Manolo Lama (born 3 January 1962 in

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) is a Spanish radio sportscaster. Manolo Lama is known for his play-by-play covers of

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and

matches at the radio program

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in the Cadena COPE from 1982 until 2011 in the Cadena Ser. Manolo Lama has also covered a lot of important events such as the

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games. In the Cadena COPE he also presents a program called Deportes COPE and collaborates in the program called El Partidazo de COPE. In

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he presents the afternoon sports bulletin in

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. Lama is also the Spanish

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(alongside

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) of the EA Sports'

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since 1998.

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