David Moshé Faitelson Pulido (born November 8, 1968 ) is a Mexican-Israeli

sports journalist Sports journalism is a form of writing that reports on matters pertaining to sporting topics and competitions. Sports journalism started in the early 1800s when it was targeted to the social elite and transitioned into an integral part of the n ...

who currently works for ESPN Deportes. He lives in Southern California and is married and has three daughters.(18 February 2009)
Biografía - David Faitelson
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TV debut

Faitelson and José Ramón Fernández jointly formed a sport show in Mexico, called DeporTV. In between his stay at TV Azteca, Faitelson covered the

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in Mexico, the

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the World Cup 1994 in the United States, the

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in France, the World Cup 2002 in South Korea and Japan, and the

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held in Germany. Faitelson also covered each of the Summer

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from 1988 to 2012.

Recent years

After the

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, Faitelson was one of several journalists who moved to sports specific channels. Along with other DeporTV analysts, he joined ESPN Deportes. As of 2011 he covered

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, baseball, boxing the Olympics, and other sports. He was involved in shows such as ''

Fútbol Picante ''Futbol Picante'' (translation: Spicy Football or Spicy Soccer) is a Mexican sports television show in Spanish which covers mostly Mexican football. The show is mostly hosted by David Faitelson and José Ramón Fernández; Heriberto Murrieta, Ci ...

'', ''

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'', ''Cronómetro'', and '' Nación ESPN''.

"El Color"

Faitelson is known for his dramatic, inspirational reports on the colorful side of the sport. "El Color" is his trademark and is the best-received of Faitelson's journalism work. He authored several articles. His work includes interviews with athletes such as Lance Armstrong, Carl Lewis,

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Pelé Edson Arantes do Nascimento (; born 23 October 1940), known as Pelé (), is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a forward. Widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time and labelled "the greatest" by FIFA, ...

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, and Nadia Comăneci. He wrote a memoir called ''20 Años de Pasión y Polémica''.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Faitelson, David 1971 births Living people People from Ashkelon Israeli people of Mexican-Jewish descent Israeli people of Cuban descent Citizens of Mexico through descent Mexican emigrants to the United States Mexican television journalists Mexican journalists Male journalists Mexican people of Jewish descent Mexican people of Cuban descent