Latino Sports' Best and Brightest Shine at 4th Annual Premios Fox Sports Presented by DHL.LOS ANGELES Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. -- Delivering on its mission to bring Latino sports fans closer to their favorite athletes and teams, Fox Pan American Sports (FPAS FPAS Fully Polynomial Approximation Scheme (scheduling workloads) FPAS Foreign Patent Access System FPAS Flight Performance Advisory System FPAS Foreign Purchase Acknowledgement Statements FPAS Fracture-Patient Assessment Score ) today hosted its 4th Annual Premios Fox Sports presented by DHL DHL abbr. 1. Doctor of Hebrew Letters 2. Doctor of Hebrew Literature , the only awards program of its kind to recognize the contributions and accomplishments of Latino athletes and personalities from the world of sports. Winners in three categories were voted on exclusively by fans via text messaging Sending short messages to a smartphone, pager, PDA or other handheld device. Text messaging implies sending short messages generally no more than a couple of hundred characters in length. , while 19 additional awards were voted on by an expert panel of judges Panel of Judges is an indie pop band from Melbourne, Australia. Members
"Premios Fox Sports once again has proven to be one of the top Latino events of the year," said Jim Ganley, COO for Fox Pan American Sports. "Thanks to the wonderful support of our sponsors, advertisers, partners and our friends from throughout the Fox family, this year's awards show was our biggest to date. Fox Pan American Sports congratulates this year's distinguished honorees and sends a special thank you to the many athletes, entertainers and personalities that helped make the 4th Annual Premios Fox Sports an overwhelming success." Airing on December 17 in the United States on Fox Sports en EspaSol and throughout the Spanish-speaking Americas on Fox Sports Latin America, the 2006 edition of Premios Fox Sports brought together some sports and mainstream celebrities to honor the year's greatest achievements across a variety of sports. Presented by title sponsor DHL for the second year-in-a-row, the 4th Annual Premios Fox Sports was once again hosted by Mexican film and television personality and star of Univision's blockbuster novela "La Fea Mas Bella," Jaime Camil, alongside Candela Ferro, one of the leading ladies of Spanish-language television and current host of Telemundo's primetime show "Decisiones." The evening's biggest winner was international soccer superstar Rafael Marquez who took home both "Outstanding Latin American Player in Europe" and "Athlete of the Year Athlete of the Year
UEFA n abbr (= Union of European Football Associations) → U.E.F.A. Champions League and Spanish League championship wins. He also represented his native Mexico in this year's FIFA FIFA International Association Football Federation [French Fédération Internationale de Football Association] FIFA n abbr (= Fédération Internationale de Football Association) → FIFA f World Cup. "Like any winning athlete, DHL values and appreciates what we call 'Entrega Total' (giving it your all[TM]), which is crucial to becoming a part of the winners circle. The sponsorship of an event such as Premios Fox Sports not only enables the DHL brand to be showcased on primetime timeslots, but most importantly serves as the ideal platform to establish the human link between the shared values of speed, agility, reliability and determination that are central to athletes, sports enthusiasts and DHL," said Samuel CuSado, head of marcom and marketing intelligence for DHL Express International Americas. The Viewers' Choices This year marked the first time that viewers voted for their favorites in three categories, each representing one of the most important club level soccer tournaments in Latin America, via wireless text messaging. Viewer's choices included: BEST GOAL OF COPA TOYOTA LIBERTADORES Ernesto FARIAS (River Plate, ARG) vs. Corinthians (BRA) BEST GOAL OF COPA NISSAN SUDAMERICANA Angel MORALES (Banfield, ARG) vs. San Lorenzo (ARG) BEST GOAL OF RECOPA Martin PALERMO (Boca Juniors, ARG) vs. Sao Paulo (BRA) The Judging Panel's Selections Marking another first for Premios Fox Sports this year, Fox Pan American Sports introduced its first-ever awards selection committee to ensure recognizing the most notable sports achievements of the past year, regardless of the individual sport or athlete's popularity. Upon submitting nominations in each category via secret ballot, each committee member's recommendations were tabulated and the five nominees receiving the most votes in each category were selected as finalists; the top vote getter overall was selected the winner in his/her respective category. Winners include: OUTSTANDING SOCCER PLAYER Rodrigo PALACIO (ARG) - Boca Juniors (ARG) OUTSTANDING LATIN AMERICAN SOCCER PLAYER IN EUROPE Rafael MARQUEZ (MEX) - Barcelona (ESP) OUTSTANDING SOCCER MANAGER Alfio BASILE (ARG) - Boca Juniors (ARG)/ Argentina National Team OUTSTANDING LATIN AMERICAN SOCCER TEAM BOCA JUNIORS (ARG) - Champion of Clausura Tournament and Recopa 2006 OUTSTANDING GOALIE Oswaldo SANCHEZ (MEX) - Chivas de Guadalajara (MEX) OUTSTANDING BASKETBALL PLAYER Juan Ignacio SANCHEZ (ARG) - Unicaja Malaga (ESP)/ Argentina National Team OUTSTANDING BASEBALL PLAYER Johan SANTANA (VEN) - Minnesota Twins, MLB OUTSTANDING BOXER Miguel COTTO (PUR) - Welterweight Champion, AMB OUTSTANDING MOTOR SPORT DRIVER Ruben PARDO (MEX) - Busch Series East OUTSTANDING TENNIS PLAYER Fernando GONZALEZ (CHI) BREAKOUT STAR Fernando GAGO (ARG - Soccer) PARALYMPIC ATHLETE OF THE YEAR Perla Patricia BUSTAMANTE CORONA (MEX - Track & Field) OUTSTANDING CAREER Jose SULAIMAN (MEX), President of WBC, International Boxing Hall of Famer OUTSTANDING SOCCER CLUB Ecuador, Historic Octafinals Qualifier, FIFA World Cup 2006 BEST ATHLETE OF THE YEAR Rafael MARQUEZ (MEX) - FC Barcelona (ESP) SPECIAL MENTION Jose Manuel DE LA TORRE (MEX) - Coach of Chivas de Guadalajara (MEX) SPECIAL MENTION Bruno MARIONI (MEX) - Top Scorer in Mexican Apertura Tournament HONORABLE MENTION Argentina National Team, World Cup Champions (Mexico 1986) YOUTH PLAYER OF THE YEAR Oscar USTARI (ARG) - Independiente (ARG) On the music front, performers at the 4th Annual Premios Fox Sports included Latin Grammy winner Juan Fernando Fonseca (Fonseca); Grammy-nominated, multi-platinum recording artist Cristian Castro; Mexican sensation Paty Manterola; and Argentine multi-platinum recording artist, Diego Torres. Sports personalities in attendance included: Jose Sulaiman (President of the WBC WBC white blood cell; see leukocyte. WBC abbr. white blood cell WBC, n stands for white blood cell. and International Boxing Hall of Famer), Orlando Cepeda (Major League Baseball "MLB" and "Major Leagues" redirect here. For other uses, see MLB (disambiguation) and Major Leagues (disambiguation). Major League Baseball (MLB) is the highest level of play in North American professional baseball. Hall of Famer), Tito Ortiz (Ultimate Fighting Championship This article covers the organization itself. For the inaugural event which went by the same name, see UFC 1. Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is a U.S.-based mixed martial arts (MMA) organization, currently recognized as the largest MMA promotion in the world. ), Alexis Arguello (Boxing), Carlos Zarate (Boxing), Pipino Cuevas (Boxing), Christy Martin (Boxing), Jill Diamond (Boxing), Miguel Cotto (Boxing), Jorge Campos (Soccer), Lennox Lewis (Boxing), Adrian Fernandez (Motor Sports), Carlos Bilardo (Soccer), Luis Diaz (Motor Sports), Jaime Moreno (Soccer), Enrique Borja (Soccer), Hector "Macho" Camacho (Boxing), Cobi Jones (Soccer), and Helio Castroneves (Motor Sports). Film, television and performing artists in attendance included: Grammy-winner Enrique Iglesias, Kate Del Castillo This article or section needs sources or references that appear in reliable, third-party publications. Alone, primary sources and sources affiliated with the subject of this article are not sufficient for an accurate encyclopedia article. ("American Visa," "Ramona"), Obie Bermudez (Latin Pop Singer, Latin Grammy Winner), Rene Lavan ("Christmas with the Kranks"), Jimena (pop star), Alicia Machado (former Miss Universe), Yvonne Montero mon·te·ro n. pl. mon·te·ros A hunter's cap with side flaps. [Spanish, hunter, from monte, mountain, from Latin m ("Decisiones"), Saul Lisazo ("Gitanas"), and Gustavo Sanchez/Jon Secada/Elizabeth Meza ("Latin American Idol Latin American Idol is a reality television series on the Sony Entertainment Television network based on the popular Pop Idol. The show, the first Idol series in the world to be run in Spanish, is a contest to determine the best young singer in Latin America, " Judges). Film and television actress Zo[R] Saldana ("Guess Who"; "The Terminal") was also in attendance, alongside six month old cancer patient Beatriz, on behalf of the International Kids Fund, the official charity of Premios Fox Sports. The following FPAS on-air personalities were also on hand to share in the celebration: Jorge Ramos, Mart[?]n Liberman, Fernando Niembro, Ximena Cordova Cordova, Spain: see Córdoba. , Hernan Pereya, Pablo Carrillo, Viviana Semienchuk, Waleter Safarian, Mara Almada, Ruben Espejel, Pepe Espinoza, and Claudia Aranalde. Later in the evening, Grammy-winner Willy Chirino and Puerto Rican salsa sensation N'Klabe pumped up the volume with live performances for VIP guests at a private after-party at the Loews Miami Beach Hotel, where event sponsor Ocean Drive EspaSol presented Bruno Marioni with the MOST STYLISH ATHLETE award. Private Reception, Additional Honors Presented on December 13 A series of awards were also presented at a private reception on December 13 at the Loews Miami Beach Hotel, including LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS to Jorge Campos (Soccer, MEX MEX Mexico MEX Microsoft Exchange MEX Materials Exchange (Recycling Council of British Columbia) MEX Military Exchange MEX Mobile Exploration System MEX Mesopelagic Export Flux MEX Mesopelagic Export Mooring ), Carl Herrera (Basketball, VEN Ven: see Landskrona, Sweden. ), Enrique Borja (Soccer, MEX), Ubaldo "El Pato" Fillol (Soccer, ARG See argument. arg - argument ), and Francisco "Pacho" Maturana (Soccer, COL). SPECIAL AWARDS were also presented in honor of CHIVAS DE GUADALAJARA (MEX) and the PARAGUAYAN SOCCER ASSOCIATION'S 100-year anniversaries. In addition to title sponsor DHL, sponsors of the 4th Annual Premios Fox Sports included American Airlines, DirecTV, Sprint, T - Mobile, Allstate, Lowe's Home Improvement, McDonald's, Nissan, Domincan Tourism, GM, Wrigley's, US Army, Jose Cuervo, Da Vinci da Vinci Surgery A surgical robot for performing certain surgeries–eg, mitral valve repair and laparoscopic procedures–eg, cholecystectomy and gastric ulcer repair. See Laparoscopic surgery, Robotics, Surgical robot. Realty, Don Q Rum, Poland Select Vodka, Las Lajas Wines, and Red Bull. For additional information on this year's awards show and 4th Annual Premios Fox Sports telecast, please visit www.foxsportsla.com/premios, the official hub for Premios Fox Sports presented by DHL. About Fox Pan American Sports Fox Pan American Sports LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control , operator of Fox Sports en EspaSol and Fox Sports Latin America, is an international sports programming and production entity jointly owned by HM Capital Partners, LLC and News Corporation's (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :NWS NWS National Weather Service NWS Naval Weapons Station NWS New World Symphony NWS Nuclear Weapon State NWS Not Work Safe NWS National Watercolor Society NWS North Warning System NWS Nose Wheel Steering NWS National Waste Strategy (UK) ) Fox Sports International Fox Sports International is an international sports programming and production entity housed within the Fox Networks Group, one of the major operating units within Fox Entertainment Group and News Corporation. . Premios Fox Sports presented by DHL, now in its fourth year, is Fox Pan American Sports' signature annual event and the first and only awards program of its kind to celebrate the contributions and accomplishments of U.S. Hispanic and Latin American athletes both on and off the field. Voted on by fans and an expert panel of judges, winners were crowned during the official Premios Fox Sports 4th Edicion awards ceremony on December 14, 2006 at the Jackie Gleason Theater of Performing Arts in Miami Beach, Florida. The show will be transmitted to more than 27.6 million households on December 17, 2006 through Fox Sports en EspaSol in the United States and Fox Sports Latin America throughout the Spanish-speaking Americas. About DHL DHL (www.dhl.com) is the global market leader of the international express and logistics industry, specializing in providing innovative and customized solutions from a single source. DHL offers expertise in express, air and ocean freight, overland transport, contract logistic solutions as well as international mail services, combined with worldwide coverage and an in-depth understanding of local markets. DHL's international network links more than 220 countries and territories worldwide. 285,000 employees are dedicated to providing fast and reliable services that exceed customers' expectations. DHL is a Deutsche Post World Net brand. The group generated revenues of 45bn euros in 2005. |
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