Los Angeles, CA–(HISPANIC PR WIRE – BUSINESS WIRE)–July 19, 2005–Underscoring its mission to bring Latino sports fans closer to their favorite athletes and teams, Fox Pan American Sports today announced the nominees for the 3rd Annual Premios Fox Sports, the only awards program of its kind to recognize the contributions and accomplishments of Latino athletes and personalities from the world of sports both on and off the field. Winners in 13 categories will be voted on exclusively by fans and crowned during the official Premios Fox Sports awards ceremony to be held December 5, 2005 at the Jackie Gleason Theater of Performing Arts in Miami Beach, Florida. Voting starts today and runs through October 16, 2005 at http://www.premiosfoxsports.yahoo.com.
“We are immensely proud to once again enable our viewers and Latino sports fans across the Americas to join us in selecting the recipients of Premios Fox Sports awards,” said David Sternberg, executive vice president and general manager of Fox Sports en Español. “Now in our third year, Premios Fox Sports still remains the only awards program of its kind to honor the achievements and contributions of Latino athletes and sports teams, both to their teams and their communities. Latino athletes have proven themselves on and off the field in 2005 and this year’s show promises to be the best one yet.”
Among this year’s nominees are Florida Marlins’ standout Carlos Delgado (Baseball); Emanuel Ginobili from the San Antonio Spurs (Basketball); Guillermo Coria (Tennis); and Juan Pablo Montoya (Motor Sports), among many other deserving athletes and individuals from the world of sports.
“Yahoo! is excited to be working with Fox Pan American Sports again to help sports fans choose this year’s slate of Premios Fox Sports winners and we are confident that through our regional network we will maximize the exposure of this unique event,” said Jose Rivera Font, general manager for Yahoo! North Latin America. “We invite sports fans to take their pent up cheers and jeers to the online polls and vote on the most accomplished players and best moments in sports for 2005.”
In addition to serving as the voting hub, the official site (premiosfoxsports.yahoo.com) will also provide access to up-to-date information surrounding the event, including photos and videos from last year’s show. The site will be hosted throughout the Yahoo! Spanish-language network, including Yahoo! Mexico, Yahoo! Argentina and Yahoo! en español, where last year more than 300,000 users cast their votes.
Following is a complete list of the 2005 Premios Fox Sports award categories and nominees:
OUTSTANDING SOCCER PLAYER
— Carlos Alberto Tevez (Arg) – Corinthians of Brazil
— Cuauhtémoc Blanco (Mex) – Club América of México
— Omar Bravo (Mex) – Chivas de Guadalajara of México
— Vicente Matías Vuoso (Arg) – Santos Laguna of México
— Víctor Hugo Aristizábal (Col) – Atlético Nacional of Colombia
OUTSTANDING GOALIE
— Roberto Abondanzieri (Arg) – Boca Juniors of Argentina
— Johnny Herrera (Chi) Universidad de Chile
— Guillermo Ochoa (Méx) – Club América of México
— Oswaldo Sánchez (Méx) – Chivas de Guadalajara of México
— José Francisco Porras – Saprissa of Costa Rica
OUTSTANDING SOCCER TEAM
— Saprissa (C. Rica)
— Club América (Méx)
— Vélez Sarsfield (Arg)
— Chivas de Guadalajara (Mex)
— Atlético Nacional de Medellín (Col)
OUTSTANDING COACH (Soccer)
— Mario Carrillo (Méx) – Club América of México
— Manuel Pellegrini (Chi) – Villareal of Spain
— Javier Aguirre (Méx) – Osasuan of Spain
— Américo Gallego (Arg) – Club Atlético Newell’s Old Boys of Argentina
— Ricardo Lavolpe (Arg) – Mexican Nacional Team
OUTSTANDING BASKETBALL PLAYER
— Eduardo Nájera (Méx) – Denver Nuggets, NBA
— Andres Nocioni (Arg) – Chicago Bulls, NBA
— Emanuel Ginóbili (Arg) – San Antonio Spurs, NBA
— Luis Scola (Arg) – TAU Vitoria of Spain
— Carlos Arroyo (P. Rico) – Detroit Pistons, NBA
OUTSTANDING TENNIS PLAYER
— Gastón Gaudio (Arg)
— Fernando González (Chi)
— Guillermo Coria (Arg)
— Mariano Puerta (Arg)
— David Nalbandian (Arg)
OUTSTANDING BOXER
— Diego Corrales (Méx)
— Juan Manuel Márques (Méx)
— Marco Antonio Barrera (Méx)
— Miguel Ángel Cotto (P. Rico)
— Erik Morales (Méx)
BEST GOAL COPA LIBERTADORES 2005
— Rafael Medina (Chivas,Mex) against Cienciano of Peru
— Javier Mascherano (River Plate, Arg) against Olmedo of Ecuador
— Juan Samudio (Libertad, Par) against Independiente of Colombia
— Adolfo Bautista (Chivas, Méx) against Boca Juniors of Argentina
— Marcelo Salas (River Plate, Arg) against Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Quito of Ecuador
OUTSTANDING MOTOR SPORT DRIVER
— Michel Jourdain Jr. (Méx) – NASCAR
— Mario Domínguez (Méx) – Champ Car World Series
— Luis Miguel Díaz (Méx) – Grand AM Series
— José María López (Arg) – F3000
— Juan Pablo Montoya (Col) – F1
OUTSTANDING BASEBALL PLAYER
— Miguel Tejada (R. Dom) – Baltimore Orioles
— Johan Santana (Ven) – Minnesota Twins
— Alex Rodriguez (R. Dom) – NY Yankees
— Carlos Delgado (P. Rico) – Florida Marlins
— Manny Ramirez (R. Dom) – Boston Red Sox
OUTSTANDING YOUTH SOCCER PLAYER OF THE YEAR
— Hugo Rodallega (Col)
— Francisco Guillermo Ochoa (Méx)
— Leonel Messi (Arg)
— Matías Fernández (Chi)
— Fernando Gago (Arg)
OUSTANDING LATIN AMERICAN SOCCER PLAYER IN EUROPE
— Rafael Márquez (Méx) – Barcelona of Spain
— Juan Román Riquelme (Arg) – Villareal of Spain
— Diego Forlan (Uru) – Villareal of Spain
— Juan Pablo Angel (Col) – Aston Villa of England
— Claudio Pizarro (Per) – Bayern Munich of Gernany
OUSTANDING NATIONAL SOCCER TEAM
— Paraguay
— México
— Ecuador
— Argentina
— Costa Rica
The 2005 edition of Premios Fox Sports, which will air in January 2006, will bring together sports and mainstream celebrities to honor the contributions and achievements of Latino athletes and personalities from a variety of sports, including soccer, basketball, motor sports, tennis and boxing. Recording artist and former Sábado Gigante on-air personality Sissi will host the show, alongside actor Jaime Camil. Taped on December 5 from Miami Beach, Florida, Premios Fox Sports will air in the United States on Fox Sports en Español and throughout the Spanish-speaking Americas on Fox Sports Latin America.
About Fox Pan American Sports
Fox Pan American Sports LLC is an international sports programming and production entity jointly owned by Hicks, Muse, Tate & Furst and News Corporation’s (NYSE: NWS) Fox Sports International.
About Yahoo! en español Deportes Fox Sports en Español
In May 2004, Yahoo! en español – a Spanish-language Internet, communications, commerce and media service – partnered with Fox Pan American Sports (FPAS) – one of the world’s largest Spanish-language sports television companies – to form a co-branded sports site. Yahoo! Deportes (http://deportes.yahoo.com) offers comprehensive Spanish-language sports coverage, including exclusive streaming video of marquee regional soccer tournaments (e.g., the Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana), real time, on-demand statistics and sports news.
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