Moisés Linares, a 19‑time Emmy Award winner, is a Spanish‑language play‑by‑play announcer for MLS on Apple TV and one of the leading Latino voices in American sports broadcasting. He has covered Major League Soccer as the play-by-play voice on radio and TV for DC United since 2014 on El Zol 107.9, Telexitos and NBC Sports Washington. Linares also serves as the Spanish‑language play‑by‑play announcer for the NFL’s Washington Commanders.Â
A first‑generation Salvadoran‑American, Linares began his media career in 2008 after graduating from California State University, Northridge. He arrived in Washington, D.C. in 2012, where he continues to serve as a sports anchor and reporter for Telemundo and NBC4, covering major professional teams across the region while establishing himself as one of the most trusted names in local sports journalism.Â
In addition to his on-air work, Linares is the author of We Are Not Born Failures, a book that has been incorporated into coursework at Cal State Northridge, the University of Maryland, and multiple community colleges in Los Angeles. Born in Los Angeles after his family immigrated to the United States during the civil war in El Salvador, Linares personal history fuels his commitment to telling stories that highlight underrepresented communities and overlooked narratives.