and two Pan American Games (2011, 2015).

Fernández currently hosts various programs on ESPN, including Cronómetro, Los Capitanes, Fútbol Picante and Comex Masters with various journalists and former footballers.