Beloved commentator Francisco “Paco” Villa died on May 1st after two years of fighting cancer. Villa is one of the most well known commentators who worked for Televisa and Univision’s Mexican soccer game broadcasts.

Villa’s cancer was announced in Qatar 2022, while having a dinner, he spoke about a huge pain in his stomach. He believed it was food poisoning, but as the pain increased he went to doctor and it was confirmed it was cancer in his pancreas. When Villa found out he has cancer, he told his fans on social media as he expressed “era un cancer agresivo” which translated from Spanish meant, “it was an aggressive cancer.”

Villa was known for his charismatic ways, and his iconic laugh. His voice resonated to those who listened to him, since he had a huge passion for soccer, which he showed in his expressions and the tone of his voice.

According to prosoccerwire.usatoday.com, “Villa began his work as a radio announcer with Televisa in 1995, focusing first on Mexican matches. Over the years, Villa added the UEFA Champions League, the Olympics, La Liga, MLS, and seven Men’s World Cups to his resume.”

Many soccer broadcasters expressed their condolences to Paco Villa, on social media websites such as X. TUDN USA’s account said, “Thank you for every transmission. Thanks for all your stories. But above all, thanks to you, for all the emotions you transmitted to us.” Not only soccer broadcasters, but many fans and supporters of soccer all joined to pay respects and send condolences on social medias such as X and Instagram. Many made news posts, sharing the death of Paco Villa, and others expressed their favorite moments of his legacy.

The death of Francisco ‘Paco’ Villa, was shocking to many broadcasters and fans of soccer and his memory will live on through them.