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"MVP" redirects here. For other uses, see MVP (disambiguation).

In sports, a Most Valuable Player (MVP) award is an honor typically bestowed upon the best performing player or players on a specific team, in an entire league, or for a particular contest or series of contests. Sport is an Activity that is governed by a set of rules or Customs and often engaged in competitively An award is something given to a person or a group of people to recognize Excellence in a certain field a certificate of excellence Initially used in professional sports, the term is now also commonly used in amateur sports, as well as in other completely unrelated fields of endeavor such as business and music awards. A business (also called firm or an enterprise) is a legally recognized organizational entity designed to provide goods and/or services to Music is an Art form in which the medium is Sound organized in Time. An award is something given to a person or a group of people to recognize Excellence in a certain field a certificate of excellence

The term "Most Valuable Player" is most often used in the United States. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the In many sports, some MVP awards are presented just for a specific game or match (in other words, a man of the match award), while others are awarded based on an entire season or year. In Sport, a man of the match or player of the game or man of the series award is given to the outstanding player almost always the one who makes the most In an organised Sports league, a season is the portion of one Year in which regulated Games of the sport are in session The gender neutral term "Player of the Match" is usually substituted for "Man of the Match" in women's team competitions. Gender-neutral language, gender-inclusive language, or gender neutrality is language use that aims at minimizing assumptions regarding the Gender [1]

Specific North American examples include (first regular season, then playoffs):

One award is commonly referred to as an "MVP" award, despite the fact that its official name does not match the "MVP" initialism:

In the Australian Football League, the AFL Players Association awards a "Most Valuable Player" award now known as the Leigh Matthews Trophy, voted by peers and considered by many observers of the game to be more indicative of the Best and Fairest player than the Brownlow Medal. The Most Valuable Player Award (commonly known as the MVP award is an annual award given to one outstanding player in each league of Major League Baseball. The World Series MVP Award is given to the player who most contributes to his team's success in the World Series - the Most Valuable Player. The National Football League Most Valuable Player Award is given by various entities most notably the Associated Press, to the player who is considered most valuable The Super Bowl Most Valuable Player or Super Bowl MVP, is an award given at the conclusion of the Super Bowl, the National Football League 's championship The National Hockey League ( NHL) is a professional Ice hockey league composed of 30 teams in North America The Hart Memorial Trophy, originally known as the Hart Trophy, the "oldest and most prestigious individual award in hockey" is awarded annually to the The Conn Smythe Trophy is awarded annually to the player judged most valuable to his team during the National Hockey League 's Stanley Cup playoffs The National Basketball Association Finals Most Valuable Player (MVP is an annual National Basketball Association (NBA award given since the 1969 NBA Finals. At the conclusion of the NCAA men's and women's Division I Basketball championships (the "Final Four" tournaments the The Australian Football League (AFL is both the professional Australian national competition in the Sport of Australian Rules Football and its highest The AFL Players' Association or AFLPA is the representative body for all current and past professional Australian Football League players The Leigh Matthews Trophy is an annual award given by the AFL Players Association to the Most Valuable Player in the Australian Football League. Best and Fairest (also known as Fairest and Best in some competitions notably the Australian Football League) is the term commonly used in Australian sport to describe For the list of winners of the award see List of Brownlow Medal winners. In the Canadian Football League they also have the CFL's Most Outstanding Player Award (regular season) and the Grey Cup Most Valuable Player (playoffs). The Canadian Football League (CFL ( Ligue canadienne de football (LCF in The Most Outstanding Player Award is annually rewarded to the best player in the Canadian Football League. The Grey Cup's Most Valuable Player award is awarded annually to the player deemed to have the best performance in the Grey Cup Game the Canadian Football League 's The Philippine Basketball Association also awards its own Most Valuable Award. The Philippine Basketball Association (PBA is a Professional Basketball league in the Philippines founded in 1975. The Philippine Basketball Association (PBA awards the Most Valuable Player award (MVP at the end of the season

Records

The records for the number of regular season MVP awards won in each major North American sport are:

Non-sports uses

The National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences makes "Most Valuable Player" awards annually in a number of instrumental categories. Barry Lamar Bonds (born July 24 1964 is a Major League Baseball Outfielder who is currently a Free agent. The Pittsburgh Pirates are a Major League Baseball club based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The San Francisco Giants are a Major League Baseball team based in, that currently play in the National League West Division. The National Football League ( NFL) is the largest professional American football league. James Nathaniel "Jim" Brown (born February 17, 1936) is an American former professional football player who has also made The Cleveland Browns are a professional American football team based in Cleveland, Ohio. Brett Lorenzo Favre (ˈfɑrv (born October 10 1969 is an American football Quarterback for the New York Jets of the National Football League The Green Bay Packers are a professional American football team based in Green Bay Wisconsin. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (born Ferdinand Lewis Alcindor Jr; April 16 1947 is an American athlete and retired professional Basketball player widely considered The Milwaukee Bucks are a professional Basketball team based in Milwaukee Wisconsin. The Los Angeles Lakers are a National Basketball Association (NBA team based in Los Angeles, California. The National Hockey League ( NHL) is a professional Ice hockey league composed of 30 teams in North America Wayne Douglas Gretzky, OC (born January 26 1961 is a retired Canadian professional Ice hockey player The Edmonton Oilers are a professional Ice hockey team based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The Los Angeles Kings are a professional ice hockey team based in Los Angeles California. The National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences Inc is known variously as The Recording Academy or NARAS.

MVP is often used in business to designate a valued employee. In this context, sometimes the "P" in "MVP" is something other than "Player. " So, for example, Microsoft uses MVP to mean Most Valuable Professional. Microsoft Corporation is an American multinational Computer technology Corporation, which rose to dominate the Home computer The Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP is an award presented by Microsoft. The term is applied to recognized, credible, and accessible individuals with expertise in one or more Microsoft products who actively participate in online and offline communities to share their knowledge and expertise with other Microsoft customers.

It is also used in video game terms, such as the game Call of Duty 4 contains challenges to kill the "MVP" of the opposing team a certain amount of times. Call of Duty 4 Modern Warfare is a First-person shooter Video game developed by Infinity Ward and published by Activision for

References

  1. ^ See for example 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup Final
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