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Chet Simmons
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Chris Fowler (born August 23, 1962) is a sports broadcaster for ESPN known best for his work on College GameDay for college football. Since 1989, Fowler has been the primary studio host for college football. Until 2006, he was also the lead studio host for men's college basketball on ESPN. He started anchoring College GameDay in 1990 and then expanded to ESPN's other Saturday college football segments in 1991. Fowler has also worked with ESPN's Summer X Games from 1995–2000 and the Winter X Games from 1998–2000 as well as horse racing broadcasts, including the Breeders Cup World Thoroughbred Championship on ESPN. In addition, he is the head studio anchor for tennis tournaments broadcast on ESPN, including Wimbledon, Australian Open, French Open and for the US Open being broadcast for the first year in 2009 on ESPN. In 2010, he anchored, along with Mike Tirico, ESPN's and ABC's month-long coverage of the 2010 FIFA World Cup held in South Africa.
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Chris McKendry
Chris McKendry (born February 18, 1968 in Philadelphia, PA) has been a journalist for ESPN since 1996. Currently, she primarily serves as co-anchor of the 12-3pm ET weekday block of live SportsCenter shows, alongside John Buccigross. She will also serve as an on-site host for ESPN2 coverage of the 2010 French Open.
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Chuck Pagano (ESPN)
Charles Pagano is the Executive Vice President of Technology, Engineering and Operations at ESPN Inc. Chuck has been with ESPN since it debuted in 1979. Pagano was a large part of ESPN being aired in High-definition.
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Colin Cowherd
Colin Cowherd (born January 6, 1964) is an American sports radio personality. He is currently the host of The Herd with Colin Cowherd on ESPN Radio and ESPNU. He is also the co-host of the television show SportsNation on ESPN2.
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Dan Le Batard
Dan Le Batard is a Cuban-American newspaper sportswriter, radio host, and television reporter based out of Miami, Florida. Le Batard graduated from the University of Miami in 1990 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in journalism and politics. During his college career, he was a sportswriter for the college newspaper, The Miami Hurricane. While at the University of Miami, he received criticism for helping to escalate the rancor in the UM versus University of Notre Dame rivalry by publishing Lou Holtz's personal phone number and by referring to coach Lou Holtz as Sir Lou, or Lou Sir (Loser). Dan requested his readers to call all through the week of the game to help distract the coach.
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Dan Shulman
Dan Shulman (born February 9, 1967 in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian sportscaster, currently employed with the American network ESPN.
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Dana Jacobson
Dana Jacobson (born November 5, 1971) is an ESPN anchorwoman. She joined the network as an ESPNEWS anchor in December 2002 and soon became a regular anchor on the 6 p.m. edition of SportsCenter. In March 2005, she was named co-host of Cold Pizza, and transitioned with the show as it became ESPN First Take. Jacobson provided sideline reporting for ESPN's coverage of NBA Sunday night games.
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Dennis Miller
Dennis Miller (November 3, 1953) is an American stand-up comedian, political commentator, actor, sports commentator, and television and radio personality. He is known for his critical assessments laced with pop culture references. He rose to fame as a cast member of Saturday Night Live in 1985, and subsequently hosted a string of his own talk shows on HBO, CNBC and in syndication. He currently hosts a daily, three-hour, self-titled talk radio program, nationally syndicated by Westwood One.
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Dick Vitale
Richard J. "Dick" Vitale (Dickie V) (; born June 9, 1939) is an American basketball sportscaster. A former head coach in the college and professional ranks, he is well-known as a college basketball broadcaster and for the enthusiastic and colorful remarks he makes during games. He is known for his trademark catchphrase "baby." He has authored seven books and appeared in several movies.
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Edwin Durso
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Erin Andrews
Erin Jill Andrews (born May 4, 1978) is an American sportscaster,popular among male sports fans for her beauty. In 2007 and 2008, she was voted "America's Sexiest Sportscaster" by Playboy magazine. Andrews became an Internet sensation, when in 2009 she was videotaped while naked in her hotel room without her knowledge.
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Fred Langhammer
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George Bodenheimer
George Bodenheimer is the current president of ESPN Inc. and of ABC's sports division, known since 2006 as ESPN on ABC. He has been president of ESPN since November 19, 1998 and of the former ABC Sports since March 3, 2003. Since he has been president of ESPN, he has launched: ESPNHD, ESPN2HD, ESPN Plus, ESPN PPV, ESPN360, ESPN Motion, ESPNU, ESPN Deportes.
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Hannah Storm
Hannah Storm (born Hannah Storen June 13, 1962) is an American television sports journalist, and co-anchor along with Josh Elliott of ESPN's SportsCenter. From 2002 until 2007, Storm was one of the hosts of CBS's The Early Show.
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Heather Cox
Heather Cox is an American Sportscaster who is a sideline reporter for WNBA, NBA, college basketball and college football games on ESPN, ESPN2 and ABC Sports. She played college volleyball at University of the Pacific. Cox also served as a reporter for NBC Sports coverage of Beach Volleyball at the 2008 Summer Olympics.
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Howie Schwab
Howard "Howie" Schwab (born September 17, 1960) is best-known as the sports trivia expert and final adversary on ESPN's Stump the Schwab show.
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Hubie Brown
Hubert Jude "Hubie" Brown (born September 25, 1933 in Hazleton, Pennsylvania, USA) is a retired American basketball coach and a current television analyst. Brown is a two-time NBA Coach of the Year, the honors being separated by 26 years. Brown is in the Basketball Hall of Fame.
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J. A. Adande
J.A. Adande (; born October 25, 1970 in Los Angeles, California) is an American sports columnist who covers the National Basketball Association for ESPN.com. He also serves as a panelist for ESPN's Around the Horn and as a guest host on ESPN's Pardon the Interruption television shows. He also serves as an adjunct professor at the University of Southern California's Annenberg School of Journalism, where he teaches a class entitled "Sports Commentary," and co-teaches a class entitled "Sports Public Relations."
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Jay Crawford
Jay Crawford (born July 4, 1965) is the co-host of ESPN2's morning TV show First Take.
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Jay Mariotti
Jay Mariotti (; born June 22, 1959) is a former national columnist for Fanhouse.com and has done work as a panelist on the ESPN talk show Around the Horn.
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Jenn Brown
Jennifer "Jenn" Lynne Brown is an American television personality who is a sportscaster, TV host, producer, and a model. Brown currently works for ESPN as a reporter. She is a reporter for both College GameDay (football) and College GameDay (basketball) as well co-host of ESPNU's Road Trip. Brown will be hosting from the College Baseball World Series, the ESPYS as well as the X-games this summer. She has also covered major events like The Sundance Film Festival, The Cannes Film Festival, The Super Bowl the Monaco Grand Prix, the World Series of Poker and summer and winter X Games.
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Jerry Rice
Jerry Lee Rice (born October 13, 1962) is a retired Hall of Fame American football wide receiver. He is generally regarded as the greatest wide receiver ever and one of the greatest players in National Football League history. The all-time leader in most major statistical categories for wide receivers and the all-time NFL leader in touchdowns scored with 208, Rice was selected to the Pro Bowl 13 times (1986–1996, 1998, 2002) and named All-Pro 11 times in his 20 NFL seasons. He won three Super Bowl rings playing for the San Francisco 49ers and an AFC Championship with the Oakland Raiders.
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Jerry Sandusky
Gerrald Arthur "Jerry" Sandusky (born January 26, 1944 in Washington, Pennsylvania) is a retired American football coach. He served as an assistant coach for his entire career, mostly at Penn State University under Joe Paterno, and was one of the most notable major college football coaches to never have held a head coaching position. He was honored with Assistant Coach of the Year awards in 1986 and 1999.
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Jesse Palmer
Jesse James Palmer (born October 5, 1978, ) is a Canadian-American sports commentator and former pro-football quarterback. He played in the NFL for the New York Giants before spending half a season in 2006 in the CFL with the Montreal Alouettes. Palmer also became notable when he was cast in 2004 as the bachelor on the fifth season of the reality television series The Bachelor. He is now a college football analyst for ESPN/ABC in the U.S. and a football analyst for TSN in Canada.
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Jessica Mendoza
Jessica Mendoza (born 11 November 1980 in Camarillo, California) is an American softball player of Mexican descent who won a gold medal at the 2004 Athens Olympics. She was a four-time first team All-American at Stanford University from 1999-2002. Mendoza was named Softball player of the year in 2006. Jessica is currently with National Pro Fastpitch's USSSA Pride.
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Jim Rome
Jim Rome (born James Phillip Rome October 14, 1964), is an American sports radio talk show host syndicated by Premiere Radio Networks, a subsidiary of Clear Channel Communications.
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John S. Chen
John S. Chen (born July 1, 1955) is chairman, chief executive officer and president of Sybase, Inc. A recognized expert on global business and international trade, he is also a director of Wells Fargo & Company.
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Jonathan Coachman
Jonathan William Coachman (born August 12, 1972), also known as "The Coach", is a former professional wrestling color commentator. He is also a former college basketball player, and football play-by-play announcer. He is best known for his work with World Wrestling Entertainment, where he spent nine years as a commentator, interviewer, and occasional wrestler.
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Judith Estrin
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Karl Ravech
Karl Ravech (born January 19, 1965), was born and raised in Needham, Massachusetts.
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Kirk Herbstreit
Kirk Herbstreit (; born August 19, 1969, Centerville, Ohio) is an Emmy Award-winning analyst for ESPN's College GameDay, a television program covering college football and a provider of color commentary during college football games on ESPN and ABC. He appears annually as a commentator in EA Sports' NCAA Football. He was a quarterback on the Ohio State football team. He saw action in a few games his junior season (including the bowl loss against Syracuse) and was the starting quarterback his entire senior season.
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Lee Corso
Leland "Lee" Corso (born August 7, 1935 ) is a sports broadcaster and football analyst for ESPN. He has been featured on ESPN's College GameDay program since its inception and he appeared annually as a commentator in EA Sports' NCAA Football through NCAA Football 10. In the off season, Corso serves as Director of Business Development for Dixon Ticonderoga, a Florida based pencil manufacturing company. Corso played college football at Florida State University. He served as the head football coach at the University of Louisville (1969–1972), Indiana University (1973–1982), and Northern Illinois University (1984), compiling a career college football record of 73–85–6. Corso was also the head coach of the United States Football League's Orlando Renegades in 1985.
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Lou Holtz
Louis Leo "Lou" Holtz (born January 6, 1937) is a retired American football coach, and active sportscaster, author, and motivational speaker.He also appears every friday on the Rick and Bubba show. He served as the head football coach at The College of William & Mary (1969–1971), North Carolina State University (1972–1975), the University of Arkansas (1977–1983), the University of Minnesota (1984–1985), the University of Notre Dame (1986–1996), and University of South Carolina (1999–2004), compiling a career record of 249–132–7. Holtz's 1988 Notre Dame team went 12–0 with a victory in the Fiesta Bowl and was the consensus national champion. Holtz is the only college football coach to lead six different programs to bowl games and the only coach to guide four different programs to the final top 20 rankings. Holtz also coached the New York Jets of the NFL during the 1976 season.
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Mark Schlereth
Mark Frederick Schlereth (; born January 25, 1966 in Anchorage, Alaska) is a former professional football player and current television sportscaster. Schlereth played guard in the NFL for 12 seasons (1989-2000) with the Washington Redskins and Denver Broncos. He is currently a football analyst for ESPN on NFL Live, Sportscenter, and other programs. He is a frequent guest and occasional fill-in host on ESPN Radio's Mike and Mike in the Morning. He has recently begun a career in acting, and appeared on the soap opera Guiding Light in June 2007.
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Michael Wilbon
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Michele Tafoya
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Michelle Beadle
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Michelle Bonner
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Mike Breen
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Mike Patrick
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Mike Tirico
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Norby Williamson
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Orin C. Smith
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Rebecca Lobo
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Rece Davis
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Robert Matschullat
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Sara Walsh
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Sean McDonough
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Shelley Smith
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Sheryl Sandberg
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Skip Bayless
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Stephania Bell
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Susan Arnold
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Suzy Kolber
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Tim Legler
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Tommy Smyth
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Tony Kornheiser
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Tony Reali
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Trent Dilfer
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Trey Wingo
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Woody Paige
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ALBUMS
- march_finitae
- interlude
- battle_small_01
- battle_hi_01
- menue
- intro
- action_boss
- burned
- battle_mid_02
- quiet_theme
- Ik zag twee beren
- Vader Jacob
- Op een grote paddestoel
- In Holland staat een huis
- Daar zat een aapje
- Wij kikkertjes
- Alle eendjes
- Poesje mauw
- Het regent
- Moriaantje
- Hoedje van papier
- Klein, klein kleutertje
- Er is er een jarig
- Boer, wat zeg je van mijn kippen
- Hop hop hop
- Kortjakje
- Twee emmertjes water halen
- In de maneschijn
- Lang zal zij leven
- Drie maal drie is negen
- Hansje pansje kevertje
- Papegaaitje leef je nog
- Suite pour une noce
- Na Alice
- Nazad nazad mome Kalino
- Sandansko horo
- Krivo Sadovsko horo
- Tchobanski vez
- Danets
- Airs de la région de Strandja
- Duo de gadulka
- Kopanitsa
- Svatbarska ratchenitsa
- Bavna melodia i horo
- Prélude et Trakisko horo
- Païdushko horo
- Yovino horo
- Suleyman Aga
- Daïtchovo horo
- Danny Boy
- Toccata
- Greensleeves
- Elvia Madigan (Mozart)
- The Mountains of Mourne
- Adagio (Beethoven)
- Six Ribbons
- Scarborough Fair
- To a Wild Rose
- Adagio (Mozart)
- Circle of Silence
- Rain Dance
- Carolan's Farewell
- Beyond All
- Greensleeves
- Dover Winds
- The Lonely Boat
- Winds of Change
- The Minstrel Boy
- Deep Deep Sleep
- Morning Awakens
- Sunset Reflections
- Whispering Dunes
- Journey Ahead
- A Touch of Love
- Mystic Seaport Serenade
- Morning Solitude
- Memories of Summer
- Island Oasis
- Ocean Moonlight
- Dreamscapes
- Journey Within
- Universe of Calm
- Whispering Dunes
- Tranquil Splendor
- Blissful Swan
- Cloud Drifter
- Return to Zero
- Deep Deep Sleep
- Beyond All
- Guten Abend, gut' Nacht
- Schlafe ein, mein Kindchen
- Süßer Schlummer
- Funkle, funkle, kleiner Stern
- Himmelspferde
- Stern, so hell, Stern, so weit
- Schlaf, Kindchen, schlaf!
- Der Mann im Mond
- Ich sehe den Mond
- Die Wiege am Baum
- Wiegenlied
- Guten Abend, gut' Nacht (Instrumental)
- Schlafe ein, mein Kindchen (Instrumental)
- Süßer Schlummer (Instrumental)
- Funkle, funkle, kleiner Stern (Instrumental)
- Himmelspferde (Instrumental)
- Stern, so hell, Stern, so weit (Instrumental)
- Schlaf, Kindchen, schlaf! (Instrumental)
- Der Mann im Mond (Instrumental)
- Ich sehe den Mond (Instrumental)
- Die Wiege am Baum (Instrumental)
- Wiegenlied (Instrumental)
- Character Overture
- Song: Secret Mission
- Song: It's Not Fair
- Song Effect: Twilight Zone
- Song: This Is Weird
- Scene Change Music
- Song: This Is Weird
- Song: This Is Weird
- Scene Change Music
- Song: This Is Weird
- Scene Change Music
- Sound Effect: Good Fairy Entrance
- Song: Club Character
- Song: Secret Mission Complete
- Closing Music
- Song: Talking 'Bout Character
- Restless Wind
- Trembling Thunderstorm
- Deep in the Dark Forest
- Monster Chains
- Haunted Entrance
- Following Footsteps
- Ghastly Graveyard Ghosts
- Bubbling Cauldron
- Banging Shutters
- Pipe Organ
- Monkey See and Monkey Do
- I Met a Bear
- A Sailor Went to Sea
- Polly Wolly Doodle
- Sally the Camel
- Yon Yonson
- The Green Grass Grew All Around
- I'm a Nut
- Everywhere We Go
- Michael Finnegan
- Chicken Sandwich
- I Had a Cat
- Be Kind to Your Web Footed Friends
- How Much Wood
- S-M-I-L-E
- La Cucaracha
- The Worm Song
- Have You Ever Seen?
- I Went to Cincinnati
- No L
- I Eat My Peas With Honey
- Ravioli
- The Preposition Song
- The Bear Went Over the Mountain
- It's Raining, It's Pouring
- The Littlest Worm
- Home on the Range
- The Animal Fair
- Oats, Peas, Beans and Barley Grow
- Reuben, Reuben I've Been Thinking
- Hickory Dickory Dock
- Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
- Hey Diddle Diddle
- Little Boy Blue
- The Farmer in the Dell
- London Bridge
- The Little Pig
- A Tisket a Tasket
- Oh Where, Oh Where Has My Little Dog Gone
- Pat-a-cake Pat-a-cake
- Jack and Jill
- This Old Man
- Baa Baa Black Sheep
- Little Bo Peep
- Little Jack Horner
- The Mulberry Patch
- Sing a Song of Sixpence
- Ring Around the Rosy
- Wee Willie Winkie
- Simple Simon
- Are You Sleeping?
- To Market, To Market
- It's Raining, It's Pouring
- The Muffin Man
- Humpty Dumpty
- B-I-N--G-O
- Bought Me a Cat
- Row, Row, Row Your Boat
- Little Miss Muffet
- Make New Friends
- Enroulez le fil
- Les Ours bulles
- Petite cacahuète
- Bonjour ma cousine
- En bateau ma mie
- Tu m'aimes ?
- À la une ! Dans la lune !
- Les Sons du corps
- Promenons-nous dans les bois
- Le Boeuf
- Ah hue, ah hue
- À la danse
- La Polka des bébés
- Jean Petit
- Bisouillé chatouillé
- Oeil coquin
- Tape, tape, tape
- Un petit pouce qui danse
- Trampolino
- Tourterelle
- Tape, tape, ma commère
- Poucet / Poucerote
- Main sur le coeur
- Il était une bergère
- Trois microbes
- La Chanson des dents de lait
- Cinq petites souris
- Marionettes
- Mon âne
- Une aiguille, je te pique
- Alouette
- P'tit bonhomme
- Michelle
- I Don't Know How to Love Him
- Moonlight Sonata
- Promise Me
- Get Here
- Copacabana
- Endless Love
- Something About the Way You Look Tonight
- When I Fall in Love
- With You I'm Born Again
- Mona Lisa
- Song for Guy
- When Will I See You Again?
- Careless Whisper
- I'll Follow You
- What Does It Mean?
- Do ré mi la perdrix
- C'est la baleine
- Y'a une pie
- Il pleut bergère
- Lundi matin
- Savez-vous planter les choux
- Une poule sur un mur
- Il était un petit navire
- Frère Jacques
- J'aime la galette
- Il pleut, il mouille
- Quand trois poules vont au champ
- La Cloche du vieux manoir
- Le Petit Escargot
- Mon âne
- C'est la mère Michel
- Silly Alphabet Song
- If You Know the Sound of...
- Learning Our Short Vowels
- Learning Our Long Vowels
- Apples and Bananas
- The Alphabet Swing
- Counting From 1 to 10 (Spanish)
- Counting to Twenty
- The Skip Counting Song
- Do You Know What Has a Trunk
- Koalas are Not Bears
- Did You Know that Monkeys Like to Swing?
- King of the Beasts
- Learning Our Shapes
- Look Up High, Look Down Low
- The Colors of the Rainbow
- The Buddy System
- Learning Our Safety Rules
- I'm Lost!
- There are Four Seasons
- Can You Name These Songs?
- Armed Services Medley
- The Star-Spangled Banner
- All the Children of the World
- We are One World
- J'ai perdu le do
- Au feu les pompiers
- Ah! Mon beau château
- Pomme de reinette
- Sur le pont d'Avignon
- A le volette
- J'aime la galette
- Les petits poissons
- Ah vous dirais-je maman
- Meunier tu dors
- Vive le vent
- Mon beau sapin
- Au clair de la lune
- A la claire fontaine
- Trois jeunes tambours
- Dansons la capucine
- Rock'n'roll des gallinacés
- Il était un petit homme
- Une poule sur un mur
- Fais dodo, Colas
- Pippi Calzelunghe
- Il galletto
- Oh che bel castello
- Madama Dorè
- Fra Martino
- La bella lavanderina
- Io son contadinella
- Lettera a Pinocchio
- Supercalifragilistichespiralidoso
- Vecchia fattoria
- Mi scappa la pipì
- W la pappa col pomodoro
- Heigh-Ho
- Quarantaquattro gatti
- S-M-I-L-E
- The Baby Bumblebee
- Ten in the Bed
- There's a Hole in the Bucket
- Sing-a-Ling
- My Aunt Came Back
- I'm a Nut
- Look at the Monkeys
- I Can Wiggle
- Six Little Ducks
- Do Your Ears Hang Low?
- It's Silly Time
- A Sailor Went to Sea
- The Bear Went Over the Mountain
- The Green Grass Grew All Around
- Switch
- John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt
- Sally the Camel
- Have You Ever Seen?
- Glub, Glub, Glub Your Boat
- Intro: Disneyland Theme
- Mickey Mouse Club March (KPS mix)
- It's a Small World (It's a Muro's World remix)
- Fantasia (dirty raw Bobo James mix)
- Tron (Blue Machine mix)
- Mary Poppins (Twigy mix)
- Dumbo (Old Nick "Super Elephant Fly" mix)
- Alice in Wonderland (Alice in Underground)
- The Jungle Book (Jingle Jungle mix) (album edit version)
- The Lion King (The Life remix) (feat. Jin & Corn Head)
- The Little Mermaid (Under the Sea-Hot Sauce Booty mix)
- Main Street Electrical Parade (Back-in-the-Dayz remix)
- Aladdin (The Lamp of Legend mix) (album edit)
- Peter Pan (The Indian Village Cruise)
- Winnie the Pooh (Who Are You Callin' a ... mix)
- Pinocchio (classic and vintage mix)
- Beauty and the Beast (Beats and the Beast mix)
- Dance to Your Daddy
- All Through the Night
- Rockin'
- Sleep, Baby Sleep
- Armenian Lullaby
- Now the Day Is Over
- All Night, All Day
- Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star
- Baby Bunting
- All the Pretty Little Horses
- Raindrops
- Fingers and Toes
- Dance to Your Daddy
- All Through the Night
- Rockin'
- Sleep, Baby Sleep
- Armenian Lullaby
- Now the Day Is Over
- All Night, All Day
- Twinkle, Twinkle Little Stars
- Baby Bunting
- All the Pretty Little Horses
- Raindrops
- Fingers and Toes
- Sur le pont d'Avignon
- Alouette
- Dans la fôret prochaine
- Bon anniversaire
- Le bon roi Dagobert
- Le coq est mort
- Malbrough s'en va-t-en guerre
- Savez-vouz planter les choux?
- Il était un petit navire
- J'ai du bon tabac
- Gentil coquelicot
- Au clair de la lune
- Chevaliers de la Table Ronde
- Il est né le devin Enfant
- Lundi matin
- I'm a Yankee Doodle Dandy
- Jack and Jill
- Row, Row, Row Your Boat
- Clementine
- Hot Cross Buns
- Humpty Dumpty
- Shoo! Fly, Don't Bother Me
- Skip to My Lou
- The Farmer In the Dell
- Mary Had a Little Lamb
- Say, Say, Oh Playmate
- She'll Be Comin' Around the Mountain
- The Fox
- London Bridge
- Alken Drum
- One, Two, I Love You (Numbers are Our Friends)
- Animal Fair
- Greensleeves
- Ta Ra Ra Boom De Ay
- While Strolling Through the Park
- Kookaburra
- There's a Hole In My Bucket
- Alouette
- Frére Jacques
- Bill Bailey
- A Bicycle Built For Two
- I've Been Workin' on the Railroad
- Pat-a-Cake, Pat-a-Cake
- One, Two, Buckle My Shoe
- Who Stole the Cookie From the Cookie Jar?
- Take Me Out to the Ballgame
- Waltzing Matilda
- Shenandoah
- The Man on the Flying Trapeze
- Scotland's Burning
- John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt
- Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes
- Old King Cole
- Georgie, Porgie, Puddin' Pie
- Yes! We Have No Bananas
- The Ants Go Marching
- This Little Light of Mine
- H-A-R-R-I-G-A-N
- Playtime Polka
- A Morning in the Mountain Village of Miano Nationality (Mouth Flute)
- The Train Arrived Tong Nationality District From Beijing (Lu Sheng)
- On the Road to Meet His Bride (Folk Insturment Ensemble of Vi Nationality)
- A Night in the Village of Tong Nationality (Bawu)
- The Sun Begins to Rise (Horse-Head Qin)
- The Mysterious Lancang River (Soprano Sa Sanxian)
- Taxiwayi (Rewafu)
- Three Refrains on a Song of Yangguan (Guanzi)
- Lieshao (Hulusi and Bawu)
- A Bonfire on the Field of Oroqen Nationality (Yueqin)
- The Happy Grassland (Sihu)
- An Early Spring in Zhuang Nationality District (Horse-Bone Hunqin)
- Mary Had a Little Lamb
- Goosey Goosey Gander
- Hot Cross Buns
- It's Raining, It's Pouring
- Medley: A.Little Jack Horner B.Little Miss Muffet
- Simple Simon
- Ride a Cock Horse
- Looby Loo
- Ding Dong Bell
- Hey Diddle Diddle
- Humpty Dumpty
- Jack and Jill
- Hickory Dickory Dock
- Little Bo Peep
- Oranges and Lemons
- See Saw Marjory Daw
- Pop Goes the Weasel
- Mary, Mary Quite Contrary
- Ring a Ring of Roses
- Pussy Cat, Pussy Cat
- Pat-A-Cake, Pat-A-Cake
- There Was a Crooked Man
- The Grand Old Duke of York
- Daddy Wouldn't Buy Me a Bow-Wow
- Tom, Tom the Piper's Son
- Que linda manita
- Cinco lobitos
- El más pequeñito
- Tortita de manteca
- Palmas palmitas
- Pim pom
- Aserrín aserrán
- Arre borriquito
- Din don
- Campanitas de San Juan
- Cura sana
- En la granja de Pepito
- Pasé misí, pasé misá
- Cu-cú
- En el arca de Noé
- Au clair de la lune
- Henriette et Damon
- La jolie Flamande
- Jioneto
- La bergere au paturage
- Gentille pastourelle
- La meuniere
- Lou mouli
- Prospere
- Le retour du soldat Martin
- Attends-moi six ans
- La Femme D'un Marchand
- Totjorn L'ai Como Lo Voli
- Mon Pere Me Marie
- Lo Bielho
- La Cadenas
- Lou Curat De Mountauban
- La Preface Du Cure
- Parlons De Boire
- Dans La Ville De Rennes
- Dans La Ville De Nantes
- En Revenant De Nates
- Regret De Lisou
- La Delaissée
- Sur Les Frontieres Du Piemont
- Adieu Tu Pars, Adieu !
- Bonsoir Mie, Bonsoir
- Mettez la chaloupe à l'eau
- Ainsi font, font, font
- Un gai luron des flandres
- Oh, le roi gourmand
- Aux marches du palais
- À Marseille
- Bon voyage, Monsieur Dumollet
- Derrière chez ma tante
- L'éléphant se douche
- Jean Petit qui danse
- Elle avait une jambe de bois
- Une jeune fille de 90 ans
- La baleine
- Pique la baleine
- Mon papa est cordonnier
- Les sabots
- Un, deux, trois les petits soldats
- La complainte de Mandrin
- Bring back
- À la pêche aux moules
- À la pêche aux moules
- Enfile ton aiguille
- Le roi a fait battre tambour
- À la salade
- Bonjour guillaume
- J'ai vu
- Dans les prisons de Nantes
- Ma grand-mère est enfermée
- C'était un âne gris
- Hi, hi, je ris
- Ah ! Dis moi donc bergère
- Pour aller à la chasse
- Le roi Arthur
- Un très gros garçon
- Matelot, puisqu'il fait bon vent
- Un petit chat gris
- Belle qui tiens ma vie
- Fi, Faye le crapaud
- De bon matin
- Brave marin
- J'ai des poules à vendre
- 3 jeunes filles
- Petit chat chocolat
- Petit chien qui mange du pain
- Où vas-tu, petit bossu ?
- Les pinsons
- Quand li patates
- J'ai des roses
- La belle s'est endormie
- Je vais à la noce
- Zaļa zied zālīte
- Atiti leldīna
- Pirmais pērkons
- Balādīte
- Meitas gula ābolāje
- Ganiņš biju
- Es gulu, gulu
- Iesēju liniņus
- Baltaitiņa
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- More Than I Can Say (saxophone)
- La Paloma (guitar)
- Rain Star (piano)
- Right Here Waiting for You (flute)
- Conquest (saxophone)
- Oh Carol (saxophone)
- Everything I Do, I Do It for You (guitar)
- Can You Feel the Love Tonight (flute)
- Les Premiers Sourires De Vanessa (piano)
- My Heart Will Go On (flute)
- Love Story (guitar)
- I Will Always Love You (flute)
- Dolannes Melody (piano)
- Jasmine Flower (saxophone)
- Sailing (saxophone)
- Quelquse Notes Poan Anna (guitar)
- Unchained Melody (flute)
- Ballade for Adeline (piano)
- Hotel California (saxaphone)
- Moon River (violin & guitar)
- ガムラン・ゴン・クビャール:パクシ・ングラヤン
- ガムラン・スマル・プグリンガン:ガンバンガン
- ガムラン・スマル・プグリンガン:リアル・サマス
- ガムラン・ゴン・グデ:タブ・トゥル
- グンデル・ワヤン:スカル・ギノタン
- ガムラン・スロンディン:レンテ
- ガムラン・ブルガンジュール:ギラㇰ
- M-57 Prologue: Science Ninja Team
- M-57 Prologue: Opening Theme Song-Destroy! Gallactor (TV Length)
- Emblem G: M-51 The White Shadow
- Emblem G: M-15 International Science Organization
- Emblem G: M-9 Birdstyle
- Emblem G: M-33 Scramble
- Emblem G: M-6 Gather God Phoenix
- Gallactor Versions: M-54 Dangerous
- Gallactor Versions: M-14 Zero Angle
- Gallactor Versions: M-55 Sniper
- Gallactor Versions: M-25 Death Clash
- Gallactor Versions: M-24 Iron Beast
- Fighting Phoenix: M-43 Snack Jun
- Fighting Phoenix: M-12 Gatchaman Attack
- Fighting Phoenix: M-10 Birdmissile
- Fighting Phoenix: M-41 And Then.... Victory
- Fighting Phoenix: M-45 Return to the Sunrise
- Coral Reef (Bridges 1): M-50
- Coral Reef (Bridges 1): M-61
- Coral Reef (Bridges 1): M-53
- Coral Reef (Bridges 1): M-67
- Coral Reef (Bridges 1): M-65
- Crescent Moon: M-4 Good Morning Phoenix
- Crescent Moon: M-37 Morning Service
- Crescent Moon: M-30 Croissant
- Crescent Moon: M-36 At Dusk
- Crescent Moon: M-39 Goodnight Seahorse
- (Behind) Shaded Eyes: M-11 Shadow Of Galactor
- (Behind) Shaded Eyes: M-17 Burning City
- (Behind) Shaded Eyes: M-18 Into Dark Depths
- (Behind) Shaded Eyes: M-16 The Hidden Devil
- (Behind) Shaded Eyes: M-19 A Night Of Unrest
- (Behind) Shaded Eyes: M-26 Devastation Of The Earth
- Katse, The Helmet Strap Tightens (Bridges 2): M-48
- Katse, The Helmet Strap Tightens (Bridges 2): M-59
- Katse, The Helmet Strap Tightens (Bridges 2): M-62
- Katse, The Helmet Strap Tightens (Bridges 2): M-60
- Katse, The Helmet Strap Tightens (Bridges 2): M-68
- Gatchaman: M-52
- Fighter G: M-46 Invasion Assault
- Fighter G: M-58 Army Corps
- Fighter G: M-5 Capture
- Fighter G: M-27 Pursuit
- Fighter G: M-44 A Sudden Change
- Fighter G: M-13 Violent Force
- Red Illusion: M-49 Red Wing
- Red Illusion: M-56 Red Partner
- Red Illusion: M-8 Red Memory
- Red Illusion: M-38 Red Impulse
- Alone On The Earth (Bridges 3): M-3'
- Alone On The Earth (Bridges 3): M-63
- Alone On The Earth (Bridges 3): M-64
- Alone On The Earth (Bridges 3): M-66
- Alone On The Earth (Bridges 3): M-69
- Alone On The Earth (Bridges 3): M-70
- Alone On The Earth (Bridges 3): M-2"
- A Pledge To The Open Sky: M-34 Surrender To Fate
- A Pledge To The Open Sky: M-28 Strong Flapping Wings
- A Pledge To The Open Sky: M-1 Stable, Lifting Wings
- 0002: M-32 Unknown Figure
- 0002: M-21 Mutant
- 0002: M-20 Cross Karakorum
- 0002: M-7 A Living Island
- 0002: M-42 Target X
- 0002: M-47 Rushing In
- The Phoenix Can: M-29 Visiting Tomorrow
- The Phoenix Can: M-35 We Are The Flock...
- The Phoenix Can: M-40 Daybreak
- The Phoenix Can: M-2 The Immortal Ninja Team
- Epilogue: Ending Theme Song-Gatchaman's Song (TV Length)
- King Porter Stomp
- Happy as the Day Is Long
- I'm Walking Through Heaven With You
- White Jazz
- Mahogany Hall Stomp
- Blue Lou
- Dance of the Lame Duck
- Mood Indigo
- Charmaine
- Walk, Jennie, Walk
- 't Is rood
- Die nieuwe
- XO-man
- Ik maak het wel
- Vrienden om je heen
- Aan de slag
- De les die je leert
- Wie zegt dat delen moet
- Poets je tanden
- Strakjes ben ik een ster
- Groen geval
- Wat zou er in de ruimte zijn
- Volg mij maar
- Even over badtz
- De langste van de stad
- Klein zijn valt best mee
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- De kerstman stelt je nooit teleur
- Cadeautjes voor iedereen
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- Mijn vissenvriend
- Stem het liefst op mij
- Weg met huiswerk
- Vlieg met me mee
- Samenwerken
- Hoog in de lucht
- Someone Is Standing Outside
- One Hand One Heart
- Passing Stranger
- Nocturne
- Tout ce que veut Lola
- Tango Chitara Romana
- Alma Portena
- Dejame En Paz
- Nutcracker Waltz
- Anyone Who Has a Heart
- That's Amore
- Makin' Whoopee
- Ich Hab Noch Einen Koffer in Berlin
- Destination Moon
- Memories Are Made of This
- Powder Your Face
- Jumping Jack
- Hunting the Dancer
- Swing and Dance
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- Aqua Blues
- Volcano Surfing
- Michelle
- And I Love Her
- Here, There and Everywhere
- Norwegian Wood
- Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds
- Ob La Di, Ob La Da
- Yesterday
- If I Fell
- She’s Leaving Home
- Nowhere Man
- Martha My Dear
- Yellow Submarine
- The Ants Go Marching on Parade
- On Top of Spaghetti
- Apples & Bananas
- If I Had a Boat
- Mrs. Murphy's Chowder
- There's a Hole in the Middle
- Skinamarink
- The Limerick Song
- My Little Dog Lost His Woof, Woof, Woof
- Sippin' Cider Through a Straw
- Throw It Out the Window
- The Green Grass Grows All Around
- Michael Finnegan
- Two Birds in a Cage
- Where Has My Little Dog Gone
- Mary Ann McCarthy
- Buffalo Boy
- Turkey in the Straw
- Goober Peas
- Do Your Ears Hang Low
- The Ants Go Marching on Parade
- On Top of Spaghetti
- Apples & Bananas
- If I Had a Boat
- Mrs. Murphy's Chowder
- There's a Hole in the Middle
- Skinamarink
- The Limerick Song
- My Little Dog Lost His Woof, Woof, Woof
- Sippin' Cider Through a Straw
- Throw It Out the Window
- The Green Grass Grows All Around
- Michael Finnegan
- Two Birds in a Cage
- Where Has My Little Dog Gone
- Mary Ann McCarthy
- Buffalo Boy
- Turkey in the Straw
- Goober Peas
- Do Your Ears Hang Low
- Heads, Shoulders, Knees and Toes
- Underneath the Spreading Chestnut Tree
- Put Your Finger on Your Head
- Hokey Cokey
- I Went to School This Morning
- Johnny Taps With One Hammer
- My Hat It Has Three Corners
- A Sailor Went to Sea, Sea, Sea
- Ten Green Bottles
- One Finger, One Thumb Keep Moving
- The Bear Went Over the Mountain
- Chip Chop, Chip Chop, Chipper Chopper Joe
- Looby Lou
- Ten in a Bed
- We All Clap Hands Together
- John Brown's Baby
- If You're Happy and You Know It
- Bobbing Up and Down Like This
- John Brown Stamped His Feet
- Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush
- Sealed With a Kiss
- Under the Influence of Love
- Daytime Friends
- Let Your Love Flow
- Physical
- The Happening
- It Never Rains in Southern California
- Albatross
- Hardrock Cafe
- Hopelessly Devoted to You
- Isn't She Lovely
- You Light Up My Life
- Song Sung Blue
- Blue Bayou
- Green Onions
- Rhapsody in White
- Stranger on the Shore
- The Hustle
- Wipe Out
- Summer of '42
- The Eve of the War
- Twin Peaks Theme
- Oxygene, Part IV
- Aurora
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- Quadrophonia
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- To the Unknown Man
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- Velvet
- From Silivria
- From Tsirigo
- Ballos Dance - Mastich
- Apple of mine and tangerine
- Kechagias
- Girl who weave in the loom
- Seedling
- "Yavas - yavas"
- Mullet
- At your neighborhood
- Little carnation
- Sea from all the islands
- Our ragged boat
- In the Aegean
- Lady from Samos
- Little sea of mine
- "Sousta" dance
- Narrhalla-Marsch
- Freut Euch Des Lebens
- Wir Kommen Alle in Den Himmel
- Schnaps, Das War Sein Letzies Wort
- Humba Tatara
- Am 30, Mai Ist Der Weltuntergang
- Wer Soll Das Bezahlen?
- Das Kannst Du Nicht Ahnen
- Heute Blau Und Morgan Blau
- Der Schonste Platz Ist Immer an Der Theke
- Jetzt Trink'n Ma Noch a Flascherl Wein
- Heidewitzka Herr Kapitan
- So Ein Tag, So Wunderschön Wie Heute
- Wenn Das So Weitergeht
- Wir Machen Durch Bis Morgen Fruh
- Ein' Prosit
- Schau Nicht Auf Die Uhr
- Wir Versaufen Unserer Oma Ihr Klein Hauschen
- Kornblumenblau
- Nach Hause Geh'n Wir Nicht
- Du Kannst Nicht Treu Sein
- Oh, Wie Bist Du Schon
- Dass Du Mich Liebst (Schrammelmarsch)
- Mein Herz, Das Ist Ein Bienenhaus
- Rheinische Lieder
- Du Darfst Mich Lieben Fur Drei Tolle Tage
- Am Aschermittwoch
- Der Treue Husar
- The Bare Necessities
- Yellow Bird
- Humpty Dumpty
- Whistle While You Work
- The Animals Went In Two By Two
- I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing
- The Owl and the Pussycat
- Mud, mud, glorious mud
- Jimmy Crack Corn
- Oh Dear What Can The Matter Be
- Kookaburra
- Girls And Boys Come Out To Play
- One Potato, Two Potato
- Inchworm
- There was an old lady who swalloed a fly
- Farmyard Cabaret
- Chip chop, chip chop, chipper chopper Joe
- Hickory Dickory Dock
- Five brown eggs in a nest of hay
- Santa's Elves
- Little Miss Muffet
- I went to visit a farm one day
- You can't keep a horse in a lighthouse
- Daddy Wouldn't Buy Me A Bow-Wow
- Little Jack Horner
- Brown Bear's Snoring
- Ugly Bug Ball
- One little cockerel
- Little Boxes
- I'm A Hippopotamus
- Frog Went A-Courtin'
- Day Oh
- Hot Cross Buns
- Swallows Return in the First and Second Months
- We Close the Village for Rituals
- Trees Cannot Bar Us
- If I Don't Sing, My Friends Say I Am Proud
- If We Don't Sing, Youth Will Pass Us by Like Flowing Water
- Building a Pond
- Spring Is Here, Swallows Fly
- My Mother Forces Me to Marry
- Separated by Mountains and Waters
- I Use a Blue Cloth to Hide My Heart
- When I Can Meet My Love?
- Four Generations Together, in Good Name
- When Elders Live Long, Families Are Harmonious
- Cicadas Are Crying, I Sigh as My Youth Passes By
- My Love Left the Village
- I Dare Not Let Me Heart Wander
- I Offer a Cup of Wine to You, My Love
- A Cup of Wine Is a Dose of Heart
- Missing You
- I Am a Butterfly Searching for Flowers
- My Love, Why Did You Throw Our Love Into the River
- At the Flowing Water, I Am Anxious
- Call From the Mountaintop
- Village Elder Tang Gong
- Ten Thousand People Sing Together
- Sing and Dance Together in Peace
- 今、うん、いい感じ
- どうしても、あなたが
- こんなにも、あなたが
- どうしようもなく、あなたが
- 森野苺 ～六年の重さで～
- まいっちゃったなぁ
- 男の子はがんばる
- スペシャルピンチ
- こんなデートはいかがです?
- 虹は闇に隠れて消えた
- 手を繋いで帰りたいのです
- 加速する衝動
- まりえ、どうしちゃったの!?
- 間雲漂介 ～漂介クン、お大事に～
- まほちゃんは、怒ってます
- いけません☆先生!
- 有限で構わないと思う
- 金曜日のステップ
- 四道跨 ～一度も使われてないよ～
- ヘコみましたが
- 儚く脆い心地
- もう、風も見えない
- 湖を眺めて
- 刻の進みが遅い場所
- でも、好き
- 水面の月
- 縁川小石 ～大人になるための空白～
- Back Image Music
- If You're Happy And You Know It
- See Saw Margery Daw
- Here We Go Looby Loo
- Two Little Dicky Birds
- Jumping Up and Down like this
- Tommy Thumb
- We All Clap Hands Together
- Round And Round The Garden
- One Man Went To Mow
- I'm A Little Teapot
- Cobbler Cobbler
- Ring o Ring o Roses
- Incy Wincy Spider
- Here We Go Round The Mulberry Bush
- The Wheels On The Bus
- Pop Goes The Weasel
- My Hands Upon My Head I Place
- Jack and Jill
- Humpty Dumpty
- Five Little Monkeys
- Ride A Cock Horse
- Wee Willie Winkie
- She'll Be Coming Round The Mountain
- Aiken Drum
- Cake
- 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
- Row, Row, Row Your Boat
- One Finger, One Thumb
- The Grand Old Duke Of York
- Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes
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David Beckham fights with San Jose and Mascot
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 1:01
- Published: 01 Jul 2012
- Updated: 24 Oct 2012
David Beckham gets into a heated argument with San Jose players and mascot.
http://wn.com/David_Beckham_fights_with_San_Jose_and_Mascot
Fab 5 Vs. Kentucky
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 6:36
- Published: 18 Oct 2012
- Updated: 24 Oct 2012
Jalen Rose, John Calipari, Michael Smith and Hugh Douglas debate who would win between Michigan's Fab 5 and last year's Kentucky team.
http://wn.com/Fab_5_Vs_Kentucky
The Forum: Lakers Preseason Concerns
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 4:50
- Published: 18 Oct 2012
- Updated: 23 Oct 2012
Brian and Andy Kamenetzky with Drew Belzer break down the first four games of the Lakers' preseason.
http://wn.com/The_Forum_Lakers_Preseason_Concerns
The Forum: Age Of The Lakers
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 5:23
- Published: 18 Oct 2012
- Updated: 24 Oct 2012
Brian and Andy Kamenetzky with Drew Belzer on the importance of how Mike Brown handles Lakers' veteran minutes this season.
http://wn.com/The_Forum_Age_Of_The_Lakers
Antoine Walker, From NBA To Broke
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 7:00
- Published: 02 Oct 2012
- Updated: 25 Oct 2012
Antoine Walker joins First Take to discuss what happened to the $110M earned during his NBA career.
http://wn.com/Antoine_Walker,_From_NBA_To_Broke
E:60 - Calvin Johnson
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 14:04
- Published: 29 Aug 2012
- Updated: 24 Oct 2012
You know him on the field as Megatron. Off the field you may not know that he 'Transforms' into a quiet guy from a small town in Georgia. E:60 and Lisa Salters draw back the curtain for a rare private glimpse of All-Pro Calvin Johnson.
http://wn.com/E60_Calvin_Johnson
ESPN The Mag: Carmelo Anthony
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 3:03
- Published: 15 Oct 2012
- Updated: 24 Oct 2012
Carmelo Anthony talks about why there isn't anything anyone can say to change what it is he wants to do on the basketball court.
http://wn.com/ESPN_The_Mag_Carmelo_Anthony
Kansas State Jumps To No. 3 In BCS Standings
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 3:44
- Published: 22 Oct 2012
- Updated: 23 Oct 2012
Brad Edwards and the BCS Countdown crew look at the latest BCS standings.
http://wn.com/Kansas_State_Jumps_To_No_3_In_BCS_Standings
Final Verdict: Notre Dame's BCS Title Chances
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- Duration: 4:28
- Published: 21 Oct 2012
- Updated: 24 Oct 2012
Lou Holtz and Mark May debate if an undefeated Notre Dame should play for the BCS Title no matter who else is undefeated
http://wn.com/Final_Verdict_Notre_Dame's_BCS_Title_Chances
ESPN Films 30 for 30: Benji Q&A; with Billy Moore
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 8:27
- Published: 23 Oct 2012
- Updated: 24 Oct 2012
Billy Moore gives his perspective on the 30 for 30 film Benji after a screening of the film at the Chicago International Film Festival on October 18th in Chicago, IL.
http://wn.com/ESPN_Films_30_for_30_Benji_Q&A;_with_Billy_Moore
Oklahoma Throttles Texas In Red River Rivalry
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 1:09
- Published: 13 Oct 2012
- Updated: 23 Oct 2012
Damien Williams ran for a 95-yard touchdown, the longest rush in Red River Rivalry history, and Blake Bell rushed for four touchdowns in Oklahoma's 63-21 win over Texas.
http://wn.com/Oklahoma_Throttles_Texas_In_Red_River_Rivalry
Minnesota RB hit, loses decal on helmet
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 0:21
- Published: 13 Oct 2012
- Updated: 23 Oct 2012
Minnesota RB Donnell Kirkwood takes a huge hit that knocks off the decal on his helmet!
http://wn.com/Minnesota_RB_hit,_loses_decal_on_helmet
ESPN The Mag: James Harden
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 3:41
- Published: 15 Oct 2012
- Updated: 17 Oct 2012
ESPN The Magazine discusses whether James Harden will stay with the Thunder or leave via free agency.
http://wn.com/ESPN_The_Mag_James_Harden
Is That Carmelo Anthony Or A Wax Figure?
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 1:08
- Published: 27 Jun 2012
- Updated: 24 Oct 2012
Carmelo Anthony celebrates the unveiling of his wax statue at Madame Tussaud's Wax Museum by scaring unsuspecting visitors.
http://wn.com/Is_That_Carmelo_Anthony_Or_A_Wax_Figure?
ESPN Spelling Bee Spot / Under Pressure
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 0:33
- Published: 23 Oct 2012
- Updated: 24 Oct 2012
ESPN Films 30 for 30: Benji Bonus Material - Billy Moore's Redemption
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 1:34
- Published: 23 Oct 2012
- Updated: 24 Oct 2012
How Billy Moore turned his life around after the unforgettable incident involving Benji Wilson.
http://wn.com/ESPN_Films_30_for_30_Benji_Bonus_Material_Billy_Moore's_Redemption
ESPN Films 30 for 30: Benji - Director Statement
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 0:43
- Published: 23 Oct 2012
- Updated: 24 Oct 2012
Benji's directors Coodie and Chike talk about who Ben Wilson was and his legacy in Chicago. Benji airs October 23rd. 8pm ET on ESPN.
http://wn.com/ESPN_Films_30_for_30_Benji_Director_Statement
Mark Cuban Calls Out Skip Bayless
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 6:49
- Published: 22 Jun 2012
- Updated: 24 Oct 2012
Mark Cuban joins the debate desk to discuss his issue with Skip Bayless and the media.
http://wn.com/Mark_Cuban_Calls_Out_Skip_Bayless
Behind the scenes at ESPN with Jon "Bones" Jones
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- Duration: 6:13
- Published: 21 Sep 2012
- Updated: 21 Oct 2012
Taking a look behind the scenes at what a typical day is like during an ESPN "carwash" featuring UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Jon Jones
http://wn.com/Behind_the_scenes_at_ESPN_with_Jon_Bones_Jones
ESPN Films 30 for 30: Benji
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 0:31
- Published: 17 Oct 2012
- Updated: 24 Oct 2012
ESPN Films 30 for 30 premiers Benji at 8 pm ET, Oct. 23 on ESPN. In 1984, Ben Wilson, America's number 1 basketball prospect was senselessly murdered.
http://wn.com/ESPN_Films_30_for_30_Benji
ESPN Films 30 for 30: Benji
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 1:06
- Published: 20 Oct 2012
- Updated: 25 Oct 2012
R Kelly talks about his memories of his friend and teammate Ben Wilson. ESPN Films 30 for 30 Benji premiers Tuesday Oct. 23rd, 8pm ET on ESPN.
http://wn.com/ESPN_Films_30_for_30_Benji
LeBron And Kevin Durant Working Out Together
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 5:51
- Published: 11 Sep 2012
- Updated: 21 Oct 2012
Skip Bayless and Stephen A. Smith discuss if it is a smart move for Kevin Durant to be working out with LeBron James.
http://wn.com/LeBron_And_Kevin_Durant_Working_Out_Together
50 Cent Making Push To Promote Mayweather
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 3:05
- Published: 26 Jul 2012
- Updated: 23 Oct 2012
Stephen A. Smith and Skip Bayless wonder if 50 Cent can make a Floyd Mayweather, Manny Pacquiao fight happen.
http://wn.com/50_Cent_Making_Push_To_Promote_Mayweather
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22 Oct 2012
Cycling's governing body agreed Monday to strip Lance Armstrong of his seven Tour de France titles and ban him for life, following a report from the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency that accused him of leading...
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Article by WN.com Correspondent Dallas Darling As the two armies faced each other on that fateful day, a day in which perhaps the die had already been cast, a ground swell of experienced and newly...
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21 Oct 2012
Top Pentagon leaders, White House advisers and members of Congress from both parties have long regarded the rapid expansion of Afghanistan’s army and police as a crucial element of the U.S. exit...
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KANPUR: The beautifully decorated pandals and fun events organised in them offered a bouquet of Bengali culture and modern entertainment to residents of industrial city on the second day of Durga Puja...
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DAYTON, Ohio The endgame at hand, President Barack Obama and Republican Mitt Romney plunged into the final two weeks of an excruciatingly close race for the White House Tuesday with TV advertising...
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| ESPN logo since 1985 | |
| Launched | September 7, 1979 |
| Network | ESPN Network |
| Owned by | ESPN Inc. (The Walt Disney Company–80% Hearst Corporation–20%) |
| Picture format | 480i (SDTV) 720p (HDTV) |
| Slogan | The Worldwide Leader In Sports |
| Language | English |
| Broadcast area | Worldwide |
| Headquarters | Bristol, Connecticut |
| Sister channel(s) | ESPN2 ESPN3 ESPNews ESPNU ESPN Classic ESPN Deportes ESPN Plus ESPN on ABC Longhorn Network |
| Website | ESPN |
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Entertainment and Sports Programming Network, commonly known as ESPN, is an American global cable television network focusing on sports-related programming including live and pre-taped event telecasts, sports talk shows, and other original programming.
Founded by Bill Rasmussen, his son Scott Rasmussen and Aetna insurance agent Ed Eagan, it launched on September 7, 1979, under the direction of Chet Simmons, the network's President and CEO (and later the United States Football League's first commissioner). The Getty Oil Company provided funding to begin the new venture via executive Stuart Evey. John Skipper is ESPN's current president, a position he has held since January 1, 2012.
ESPN's signature telecast, SportsCenter, debuted with the network and aired its 30,000th episode on February 11, 2007. ESPN broadcasts primarily from its studios in Bristol, Connecticut. The network also operates offices in Miami; New York City; Seattle; Charlotte, North Carolina; and Los Angeles. The Los Angeles office, from which the late-night edition of SportsCenter is now broadcast, opened at L.A. Live in early 2009.
While ESPN is one of the most successful sports networks, it has not been free from criticism. This criticism includes accusations of biased coverage[1], conflict of interest, and controversies with individual broadcasters and analysts.
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History[link]
Main article: History of ESPN
High definition[link]
ESPN launched its 720p high-definition simulcast, originally branded as ESPNHD, on March 20, 2003. All Bristol and L.A. Live studio shows, along with most live events on ESPN, use high definition. ESPN is one of the few networks with an all-digital infrastructure. Shows recorded elsewhere − such as Jim Rome Is Burning (Los Angeles) are presented in a standard definition, 4:3 format with stylized pillarboxes. Pardon the Interruption and Around the Horn began airing in HD on September 27, 2010.[2]
ESPN and all of ABC and Disney's cable networks use the 720p HD line standard because ABC executives proposed a progressive scan signal that resolves fluid and high-speed motion in sports better, particularly during slow-motion replays.[3]
In 2011 ESPNHD began to downplay its distinct logo in promotion in preparation for a shift of its standard definition-feed to letterboxed widescreen, which occurred on June 1, 2011.
ESPN 3D[link]
Main article: ESPN 3D
On January 5, 2010, ESPN announced that it would launch a new 3D television channel, ESPN 3D. The network launched on June 11, 2010, with coverage of the 2010 FIFA World Cup. During its first year, ESPN projected that it would air around 100 events in 3D within its first year.[4][5]
Originally, ESPN 3D only aired simulcasts of 3D events from other ESPN channels, but on February 14, 2011, the network switched to a 24 hour format with repeat airings of past 3D events.[6]
Programming[link]
Alongside its live sports broadcasts, ESPN also airs a variety of sports highlight, talk, and documentary styled shows. These include:
- SportsCenter – The flagship program of ESPN, a daily sports news program delivering the latest sports news and highlights
- Around the Horn – Competitive debating between four sports writers across the country, moderated by Tony Reali
- Baseball Tonight – A daily recap of the day's Major League Baseball action that airs throughout the baseball season.
- College GameDay (Basketball) – Weekly college basketball show airing from the Saturday Primetime game of the week site.
- College GameDay (Football) – Weekly college football preview show airing from the site of a major college football game.
- E:60 – An investigative journalism newsmagazine show focusing on American and international sports.
- Monday Night Countdown – Weekly recap show aired on Monday evenings during the NFL season, also serves as the pre-game show for Monday Night Football
- Outside the Lines – Talk and debate show that examines critical sports issues on and off the field of play
- Pardon the Interruption (PTI) – Tony Kornheiser and Michael Wilbon debate a fast-paced array of sports topics
- Sunday NFL Countdown – Weekly preview show that airs on Sunday mornings during the NFL season.
- SportsNation - Michelle Beadle and Colin Cowherd debate various sports topics through different segments.
- "Mike and Mike in the Morning" - Mike Golic and Mike Greenberg talk about the biggest sports stories of the day every weekday from 6 AM to 10 AM on ESPN and ESPN2.
Executives[link]
- John Skipper: President, ESPN, Inc.[7]
- Sean Bratches: Executive Vice President, Sales and Marketing[8]
- Christine Driessen: Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer[9]
- Ed Durso: Executive Vice President, Administration[10]
- Charles Pagano: Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer[11]
- Norby Williamson: Executive Vice President, Programming[12]
- Russell Wolff: Executive Vice President and Managing Director, ESPN International[13]
- John Wildhack: Executive Vice President, Production
- John Kosner: Executive Vice President, Digital and Print Media
- John A. Walsh: Executive Vice President and Executive Editor
In popular culture[link]
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ESPN has become a part of popular culture since its inception. Many movies with a general sports theme will include ESPN announcers and programming into their storylines (such as in Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story, which gently lampoons the channel's multiple outlets by referencing the as-yet-nonexistent ESPN8, "The Ocho,"[14] a reference to a nickname formerly used for ESPN2, "the Deuce"; the slogan for the network was "If it's almost a sport, you'll find it here!"). In the film The Waterboy, Adam Sandler's character Bobby Boucher has his college football accomplishments tracked through several fictional "SportsCenter" newscasts including the "Bourbon Bowl." Also, ESPN.com Page 2 columnist Bill Simmons often jokes that he is looking forward to running a future network; SportsCenter anchors appeared as themselves in music videos by Brad Paisley (I'm Gonna Miss Her (The Fishin' Song)) and Hootie and the Blowfish (Only Wanna Be With You); and the 1998 TV series Sports Night was based on an ESPN-style network and its titular, SportsCenter-analogue flagship sports results program. Also, Ron Burgundy, Will Ferrell's character from the film Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy, fictitiously auditions for a position on SportsCenter just days before the network's launch in 1979, and fails miserably. He then claims that the idea (of a 24 hour sports network) will never become popular, and will be a financial and cultural disaster (claiming it's as ridiculous as a 24-hour cooking network or an all music channel). This was originally shot as a SportsCenter piece celebrating ESPN's 25th anniversary in 2004, and was subsequently included as an extra on the Anchorman DVD.
Many jokes have been made by comedians about fake obscure sports that are shown on ESPN. Dennis Miller mentioned watching "sumo rodeo," while George Carlin stated that ESPN showed "Australian dick wrestling." One of several Saturday Night Live sketches poking fun at the network features ESPN2 airing a show called Scottish Soccer Hooligan Weekly, which includes a fake advertisement for "Senior Women's Beach Lacrosse." SNL also parodies ESPN Classic with fake archived obscure women's sportscasts from the 1980s such as bowling, weight lifting and curling, with announcers who know nothing about the sport, and instead focus on the sponsors which are always women's hygiene products. In the early years of ESPN, Late Night with David Letterman even featured a "Top Ten List" poking fun at some of the obscure sports seen on ESPN at the time. One of the more memorable sports on the list was "Amish Rake Fighting." A recurring skit on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon named Sports Freak-Out! is a parody of SportsCenter's overexcited anchors.
A common joke in comedic television and film involves people getting ESP (an abbreviation for Extrasensory Perception, and an irony considering ESPN was initially supposed to be named "ESP") confused with ESPN, often including someone saying something along the lines of "I know these kind of things, I've got ESPN". Electronic Arts in the early 1990s used to have a faux sports network logo on their sports games called EASN (Electronic Arts Sports Network), but soon changed to EA Sports after ESPN requested that they stop using it. There are at least 22 children named after the network.[15][16][17]
Criticism[link]
Main article: Criticism of ESPN
ESPN is often accused of having a bias towards certain teams, including those in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC), particularly the Duke Blue Devils and North Carolina Tar Heels.[18] ESPN and the ACC have a rights deal that extends through the 2026-27 season which provides additional football, men's and women's basketball and Olympic sports coverage on a variety of platforms, suggesting the bias may have a financial motivation.[19]
It is also commonly accused of having bias towards the Boston Red Sox, New York Yankees, and Philadelphia Phillies, among other teams, when airing highlights and games.[citation needed] Red Sox-Yankees games are common on ESPN Sunday, Wednesday, and Friday night baseball broadcasts.
ESPN has been criticized for not reporting a taped recording of Bernie Fine's wife apparently acknowledging that she knew her husband may have molested children, [20] particularly because ESPN ran a number of articles criticizing Joe Paterno for not taking enough affirmative action to report Jerry Sandusky's alleged child abuse. [21]
Network slogans[link]
- The Total Sports Network (1979–1985)
- The Number One Sports Network (1985–1991)
- All Sports, All the Time (1991–1994)
- America's No.1 Sports Network (1994–1998)
- The Worldwide Leader in Sports (1998– )
Competitors[link]
National Sports Networks
Speciality Networks
- Fox Soccer
- GOL TV
- Golf Channel
- MLB Network
- NBA TV
- NFL Network
- NHL Network
- Speed Channel
- Tennis Channel
- TVG Network
- WWE Network
See also[link]
Notes[link]
- ^ [1] ESPN.com, August 15, 2008.
- ^ ESPN Yakkers Go HD Next Week TVPredictions.com September 20, 2010.
- ^ "The HD Experience" (PDF). ESPN. Archived from the original on March 9, 2008. http://web.archive.org/web/20080309195610/http://hd.espn.com/hd/pdfs/playbook.pdf. Retrieved July 5, 2011.
- ^ Gibbons, Kent (May 25, 2010). 3DTV 2010 "Event: Bratches Bullish on ESPN 3D Uptake". Multichannel.com. http://www.multichannel.com/article/453022-3DTV_2010_Event_Bratches_Bullish_on_ESPN_3D_Uptake.php 3DTV 2010. Retrieved July 15, 2011.
- ^ ESPN 3D to show soccer, football, more ESPN, January 5, 2010.
- ^ Lynch, Colleen (January 5, 2011). "ESPN 3D Expands Programming Line Up – Will Air 3D Content All Day, Everyday". ESPN.com. http://www.espnmediazone3.com/us/2011/01/05/espn-3d-expands-programming-line-up-will-air-3d-content-all-day-everyday/. Retrieved July 15, 2011.
- ^ James, Meg (23 November 2011). "John Skipper is promoted to ESPN president". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 24 January 2012. http://www.webcitation.org/64wKLSlTx. Retrieved 24 January 2012.
- ^ "SEAN R. H. BRATCHES Executive Vice President, Sales and Marketing". ESPN. http://media.espn.com/MediaZone/bios/executives/BratchesSean.htm. Retrieved April 7, 2007.
- ^ "CHRISTINE F. DRIESSEN Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer". ESPN. http://media.espn.com/MediaZone/bios/executives/DriessenChris.html. Retrieved April 7, 2007.
- ^ "EDWIN M. DURSO Executive Vice President, Administration". ESPN. http://media.espn.com/MediaZone/bios/executives/DursoEdwin.htm. Retrieved April 7, 2007.
- ^ "CHUCK PAGANO Executive Vice President, Technology". ESPN. http://media.espn.com/MediaZone/bios/executives/PaganoChuck.htm. Retrieved April 7, 2007.
- ^ "NORBY WILLIAMSON Executive Vice President, Studio and Remote Production". ESPN. http://media.espn.com/MediaZone/bios/executives/WilliamsonNorby.htm. Retrieved April 7, 2007.
- ^ "RUSSELL WOLFF Executive Vice President and Managing Director, ESPN International". ESPN. http://media.espn.com/MediaZone/bios/executives/WolffRussell.htm. Retrieved April 7, 2007.
- ^ "Movie Preview: Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story". Entertainment Weekly. April 21, 2004. http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,613698,00.html. Retrieved July 30, 2008.
- ^ Parents name baby after ESPN, Joe Montana, NBC Sports, October 9, 2006.
- ^ "Texas toddler at least third named ESPN". ESPN. June 16, 2006. http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/news/story?id=1829996.
- ^ Hiestand, Michael (February 7, 2006). "Lampley nearing most-called Olympics". USA Today. http://usatoday.com/sports/columnist/hiestand-tv/2006-02-07-hiestand-lampley_x.htm. Retrieved June 9, 2008. "ESPN says it's heard of at least 22 babies named ESPN"
- ^ Le Anne Schreiber (August 15, 2008). "Geography lesson: Breaking down the bias in ESPN's coverage". ESPN. http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/columns/story?columnist=schreiber_leanne&id=3534299. Retrieved November 15, 2008.
- ^ "ACC, ESPN agree to extend deal". ESPN. 11 May 2012. http://espn.go.com/college-sports/story/_/id/7910112/atlantic-coast-conference-espn-extend-rights-deal-2026-27. Retrieved 11 May 2012.
- ^ Kekis, John (November 28, 2011). Fine tape a moral loss for media "Event: Bratches Bullish on ESPN 3D Uptake". Multichannel.com. http://www.buffalonews.com/city/columns/donn-esmonde/article659405.ece Fine tape a moral loss for media. Retrieved December 7, 2011.
- ^ staff, Laschout (December 1, 2011). ESPN Defines the Height of Hypocrisy "Event: Bratches Bullish on ESPN 3D Uptake". Multichannel.com. http://www.laschout.org/2011/12/01/espn-defines-the-height-of-hypocrisy/ ESPN Defines the Height of Hypocrisy. Retrieved December 7, 2011.
Bibliography[link]
- Miller, James Andrew; Tom Shales (2011). Those Guys Have All the Fun: Inside the World of ESPN. New York, NY: Little, Brown and Company. ISBN 978-0-316-04300-7.
External links[link]
- Official website (Mobile)
- ESPN Video Archive Official ESPN Video Archive
- ESPN Fan Zone (Official ESPN Research via Surveys and Forums)
- ESPN Jobs
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | David Robert Joseph Beckham | ||
| Date of birth | (1975-05-02) 2 May 1975 (age 37) | ||
| Place of birth | Leytonstone, London, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[1] | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Los Angeles Galaxy | ||
| Number | 23 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Tottenham Hotspur | |||
| Brimsdown Rovers | |||
| 1991–1993 | Manchester United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1993–2003 | Manchester United | 265 | (85) |
| 1995 | → Preston North End (loan) | 5 | (2) |
| 2003–2007 | Real Madrid | 116 | (14) |
| 2007– | Los Angeles Galaxy | 81 | (13) |
| 2009 | → Milan (loan) | 18 | (2) |
| 2010 | → Milan (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 1992–1993 | England U18 | 3 | (0) |
| 1994–1996 | England U21 | 9 | (0) |
| 1996–2009 | England | 115 | (17) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:30, 14 April 2012. † Appearances (Goals). |
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David Robert Joseph Beckham, OBE[2] (born 2 May 1975)[3] is an English association footballer who plays for Los Angeles Galaxy. He has played for Manchester United, Preston North End, Real Madrid, Milan, and the England national team for which he holds the appearance record for an outfield player.[4]
Beckham's career began when he signed a professional contract with Manchester United, making his first-team debut in 1992 aged 17.[5] During his time there, United won the Premier League title six times, the FA Cup twice, and the UEFA Champions League in 1999.[5] He left Manchester United to sign for Real Madrid in 2003, where he remained for four seasons,[6] clinching the La Liga championship in his final season with the club.[7] In January 2007, it was announced that Beckham would leave Real Madrid for the Major League Soccer club Los Angeles Galaxy,[8] signing a five-year contract with them on 1 July 2007. While a Galaxy player, he spent two loan spells in Italy with Milan in 2009 and 2010. On 20 November 2011, he joined an elite group of players to have won three league titles in three different countries, when Los Angeles won their third MLS Cup.[9]
In international football, Beckham made his England debut on 1 September 1996, at the age of 21. He was made captain from 15 November 2000[10] until the 2006 FIFA World Cup finals,[11] during which he played 58 times. He earned a much-publicised hundredth cap against France on 26 March 2008,[12] and became the all-time outfield player appearance record holder on 28 March 2009 when he surpassed Bobby Moore's total of 108 caps.[4] With 115 career appearances to date, he has stated that he does not intend to retire from international football. Having missed the 2010 World Cup through injury, Beckham has not played for England since 14 October 2009.[13]
Beckham has twice been runner-up for FIFA World Player of the Year[5] and in 2004 was the world's highest-paid footballer when taking into account salary and advertising deals.[14] Beckham was the first British footballer to play 100 Champions League matches.[5] He is third in the Premier League's all time time assist provider chart, with 152 assists in 265 appearances.[15] When joining the MLS in 2007 he was given the highest player salary in the league's history, with his playing contract with the Galaxy over the next three years being worth US$6.5m per year.[16][17][18][19]
He is married to Victoria Beckham and they have four children, Brooklyn Joseph, Romeo James, Cruz David, and Harper Seven. As of 2009, the couple's joint wealth is estimated at £125 million.[20]
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Club career[link]
Childhood and early career[link]
Beckham was born at Whipps Cross University Hospital in Leytonstone, London, England.[21] He is the son of Sandra Georgina (née West) (b. 1949), a hairdresser, and David Edward Alan "Ted" Beckham (b. Edmonton, London, July–September 1948), a kitchen fitter, who married at the London Borough of Hackney in 1969,[22][23] He regularly played football in Ridgeway Park, Chingford, as a child, and attended Chase Lane Primary School and Chingford Foundation School.[24] In a 2007 interview, Beckham said that, "At school whenever the teachers asked, 'What do you want to do when you're older?' I'd say, 'I want to be a footballer.' And they'd say, 'No, what do you really want to do, for a job?' But that was the only thing I ever wanted to do."[25] Beckham's maternal grandfather was Jewish,[26] and Beckham has referred to himself as "half Jewish"[27] and wrote in his autobiography "I've probably had more contact with Judaism than with any other religion".[28] In his book Both Feet on the Ground, he stated that growing up he attended church every week with his parents and his older sister, Lynne Georgina and younger sister, Joanne Louise.[29][30]
His parents were fanatical Manchester United supporters who would frequently travel to Old Trafford from London to attend the team's home matches. David inherited his parents' love of Manchester United, and his main sporting passion was football. He attended one of Bobby Charlton's football schools in Manchester and won the chance to take part in a training session at FC Barcelona, as part of a talent competition. He played for a local youth team called the Ridgeway Rovers – coached by his father, Stuart Underwood and Steve Kirby. Beckham was a Manchester United mascot for a match against West Ham United in 1986. Young Beckham had trials with his local club Leyton Orient, Norwich City and attended Tottenham Hotspur's school of excellence. Tottenham Hotspur was the first club he played for. During a two-year period in which Beckham played for Brimsdown Rovers' youth team, he was named Under-15 Player of the Year in 1990.[31] He also attended Bradenton Preparatory Academy, but signed schoolboy forms at Manchester United on his fourteenth birthday, and subsequently signed a Youth Training Scheme contract on 8 July 1991.
Manchester United[link]
Beckham was part of a group of young players at the club who guided the club to win the FA Youth Cup in May 1992, with Beckham scoring in the second leg[32] of the final against Crystal Palace. He made his first appearance for United's first-team that year, as a substitute in a League Cup match against Brighton & Hove Albion, and signed his first professional contract shortly afterwards. United reached the final of the Youth Cup again the following year, with Beckham playing in their defeat by Leeds United, and he won another medal in 1994 when the club's reserve team won their league, although he did not play in any first team games that season.
On 7 December 1994, Beckham made his UEFA Champions League debut, scoring a goal in a 4–0 victory at home to Galatasaray in the final game of the group stage. However, this victory was of little use as they finished third out of four in their group behind FC Barcelona on goal difference.
He then went to Preston North End on loan for part of the 1994–95 season to get some first team experience. He impressed, scoring two goals in five appearances, notably scoring directly from a corner kick.[33] Beckham returned to Manchester and finally made his Premier League debut for Manchester United on 2 April 1995, in a goal-less draw against Leeds United. He played four times for United in the league that season, as they finished second behind Blackburn Rovers and missed a third successive Premier League title by a single point. He was not in the squad for United's FA Cup final clash with Everton on 20 May, which they lost 1–0 and were left without a major trophy for the first time since 1989.
United manager Sir Alex Ferguson had a great deal of confidence in the club's young players. Beckham was part of a group of young talents Ferguson brought in to United in the 1990s (known as "Fergie's Fledglings"), which included Nicky Butt and Gary and Phil Neville. When experienced players Paul Ince, Mark Hughes, and Andrei Kanchelskis left the club after the end of the 1994–95 season, his decision to let youth team players replace them instead of buying star players from other clubs (United had been linked with moves for players including Darren Anderton, Marc Overmars, and Roberto Baggio, but no major signings were made that summer), drew a great deal of criticism. The criticism increased when United started the season with a 3–1 defeat at Aston Villa,[34] with Beckham scoring United's only goal of the game; however, United won their next five matches and the young players performed well.
Beckham swiftly established himself as United's right-sided midfielder (rather than a right-winger in the style of his predecessor Andrei Kanchelskis) and helped them to win the Premier League title and FA Cup double that season, scoring the winner in the semi-final against Chelsea and also provided the corner that Eric Cantona scored from in the FA Cup Final. Beckham's first title medal had, for a while, looked like it would not be coming that season, as United were still 10 points adrift of leaders Newcastle United at the turn of the new year, but Beckham and his team-mates had overhauled the Tynesiders at the top of the league by mid March and they remained top until the end of the season.
Despite playing regularly (and to a consistently high standard) for Manchester United, Beckham did not break into the England squad before Euro 96.[35]
At the beginning of the 1996–97 season David Beckham was given the number 10 shirt that had most recently been worn by Mark Hughes. On 17 August 1996 (the first day of the Premier League season), Beckham became something of a household name when he scored a spectacular goal in a match against Wimbledon. With United leading 2–0, Beckham noticed that Wimbledon's goalkeeper Neil Sullivan was standing a long way out of his goal, and hit a shot from the halfway line that floated over the goalkeeper and into the net.[36] When Beckham scored his famous goal, he did so in shoes custom-made for Charlie Miller ("Charlie" embroidered on boots), which had been given to Beckham by mistake.[37] In a UK poll conducted by Channel 4 in 2002, the British public voted the goal No.18 in the list of the 100 Greatest Sporting Moments.[38] During the 1996–97 season, he became an automatic first-choice player at United helping them to retain the Premier League championship, and being voted PFA Young Player of the Year by his peers.[39]
On 18 May 1997, Eric Cantona retired as a player and left the coveted number 7 shirt free, and with Teddy Sheringham arriving from Tottenham Hotspur as Cantona's successor, Beckham left his number 10 shirt for Sheringham and picked up the number 7 jersey. Some fans had felt the number 7 shirt should be retired after Cantona had himself retired, but the shirt number remains in use to this day (most recently by another England star Michael Owen).
United started the 1997–98 season well but erratic performances in the second half of the season saw United finish second behind Arsenal.[40]
In the 1998–99 season, he was part of the United team that won The Treble of the Premier League, FA Cup and Champions League, a unique feat in English football. There had been speculation that the criticism that he had received after being sent off in the World Cup would lead to him leaving England, but he decided to stay at Manchester United.
To ensure they would win the Premier League title, United needed to win their final league match of the season, at home to Tottenham Hotspur (with reports suggesting that the opposition would allow themselves to be easily beaten to prevent their deadly local rivals Arsenal from retaining the title), but Tottenham took an early lead in the match. Beckham scored the equaliser and United went on to win the match and the league.
Beckham played centre-midfield in United's win over Bayern Munich in the 1999 UEFA Champions League Final, since United's first string centre-midfielders Paul Scholes and Roy Keane were suspended for the match. United were losing the match 1–0 at the end of normal time, but won the trophy by scoring two goals in injury time. Both of the goals came from corners taken by Beckham. Those crucial assists, coupled with great performances over the rest of the season, led to him finishing runner up to Rivaldo for 1999's European Footballer of the Year and FIFA World Player of the Year awards.
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Despite Beckham's achievements in the 1998–99 season, he was still unpopular among some opposition fans and journalists, and he was criticised after being sent off for a deliberate foul in Manchester United's World Club Championship match against Necaxa. It was suggested in the press that his wife was a bad influence on him, and that it might be in United's interests to sell him,[41] but his manager publicly backed him and he stayed at the club. During the 1999–2000 season, there was a talk of a transfer to Juventus in Italy, but this never happened.
By the early 2000s, the relationship between Ferguson and Beckham had begun to deteriorate, possibly as a result of Beckham's fame and commitments away from football. In 2000, Beckham was given permission to miss training to look after his son Brooklyn, who had gastroenteritis, but Ferguson was furious when Victoria Beckham was photographed at a London Fashion Week event on the same night, claiming that Beckham would have been able to train if Victoria had looked after Brooklyn that day. He responded by fining Beckham the maximum amount that was permitted (two weeks' wages – then £50,000) and dropping him for a crucial match against United's rivals Leeds United. He later criticised Beckham for this in his autobiography, claiming he had not been "fair to his teammates"[42] Beckham had a good season for his club, though, and helped United to win the Premier League by a record margin.
"He was never a problem until he got married. He used to go into work with the academy coaches at night time, he was a fantastic young lad. Getting married into that entertainment scene was a difficult thing – from that moment, his life was never going to be the same. He is such a big celebrity, football is only a small part."' – Alex Ferguson speaking about Beckham's marriage in 2007.[43]
Beckham helped United retain the Premier League title in 1999–2000 by an 18-point margin – after being pushed by Arsenal and Leeds United for much of the season, United won their final 11 league games of the season, with Beckham scoring five goals during this fantastic run of form. He managed six league goals that season, and scored eight goals in all competitions.
He was a key player in United's third successive league title in 2000–01 – only the fourth time that any club had achieved three league titles in a row. He scored nine goals that season, all in the Premier League.
On 10 April 2002, Beckham was injured during a Champions League match against Deportivo La Coruña, breaking the second metatarsal bone in his left foot. There was speculation in the British media that the injury might have been caused deliberately, as the player who had injured Beckham was Argentine Aldo Duscher, and England and Argentina were due to meet in that year's World Cup.[44] The injury prevented Beckham from playing for United for the rest of the season and they missed out on the Premier League title to Arsenal (also being knocked out of the European Cup by Bayer Leverkusen on away goals in the semi-finals), but he signed a three-year contract in May, following months of negotiations with the club, mostly concerning extra payments for his image rights. The income from his new contract, and his many endorsement deals, made him the highest-paid player in the world at the time.[45]
2001–02 was arguably Beckham's best season as a United player, though. He scored 11 goals in 28 league games, and a total of 16 goals in 42 games in all competitions, the best tally of his career.
Following an injury early in the 2002–03 season, Beckham was unable to regain his place on the Manchester United team, with Ole Gunnar Solskjær having replaced him on the right side of midfield. His relationship with his manager deteriorated further on 15 February 2003 when, in the changing room following an FA Cup defeat to Arsenal, a furious Alex Ferguson threw[46][47][48][49][50] [51][52] or kicked a boot that struck Beckham over the eye, causing a cut that required stitches. The incident led to a great deal of transfer speculation involving Beckham, with bookmakers offering odds on whether he or Ferguson would be first to leave the club.[53] Although the team had started the season badly, their results improved greatly from December onwards and they won the league, with Beckham managing a total of 11 goals in 52 games in all competitions.
He was still a first-choice player for England, however, and was awarded an OBE for services to football on 13 June 2003.[54]
Beckham had made 265 Premier league appearances for United and scored 61 goals. He also made 81 Champions league appearances, scoring 15 goals. Beckham won six Premier League titles, two FA Cups, one European Cup, one Intercontinental Cup, and one FA Youth Cup in the space of 12 years. By this stage, he was their joint second longest serving player behind Ryan Giggs (having joined them at the same time as Nicky Butt, Gary Neville and Paul Scholes).
Real Madrid[link]
As the summer 2003 transfer window approached Manchester United appeared keen to sell Beckham to FC Barcelona[55] and the two clubs even announced that they reached a deal to move the player to Barcelona,[56] but instead he joined reigning Spanish champions Real Madrid for €35 million (£25m) transfer fee[57] on a four-year contract as the latest of the galáctico signings by club president Florentino Pérez. The news came as a bitter pill to the newly elected Barça president Joan Laporta who based much of his presidential campaign precisely on signing Beckham.[58] Though announced in mid-June, the transfer was completed on 1 July 2003, making him the third Englishman to play for the club after Laurie Cunningham and Steve McManaman. Following a successful medical on 2 July, Beckham was unveiled in front of 500 accredited journalists from 25 countries at Real's basketball facility where he was handed the Real shirt by club legend Alfredo di Stéfano.[59] Although Beckham had worn the number seven shirt for Manchester United and England, he was unable to wear it at Madrid as it was currently assigned to club captain Raúl. The Englishman decided to wear number 23 instead, citing his admiration of basketball player Michael Jordan, who also wore the number 23 shirt, as the reason behind his decision.[60]
In the week before Beckham presentation, Real named Carlos Queiroz as their new head coach, meaning that Beckham got reunited with a familiar face upon arriving to Madrid since Queiroz spent the previous season as Alex Ferguson's assistant at Manchester United. In late July 2003, the club went on a tour of the Far East as part of the pre-season training, but also to cash in on Beckham's huge marketing appeal in Asia where he enjoyed tremendous following. Real's brand recognition in that part of the globe was already well established as the club made financially successful trips to Asia during previous off-seasons, however the presence of global marketing icon such as Beckham made this particular tour a financial smash for los Merengues.[61]
Shortly after his Real switch, Beckham also dropped his longtime agent Tony Stephens of SFX Europe who guided him to and through super-stardom and was one of the key players that engineered Beckham's move from Manchester to Madrid. Beckham signed on with Simon Fuller and his company 19 Entertainment that already managed the career of David's wife Victoria.[62] Beckham also appointed close friend Terry Byrne to be his personal manager.[16][63]
In late August 2003, Real Madrid won the Spanish Super Cup over two legs versus RCD Mallorca, with Beckham scoring the final goal in a 3–0 return leg win at home, thus setting the stage for the start of the league season. Playing on a star-laden team along with Zinedine Zidane, Ronaldo, Luis Figo, Roberto Carlos, Raúl, Iker Casillas, etc., Beckham did not require much time to settle in, scoring five times in his first 16 matches (including a goal less than three minutes into his La Liga debut). Queiroz mostly favoured the adaptable 5–3–2 formation with two fullbacks Michel Salgado and Roberto Carlos often joining the attack down the wings, while Beckham quickly found a regular playing spot on the right of the 3-man midfield alongside Zidane and Figo.[64]
Real Madrid were runners-up in the Copa del Rey, were knocked out of the UEFA Champions League at the quarter-final stage and finished the league season in fourth place, meaning the team, whose president Pérez expected them to win either the Spanish league or the Champions League each season, did not match expectations.
In July 2004, while Beckham was in pre-season training in Spain, an intruder scaled a wall at the Beckham home while carrying a can of petrol. Victoria and their children were in the house at the time, but security guards apprehended the man before he reached the house.[65]
The league season began with new head coach José Antonio Camacho behind the bench, but he ended up lasting only three matches, handing in his resignation following week 3 fixture as Real dropped to eighth spot in the La Liga standings. Camacho's assistant Mariano García Remón took over on temporary basis as Real leadership scrambled to find a permanent replacement. Beckham made more headlines on 9 October 2004 when he admitted intentionally fouling Ben Thatcher in an England match against Wales in order to get himself booked. Beckham was due to receive a one-match suspension for his next caution, and had picked up an injury, which he knew would keep him out of England's next match, so he deliberately fouled Thatcher in order to serve his suspension in a match that he would have had to miss anyway. The Football Association asked Beckham for an explanation of his actions and he admitted that he had "made a mistake" and apologised.[66] He was sent off shortly afterwards, this time in a league match for Real Madrid against Valencia CF. Having received a yellow card, he was judged to have sarcastically applauded the referee and was given a second yellow card, causing an automatic dismissal, although the suspension was cancelled on appeal two days later.
By Christmas 2004, with the team sitting in second league spot, García Remón was gone as Vanderlei Luxemburgo became the new head coach. However, the well-traveled Brazilian failed to inspire the team to the title as Real again finished the season in the runner-up spot.
On 3 December 2005, Beckham was sent off for the third time that season in a league match against Getafe CF. One day later Luxemburgo got the axe and was replaced with Juan Ramón López Caro. By the end of that season, Beckham led La Liga in number of assists.
During the season, Beckham established football academies in Los Angeles and east London and he was named a judge for the 2006 British Book Awards.[67] Real Madrid finished second to Barcelona in the 2005–06 La Liga, albeit with a large 12-point gap, and reached the last 16 only in the Champions League after losing to Arsenal. The season also marked the end of an era for the club as Pérez resigned his president post in January 2006 with Vicente Boluda named as replacement on interim basis until the end of the season.
The summer 2006 off-season marked a turbulent time as club president elections were held. Ramón Calderón became the new Real president. As expected, none of the club officials that served under the previous president were kept, including head coach López Caro.
Initially out of favour with newly arrived head coach Fabio Capello, Beckham started only a few games at the beginning of the season, as the speedier José Antonio Reyes was normally preferred on the right wing. In the first nine matches Beckham started, Real lost seven.
On 10 January 2007, after prolonged contract negotiations, Real Madrid's sporting director Predrag Mijatović announced that Beckham would not remain at Real Madrid after the end of the season. However, he later claimed that he was mistranslated and that he actually said that Beckham's contract had not yet been renewed.[68]
On 11 January 2007, Beckham announced that he had signed a five-year deal to play for Los Angeles Galaxy beginning 1 July 2007. On 13 January 2007, Fabio Capello said that Beckham had played his last game for Real Madrid, although he would continue to train with the team.[69] A few days later while speaking to the students at Villanueva University Center in Madrid, club president Calderón said that Beckham is "going to Hollywood to be half a film star", adding "our technical staff were right not to extend his contract, which has been proved by the fact that no other technical staff in the world wanted him except Los Angeles".[70]
However, about a month later, Capello backtracked on his earlier statement, allowing Beckham to rejoin the team for the match against Real Sociedad on 10 February 2007. The player immediately repaid his head coach's trust by scoring the equalising goal from a 27-yard free kick as Real Madrid eventually recorded a 2–1 victory.[71] In his final UEFA Champions League appearance for the club, Real Madrid were knocked out of the competition by Bayern Munich at the round-of-16 stage (on the away goals rule) on 7 March 2007. The return leg against Bayern was Beckham's 103rd match in the Champions League, at the time placing him third on the all-time appearances list in the competition.
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On 17 June 2007, the last day of the La Liga season, Beckham started in his final match for the club, a 3–1 win over RCD Mallorca, which saw them clinch the title from Barcelona. With Real down 0–1 Beckham limped off the field and was replaced by José Antonio Reyes who scored two goals leading the team to that season's La Liga title, their first since Beckham had signed with them and 30th overall in club's history. Although Real and Barca both finished level on points, Madrid took the title because of superior head-to-head record, capping a remarkable six-month turnaround for Beckham. With his wife and children along with celebrity friends Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes watching from a luxury box at Bernabeu Stadium, it was only Beckham's second piece of silverware since he joined the famous club.
Towards the end of the season, as Beckham was getting back into Capello's good books after successfully fighting his way back into the first team, Real Madrid announced they would try to untie his transfer to LA Galaxy, but were ultimately unsuccessful.[72] Several weeks before Beckham's scheduled arrival to the United States, Real's management contacted LA Galaxy's ownership group about reacquiring the player, but were quickly turned down.[73]
A month after the conclusion of Beckham's Real career, Forbes magazine reported that he had been the party primarily responsible for the team's huge increase in merchandise sales, a total reported to top US$600 million during Beckham's four years at the club.[74]
Los Angeles Galaxy[link]
I'm coming there not to be a superstar. I'm coming there to be part of the team, to work hard and to hopefully win things. With me, it's about football. I'm coming there to make a difference. I'm coming there to play football ... I'm not saying me coming over to the States is going to make soccer the biggest sport in America. That would be difficult to achieve. Baseball, basketball, American football, they've been around. But I wouldn't be doing this if I didn't think I could make a difference.[75]
Beckham on going to America
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Beckham's involvement with Major League Soccer began while he was still a Real Madrid player when it was confirmed on 11 January 2007 that the world's most famous footballer would be leaving Madrid in six months in order to join MLS' Los Angeles Galaxy. The speculation about his new contract in Madrid was thus put to an end and the following day Beckham's official press conference was held in conjunction with the 2007 MLS SuperDraft.[76]
Predictably, the announcement made top news all across the globe. Though many worldwide media outlets reported the deal to be worth US$250 million,[77] the astronomical figure was soon revealed to be something of a PR stunt engineered by Beckham's media handlers (British representative agency 19 Entertainment).[78] In order to maximise the media effect, in the press release they decided to list the potential sum that Beckham could make over the 5-year period from all his revenue sources, which in addition to his Galaxy pay also include his personal endorsements. Beckham's actual deal with the Galaxy was a 5-year contract worth US$32.5 million in total or $6.5 million per year.[79] The cost of his signing was spread evenly among the then 14 MLS teams rather than picked up just by LA Galaxy because the goal was to boost the standing in America of professional soccer as a whole, against the country’s indigenous sports.[80]
The high-profile acquisition paid immediate financial dividends for Galaxy long before Beckham joined the team. On the strength of the signing and the media frenzy it created, the club was able to pull off a new 5-year shirt sponsorship deal with Herbalife nutrition company worth US$20 million. The gate revenue peaked as well with 11,000 new season tickets holders and sold-out luxury suites (each one of the 42 inside the team's home ground, the Home Depot Center).[81] Even the LA Galaxy owners Anschutz Entertainment Group (AEG) saw an immediate spike in business. Involved on many business fronts worldwide, AEG was already leveraging its Beckham association in places such as China, where the company had been working aggressively in Shanghai and Beijing for years to receive clearance to build arenas and stadiums. The company's CEO Tim Leiweke put it as follows: "Suddenly, we're known as the company that owns the team that David Beckham is going to play for, so our world changed".[82]
In the months following the announcement, the additional terms of Beckham's contract became public knowledge. One unique contract provision was giving him the option of buying an MLS expansion franchise at a fixed price whenever he stopped playing in the league – an allowance that the league's owners had never given to a player before. Another provision was the opt-out clause after the 2009 season, meaning that should he decide so, Beckham was free to leave the club after completing year three of his 5-year contract.[81]
In April 2007, he and wife Victoria bought an $18.2 million home on San Ysidro Drive in Beverly Hills.[83]
Beckham's contract with LA Galaxy took effect on 11 July, and on 13 July, the famous Englishman was officially unveiled as a Galaxy player at the Home Depot Center to much fanfare and world media interest in front of more than 5,000 gathered fans and some 700 accredited media members.[84] Beckham chose to wear number 23. It was announced that Galaxy jersey sales had already reached a record figure of over 250,000 prior to this formal introduction.[85]
In parallel, Beckham's handlers at 19 Entertainment succeeded in putting together an unprecedented US media rollout designed to expand his carefully crafted personal brand in America. He made the cover of Sports Illustrated, a few weeks earlier Adidas launched the extensive 13-part ad campaign "Fútbol meets Football" starring Beckham and NFL running back Reggie Bush, and W magazine published a racy photo spread featuring David and wife Victoria. Meanwhile, ESPN sports network was running "Hello, Goodbye" promotional campaign and it also agreed to air David Beckham: New Beginnings documentary produced by 19 Entertainment before the friendly match versus Chelsea, which was expected to be Beckham's American debut. In addition to popularising soccer, Beckham's arrival was used as platform for entertainment industry endeavours. Since both Beckham's and his wife's often overlapping careers were handled by 19 Entertainment that's owned by Simon Fuller, who in turn has a business relationship with the Creative Artists Agency (CAA), one of Hollywood's most powerful talent agencies, it was important also for CAA that the Beckhams made as big a splash as possible upon their arrival in the United States. On 16 July, CAA had hosted a welcoming bash for David at its new eight-storey, $400 million headquarters in Century City with CAA employees reportedly instructed beforehand to line the staircase and clap for Beckham upon his arrival.[86] That night Victoria's reality show prime-time special Victoria Beckham: Coming to America aired on NBC, drawing terrible reviews in the American press and poor US viewership ratings.[87]
On Saturday afternoon, 21 July, despite still nursing the injured left ankle that he picked up a month earlier during the final match of La Liga's season, Beckham made his Galaxy debut, coming on for Alan Gordon in the 78th minute of a 0–1 friendly loss to Chelsea as part of the World Series of Soccer.[88] With a capacity crowd, along with a long Hollywood celebrity list featuring Tom Cruise, Katie Holmes, Eva Longoria, Mary-Kate Olsen, governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jennifer Love-Hewitt, Alicia Silverstone and Drew Carey among others, present at the Home Depot Center, the match was broadcast live on ESPN's main network. However, the proceedings on the field of play completely took a back seat to the Beckham spectacle, and despite the presence of worldwide football stars Andriy Shevchenko, Didier Drogba, Michael Ballack, Frank Lampard, and John Terry, the US television cameras were firmly focused on Beckham who spent most of the match on the bench. The match's added time featured a scare for already injured Beckham when he got tackled by Steve Sidwell whose cleats struck Beckham's right foot, sending him airborne before he crumpled hard to the ground. Though the existing injury was not aggravated too much, Beckham's recovery process was set back by about a week. ESPN's presentation of Beckham's debut earned a 1.0 TV rating, meaning it was seen in an average of 947,000 television homes in the US – a disappointing figure given the national media buzz and two weeks of constant promotion by ESPN. For comparison ESPN2's weekly MLS broadcasts on Thursdays drew a consistent 0.2 rating on virtually no promotion while Freddy Adu's MLS debut televised on ABC back in 2004 earned a 1.3 rating.[83] As far as sporting events that were televised that weekend in the United States, Beckham's much publicised debut drew less TV viewers than British Open golf tournament, a regular-season national baseball game, and even the Indy Racing League's Honda 200 motor race.[83]
The day after the made-for-TV debut was reserved for the welcoming party for the Beckhams at LA's Museum of Contemporary Art, formally billed as being hosted by Tom Cruise, Katie Holmes, Will Smith, and Jada Pinkett Smith though in actuality a CAA-organized event. Attended by many Hollywood A-listers, the lavish bash was big news in the US celebrity tabloid media, including daily entertainment TV magazines such as Entertainment Tonight and Access Hollywood.[89]
Back on the soccer front, Beckham missed the next four Galaxy matches – three in the North American SuperLiga and an MLS game away at Toronto FC though he still made the trip with his teammates, sitting on the bench in street clothes. It was in Toronto on 5 August that the team got its first taste of what life would be like on the road with Beckham on the roster. Due to security concerns, it was the first time the team flew on a charter for a road match, rather than flying commercial (MLS normally forbids charter flights for away matches, claiming they provide competitive advantage, but in this case they made an exception due to the frenzy created around Beckham and resulting security issues). Also, instead of the usual MLS-mandated modest hotels, LA Galaxy stayed at the five-star Le Méridien King Edward in downtown Toronto (an expense paid for by the local Toronto promoter), while the glitz and glamour continued with the velvet rope, red carpet party at the Ultra Supper Club with Beckham as the centerpiece guest.[90]
Two weeks after his 12-minute appearance vs. Chelsea, still not fully healed Beckham finally made his league debut as a substitute on 9 August away versus DC United in front of the sellout crowd of 46,686 (nearly three times the average DC United home crowd) at the RFK Stadium, coming on for Quavas Kirk in the 71st minute.[91] Coming into the nationally televised match on ESPN, played under a heavy downpour with his team down a man and down a goal, even if only 70% fit, Beckham left a mark during the remaining twenty plus minutes. He hit a long free kick that Carlos Pavón failed to finish on for the equalizier, and then in the final minutes Beckham served a weighted through ball into Donovan's path that United's keeper Troy Perkins managed to break up in the last moment – the Galaxy lost 1–0. The next match on the road trip was at New England Revolution and Beckham decided to sit it out, fearing further aggrivating his ankle on the Gillette Stadium's artificial surface.
Beckham returned to the pitch the following week, again facing DC United, in the SuperLiga semi-final on 15 August. During this game he had many firsts with the Galaxy; his first start, first yellow card and first game as team captain.[92] He also scored his first goal for the team, from a free kick, and also made his first assist, for Landon Donovan in the second half. These goals gave the team a 2–0 victory, and a place in the North American SuperLiga final versus Pachuca on 29 August.
During the SuperLiga final against Pachuca, Beckham injured his right knee, with an MRI scan revealing that he had sprained his medial collateral ligament and would be out for six weeks. He returned to play in the final home match of the season. The Galaxy were eliminated from playoff contention on 21 October, in the final MLS match of the season, a 1–0 loss to the Chicago Fire. Beckham played as a substitute in the match, bringing his season totals to eight matches played (5 league); one goal scored (0 league); and three assists (2 league).
Beckham trained with Arsenal from 4 January 2008 for three weeks, until he returned to the Galaxy for pre-season training.[93] Beckham scored his first league goal with the Galaxy on 3 April against the San Jose Earthquakes in the 9th minute.[94] On 24 May 2008, the Galaxy defeated the Kansas City Wizards 3–1, giving the Galaxy their first winning record in two years and moving the club into first place in the Western Conference. In the match, Beckham scored an empty-net goal from 70 yards out. The goal marked the second time in Beckham's career that he had scored from his own half, the other being a 1996 goal from the half-way line against Wimbledon at Selhurst Park.[95] Overall, however, the Galaxy had a disappointing year, failing to qualify for the end-of-season play-offs.
Loan to Milan[link]
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In 2008, Beckham's success in the England national team under Fabio Capello led to speculation that he might return to Europe in order to retain match fitness for the World Cup qualifying matches in 2009. On 30 October 2008, Milan announced that Beckham was to join them on loan from 7 January 2009.[96] Despite this and other speculation, Beckham made it clear that the move in no way signalled his intent to leave MLS and announced his intent to return to the Galaxy in time for the start of the 2009 season in March.[97] Many at Milan both within and outside of the club expressed serious reservations about the transfer, with it considered by some players no more than a marketing move.[98] At Milan, he chose the number 32 shirt previously worn by Christian Vieri, as both the number 7 and 23 shirts were already used by Alexandre Pato and club captain Massimo Ambrosini, respectively. After his physical, Beckham was reportedly told by a club doctor that he believed he can continue playing football for another five years, when he will be 38.[99]
Beckham made his Serie A debut for Milan against Roma on 11 January 2009 and played 89 minutes of the 2–2 draw.[100] He scored his first goal in Serie A for Milan in a 4–1 victory over Bologna on 25 January, his third appearance for the club.[101] Though Beckham was expected to return to L.A. in March, after impressing at the Italian club, scoring two goals in his first four matches and assisting on several more, rumours began to swirl that Beckham would stay in Milan, with the Italian club reportedly offering to pay a multi-million dollar fee for him. The rumours were confirmed on 4 February, when Beckham stated that he was seeking a permanent transfer to Milan, in a bid to sustain his England career through the 2010 World Cup. However, Milan failed to match Galaxy's valuation of Beckham, in the US$10–15 million range.[102]
Still, negotiations continued during a month of speculation.[103] On 2 March, the Los Angeles Times reported that Beckham's loan had been extended through mid-July.[104] This was later confirmed by Beckham, revealing what was described as a unique "timeshare" deal, in which Beckham would play with L.A. from mid-July till the end of the 2009 MLS season.[105]
Return to Galaxy[link]
After his return from Milan, many LA fans showed dislike and anger towards him as he missed the first half of the season and several held up signs saying "Go home fraud", and "Part time player".[106] However, the Galaxy had a much more successful season than in previous years, rising from third to first in the Western Conference during Beckham's time with them. He remained a key part of the squad which saw Galaxy win the 2009 Western Conference final after a 2–0 overtime victory over the Houston Dynamo.[107] In the final on 22 November 2009, the Galaxy lost to Real Salt Lake by 5–4 in a penalty shoot-out after a 1–1 draw. Beckham also scored in the shootout.[108]
Second loan spell at Milan[link]
In November 2009, after the end of 2009 MLS season, it was confirmed that Beckham would return to Milan for a second loan period beginning in January 2010.[109] On 6 January 2010, Beckham made a winning return in a Milan shirt, playing 75 minutes of a 5–2 victory over Genoa.[110] On 16 February 2010, Beckham played against Manchester United for the first time since he left the club in 2003. He played 76 minutes of the match at the San Siro – which ended 3–2 to Manchester United – before being substituted for Clarence Seedorf.[111]
Beckham returned to Old Trafford for the second leg of the tie on 10 March 2010; he did not start the match, but was brought on for Ignazio Abate in the 64th minute to a positive reception from the Manchester United fans. The score was 3–0 for United at that point and the tie was all but decided. The match was the first time Beckham had played against Manchester United at Old Trafford and saw him create several scoring opportunities via crosses and corner kicks, but Manchester United dominated Milan and beat them 4–0, winning the tie 7–2.[112] Following the final whistle, he aroused a bit of controversy by draping the green-and-gold scarf around his neck that was given to him by the Manchester United supporters protesting against club owner Malcolm Glazer. As the fan protests against Glazer by the people gathered around Manchester United Supporters' Trust gained steam in 2010, the green-and-gold scarf had come to be seen as an anti-Glazer symbol, and by extension many saw Beckham's decision to publicly put it on as gesture of support. However, when asked about it later Beckham responded that protests are not his business.[113]
In Milan's next game, against ChievoVerona, Beckham suffered a torn left Achilles tendon,[114] causing him to miss the World Cup as well as the MLS season due to the injury, which took him out of action for the next five months. Doctor Sakari Orava performed surgery on Beckham's tendon in Turku, Finland, on 15 March 2010.[115] After the operation, Orava affirmed that "it went quite fine. The prognosis is he needs a rehabilitation for the next few months, and the plaster cast is the next six to eight weeks. I would say that [it will be] maybe four months before he's running, but six months before he's jumping and kicking."[116]
Second return to Galaxy[link]
On 11 September 2010, after recovering from his Achilles tendon injury, Beckham returned to the game as a substitute in the 70th minute in the Galaxy's 3–1 win over Columbus Crew.[117] On 4 October, Beckham scored a trademark free kick in a 2–1 win over Chivas to mark his first goal in 2010.[118] On 24 October, Beckham scored his second goal of the season in the Galaxy's 2–1 win over Dallas which secured them their second successive Western Conference title and first MLS Supporters' Shield since 2002.[119]
During January and February 2011, ahead of the 2011 MLS season, Beckham trained with Tottenham Hotspur. Rumours in the media claimed that the club were in talks with the Galaxy to sign the player on loan, but, according to Spurs manager Harry Redknapp, the move was blocked by Galaxy, who wanted a full final season from their number 23.[120] As a result, he ended up only training with the club as he had done with Arsenal three years earlier. With Beckham playing in the centre of midfield, the Los Angeles Galaxy won the 2011 MLS cup.
MLS Cup Champion[link]
On 15 May, Beckham scored his first goal of the season for the Galaxy from a 30-yard free kick, in a 4–1 victory over Sporting Kansas City.[121] On 9 July, Beckham scored directly from a corner in a 2–1 win over Chicago Fire, repeating a feat he also achieved while playing for Preston North End.[122]
After having his best season with the Galaxy to date and finishing second in the league in assists, Beckham finished his fifth MLS season on a high. On 20 November 2011, he joined an elite group of players to have won three league titles in three different countries, when Los Angeles won their third MLS Cup against Houston Dynamo, winning 1–0 on a goal by captain Landon Donovan, with assists from Beckham and fellow designated player, Robbie Keane.[9][123] Had it been Beckham's final match for the Galaxy, it would have been the third time he has won a league championship in his final match for a club, repeating the feat he accomplished with Manchester United in 2003 and Real Madrid in 2007.[9]
Following the 2011 season, in which the Galaxy won their second consecutive Supporters' Shield, having the second most points in MLS history, Beckham's five-year contract with the Galaxy expired on 31 December 2011. Despite being 36, he stated that he did not intend to retire. Beckham was heavily linked with Paris Saint-Germain, but on 18 January 2012, Galaxy announced Beckham had signed a new two-year contract to remain in Los Angeles.[124][125][126][127][128]
International career[link]
Beckham made his first appearance for the England national football team on 1 September 1996, in a World Cup qualifying match against Moldova.[129]
Beckham had played in all of England's qualifying matches for the 1998 World Cup and was part of the England squad at the World Cup finals in France,[130] but the team's manager Glenn Hoddle publicly accused him of not concentrating on the tournament,[131] and he did not start in either of England's first two matches. He was picked for their third match against Colombia and scored from a long-range free kick in a 2–0 victory, which was his first goal for England.
In the second round (last 16) of that competition, he received a red card in England's match against Argentina.[132] Beckham, after having been fouled by Diego Simeone, kicked Simeone whilst lying on the floor, striking him on the calf muscle. Simeone later admitted to trying to get Beckham sent off by over-reacting to the kick and then, along with other members of his team, urging the referee to send Beckham off.[133] The match finished in a draw and England were eliminated in a penalty shootout. Many supporters and journalists blamed him for England's elimination and he became the target of criticism and abuse, including the hanging of an effigy outside a London pub, and the Daily Mirror printing a dartboard with a picture of him centred on the bullseye. Beckham also received death threats after the World Cup.[134]
The abuse that Beckham was receiving from English supporters peaked during England's 3–2 defeat by Portugal in Euro 2000, a match where Beckham set up two goals, when a group of England supporters taunted him throughout the match.[135] Beckham responded by raising his middle finger and, while the gesture attracted some criticism, many of the newspapers that had previously encouraged his vilification asked their readers to stop abusing him.[136]
On 15 November 2000, following Kevin Keegan's resignation as England manager in October, Beckham was promoted to team captain by the caretaker manager Peter Taylor, and then kept the role under new manager Sven-Göran Eriksson. He helped England to qualify for the 2002 World Cup Finals, with their performances including an impressive 5–1 victory over Germany in Munich. The final step in Beckham's conversion from villain to hero happened in England's 2–2 draw against Greece on 6 October 2001. England needed to win or draw the match in order to qualify outright for the World Cup, but were losing 2–1 with little time remaining. When Teddy Sheringham was fouled eight yards (7 metres) outside the Greek penalty area, England were awarded a free-kick and Beckham ensured England's qualification with a curling strike of the kind that had become his trademark. Shortly afterwards, he was voted the BBC Sports Personality of the Year for 2001. He once again finished runner-up, to Luís Figo of Portugal, for the FIFA World Player of the Year award.
Beckham was partially fit by the time of the 2002 World Cup and played in the first match against Sweden. Beckham scored the winning goal of the match against Argentina with a penalty, causing Argentina to fail to qualify for the knockout stage. England were knocked out of the tournament in the quarter-finals by eventual winners Brazil. The following month, at the opening ceremony of the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester, Beckham escorted Kirsty Howard as she presented the Jubilee Baton to the Queen.
Beckham played in all of England's matches at Euro 2004, but the tournament was a disappointment for him. He had a penalty saved in England's 2–1 defeat to France and missed another in a penalty shootout in the quarter-final match against Portugal. England lost the shootout thus going out of the competition.
Beckham became a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador in January 2005 and was involved in promoting London's successful bid for the 2012 Olympic Games.[137] In October 2005, Beckham's sending off against Austria made him the first ever England captain to be sent off and the first player to be sent off twice while playing for England. He captained England for the 50th time in a friendly international against Argentina the following month.
In England's opening game at the 2006 World Cup, against Paraguay on 10 June 2006, Beckham's free kick led to an own-goal by Carlos Gamarra as England won 1–0. In England's next match, played against Trinidad and Tobago on 15 June 2006, Beckham's cross in the 83rd minute led to a Peter Crouch goal, which put England into the lead 1–0. Beckham gave another assist to Steven Gerrard. In the end they won 2–0. He was named Man of the Match by tournament sponsor Budweiser for this game.
During England's second round match against Ecuador, Beckham scored from a free kick in the 59th minute, becoming the first ever English player to score in three separate World Cups,[138] and giving England a 1–0 victory and a place in the quarter-finals. He was sick before the game and vomited several times as a result of dehydration and illness after he scored the winning goal.
In the quarter-final against Portugal, Beckham was substituted following an injury shortly after half time and the England team went on to lose the match on penalties (3–1), the score having been 0–0 after extra time. After his substitution, Beckham was visibly shaken and emotional for not being able to play, being in tears at one point.
A day after England were knocked out of the World Cup, an emotional Beckham made a statement in a news conference saying that he had stepped down as England captain,[139] saying, "It has been an honour and privilege to captain my country but, having been captain for 58 of my 95[140] games, I feel the time is right to pass on the armband as we enter a new era under Steve McClaren." (Beckham had actually won 94 caps up to that point.) He was succeeded by Chelsea captain John Terry.[141]
Having stepped down as captain after the World Cup, Beckham was dropped completely from the England national team selected by new coach Steve McClaren on 11 August 2006. McClaren claimed that he was "looking to go in a different direction" with the team, and that Beckham "wasn't included within that." McClaren said Beckham could be recalled in future. Shaun Wright-Phillips, Kieran Richardson, and the World Cup alternative to Beckham, Aaron Lennon, were all included, although McClaren eventually opted to employ Steven Gerrard in that role.
On 26 May 2007, McClaren announced that Beckham would be recalled to the England squad for the first time since stepping down as their captain. Beckham started against Brazil in England's first match at the new Wembley Stadium and put in a positive performance. In the second half, he set up England's goal converted by captain John Terry. It looked as though England would claim victory over Brazil, but newcomer Diego equalised in the dying seconds. In England's next match, a Euro 2008 qualifier against Estonia, Beckham sent two trademark assists for Michael Owen and Peter Crouch, helping England to prevail 3–0.
Beckham had assisted in three of England's four total goals in those two games,[142] and he stated his desire to continue to play for England after his move to Major League Soccer.
On 22 August 2007, Beckham played in a friendly for England against Germany, becoming the first ever to play for England while with a non-European club team.[143] On 21 November 2007, Beckham earned his 99th cap against Croatia, setting up a goal for Peter Crouch to tie the game at 2–2. Following the 2–3 loss, England failed to qualify for the Euro 2008 Finals. Despite this, Beckham said that he has no plans to retire from international football and wanted to continue playing for the national team.[144] After being passed over by new England coach and Beckham's former manager at Real Madrid, Fabio Capello, for a friendly against Switzerland which would have given him his hundredth cap; Beckham admitted that he was not in shape at the time, as he had not played a competitive match in three months.[145]
On 20 March 2008, Beckham was recalled to the England squad by Capello for the friendly against France in Paris on 26 March. Beckham became only the fifth Englishman to win 100 caps. Capello had hinted on 25 March 2008 that Beckham had a long term future in his side ahead of crucial qualifiers for the 2010 World Cup.[146] On 11 May 2008, Capello included an in-form Beckham in his 31 man England squad to face the United States at Wembley Stadium on 28 May before the away fixture with Trinidad and Tobago on 1 June. Beckham was honoured before the match by receiving an honorary gold cap representing his 100th cap from Bobby Charlton, and was given a standing ovation from the crowd. He played well and assisted John Terry on the match-winning goal. When substituted at half-time for David Bentley, the pro-Beckham crowd booed the decision.[147] In a surprise move, Capello handed Beckham the captaincy for England's friendly against Trinidad and Tobago on 1 June 2008. The match was the first time since the 2006 World Cup that Beckham had skippered England and marked a dramatic turnaround for Beckham. In two years, he had gone from being dropped completely from the England squad to being reinstated (though temporarily) as England captain.[148]
During the 2010 World Cup Qualifier against Belarus in which England won 3–1 in Minsk, Beckham came off the bench in the 87th minute to earn his 107th cap making him England's 3rd highest capped player in history, over-taking Bobby Charlton in the process. On 11 February 2009, Beckham drew level with Bobby Moore's record of 108 caps for an English outfield player, coming on as a substitute for Stewart Downing in a friendly match against Spain.[149] On 28 March 2009, Beckham surpassed Moore to hold the record outright when he came on as a substitute in a friendly against Slovakia, providing the assist for a goal from Wayne Rooney in the process.[150]
In all, Beckham had made 16 appearances out of a possible 20 for England under Capello until his ruptured Achilles tendon of March 2010 ruled him out of selection for the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa.[13] His last game for England before injury had been on 14 October 2009 as a substitute in England's last World Cup qualifying game, which ended England 3 – 0 Belarus.[13] While unable to play, Beckham still went to the tournament as part of the England back-room staff, acting as a mediator between management and the players.[151]
After a poor performance from England at the World Cup Capello remained as manager, but was under pressure to revamp the England squad for the imminent UEFA Euro 2012 qualification campaign. He unveiled a new team at the next England match, a home friendly game against Hungary on 11 August 2010, with Beckham still unavailable for selection but aiming for a return to playing in the MLS by the following month.[13] In the post-match interview, Capello said of the prospect of the now 35-year-old Beckham playing any future competitive matches for England, that "I need to change it. David is a fantastic player but I think we need new players for the future", referring to the new players that play in Beckham's right midfield position, including Theo Walcott and Adam Johnson, adding "This is the future of the team under Fabio Capello or another manager".[13] He said that Beckham may be selected for one last friendly game, stating, "If he is fit, I hope we will play one more game here at Wembley so the fans can say goodbye". In response to the comments, Beckham's agent released a statement reiterating Beckham's position that he had no desire to retire from international football, and would always make himself available for selection for England if fit and if needed.[13]
International goals[link]
As of 28 October 2009
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Reports |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 26 June 1998 | Stade Félix Bollaert, Lens |  Colombia |
2–0 | 2–0 | 1998 FIFA World Cup | [152] |
| 2. | 24 March 2001 | Anfield, Liverpool |  Finland |
2–1 | 2–1 | 2002 FIFA World Cup Qual. | [153] |
| 3. | 25 May 2001 | Pride Park, Derby |  Mexico |
3–0 | 4–0 | Friendly match | [154] |
| 4. | 6 June 2001 | Olympic Stadium, Athens |  Greece |
2–0 | 2–0 | 2002 FIFA World Cup Qual. | [155] |
| 5. | 6 October 2001 | Old Trafford, Manchester | Greece |
2–2 | 2–2 | 2002 FIFA World Cup Qual. | [156] |
| 6. | 10 November 2001 | Old Trafford, Manchester |  Sweden |
1–0 | 1–1 | Friendly match | [157] |
| 7. | 7 June 2002 | Sapporo Dome, Sapporo |  Argentina |
1–0 | 1–0 | 2002 FIFA World Cup | [158] |
| 8. | 12 October 2002 | Tehelné pole, Bratislava |  Slovakia |
1–1 | 2–1 | UEFA Euro 2004 Qual. | [159] |
| 9. | 16 October 2002 | St Mary's Stadium, Southampton |  Macedonia |
1–1 | 2–2 | UEFA Euro 2004 Qual. | [160] |
| 10. | 29 March 2003 | Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz |  Liechtenstein |
2–0 | 2–0 | UEFA Euro 2004 Qual. | [161] |
| 11. | 2 April 2003 | Stadium of Light, Sunderland |  Turkey |
2–0 | 2–0 | UEFA Euro 2004 Qual. | [162] |
| 12. | 20 August 2003 | Portman Road, Ipswich |  Croatia |
1–0 | 3–1 | Friendly match | [163] |
| 13. | 6 September 2003 | Gradski, Skopje | Macedonia |
2–1 | 2–1 | UEFA Euro 2004 Qual. | [164] |
| 14. | 18 August 2004 | St James' Park, Newcastle |  Ukraine |
1–0 | 3–0 | Friendly match | [165] |
| 15. | 9 October 2004 | Old Trafford, Manchester |  Wales |
2–0 | 2–0 | 2006 FIFA World Cup Qual. | [166] |
| 16. | 30 March 2005 | St James' Park, Newcastle |  Azerbaijan |
2–0 | 2–0 | 2006 FIFA World Cup Qual. | [167] |
| 17. | 25 June 2006 | Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion, Stuttgart |  Ecuador |
1–0 | 1–0 | 2006 FIFA World Cup | [168] |
Coaching career[link]
England 2010[link]
Due to an injury suffered to his torn left Achilles tendon, Beckham was forced to miss the 2010 FIFA World Cup as a player. On 14 May 2010 it was announced that Beckham would work as a mediator between management and the players, and as an English member of the coaching staff for the England national football team at the tournament.[151] As an agreement between Beckham, his representatives, his club, Los Angeles Galaxy and Fabio Capello, the former England captain was on the plane to South Africa on 2 June.
Discipline[link]
Former manager Alex Ferguson said that he "practised with a discipline to achieve an accuracy that other players wouldn't care about."[169] He maintained his training routine at Real Madrid and even when his relationship with management was strained in early 2007, Real Madrid president Ramón Calderón and manager Fabio Capello praised Beckham for maintaining his professionalism and commitment to the club.[170][171]
Beckham was the first England player ever to collect two red cards and the first England captain to be sent off.[172] Beckham's most notorious red card was during the 1998 FIFA World Cup after Argentina's Diego Simeone had fouled him, Beckham lashed out with his leg and the Argentine fell.
He amassed 41 yellow cards and four red cards for Real Madrid.[173]
Honours[link]
Club[link]
- Manchester United
- Premier League (6): 1995–96, 1996–97, 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2000–01, 2002–03
- FA Cup (2): 1995–96, 1998–99
- FA Community Shield (4): 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997
- FA Youth Cup (1): 1991–92
- UEFA Champions League (1): 1998–99
- Intercontinental Cup (1): 1999
- Real Madrid
- La Liga (1): 2006–07
- Supercopa de España (1): 2003
- Los Angeles Galaxy
- MLS Supporters' Shield (2): 2010, 2011
- MLS Cup (1): 2011
International[link]
- England
Individual[link]
- Premier League Player of the Month (1): August 1996
- PFA Young Player of the Year (1): 1996–97
- FWA Tribute Award: 2008
- Sir Matt Busby Player of the Year (1): 1996–97
- UEFA Club Footballer of the Year (1): 1998–99
- UEFA Club Midfielder of the Year (1): 1998–99
- Premier League 10 Seasons Awards (1992–93 to 2001–02):
- Domestic & Overall Team of the Decade
- Goal of the Decade (vs. Wimbledon, 17 August 1996)
- BBC Sports Personality of the Year (1): 2001
- UEFA Team of the Year 2003
- Real Madrid Player of the Year (1): 2005–2006
- PFA Team of the Year (4): 1996–197,1997–98,1998–99,1999–2000
- FIFA 100[174]
- ESPY Award – Best Male Soccer Player: 2004[175]
- ESPY Award – Best MLS Player: 2008[175]
- English Football Hall of Fame: 2008
- BBC Sports Personality of the Year Lifetime Achievement Award (1): 2010[176]
- MLS Comeback Player of the Year Award (1): 2011[177]
- Major League Soccer Best XI: 2011
Orders and special awards[link]
- Officer in the Order of the British Empire by Queen Elizabeth II: 2003
- England Player of the Year: 2003
- United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) Goodwill Ambassador (2005–present)
- "Britain's Greatest Ambassador" – 100 Greatest Britons awards[178]
- The Celebrity 100, number 15 – Forbes, 2007[179]
- Number 1 on the list of the 40 most influential men under the age of 40 in the UK[180] – Arena, 2007
- Time 100: 2008[181]
- Gold Blue Peter Badge winner, 2001
Records[link]
- Second Englishman after Trevor Francis to win league titles in 3 different countries (England, Spain, USA)
- First England player to score at three World Cups
- First British footballer to play 100 Champions League games
- Has the joint-second most goal assists in European Championship finals history
Statistics[link]
- As of 17 March 2012.
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other1 | Total | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | ||
| Manchester United | 1992–93 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993–94 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Preston North End (loan) | 1994–95 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Manchester United | 1994–95 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| 1995–96 | 33 | 7 | – | 3 | 1 | – | 2 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 8 | – | |
| 1996–97 | 36 | 8 | – | 2 | 1 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 49 | 12 | – | |
| 1997–98 | 37 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 2 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | – | 50 | 11 | 1 | |
| 1998–99 | 34 | 6 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 12 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | – | 55 | 9 | 23 | |
| 1999–2000 | 31 | 6 | 2 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 8 | 2 | |||
| 2000–01 | 31 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | – | 46 | 9 | 1 | |
| 2001–02 | 28 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | – | 43 | 16 | 3 | |
| 2002–03 | 31 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 11 | 11 | |
| Total | 265 | 62 | 13 | 24 | 6 | – | 12 | 1 | – | 83 | 15 | 7 | 10 | 1 | – | 394 | 85 | 20 | |
| Real Madrid | 2003–04 | 32 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | – | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 45 | 7 | 2 | ||
| 2004–05 | 30 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 4 | 5 | |||
| 2005–06 | 31 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | – | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 5 | 12 | |||
| 2006–07 | 23 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 4 | 6 | |||
| Total | 116 | 13 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 0 | – | 28 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 155 | 20 | 25 | |||
| Los Angeles Galaxy | 2007 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 3 | ||||
| 2008 | 25 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 5 | 10 | |||||
| Milan (loan) | 2008–09 | 18 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 5 | ||
| Los Angeles Galaxy | 2009 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 4 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 2 | 4 | ||||
| Milan (loan) | 2009–10 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Total | 29 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 2 | 6 | |||
| Los Angeles Galaxy | 2010 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| 2011 | 26 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 4 | 0 | 4 | 30 | 2 | 19 | |||||
| 2012 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 4 | |||
| Total | 79 | 12 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 6 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 8 | 98 | 13 | 43 | |||
| Career total | 494 | 91 | 70 | 33 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 121 | 17 | 15 | 21 | 3 | 9 | 684 | 122 | 94 | |
- 1Includes other competitive competitions, including the FA Community Shield, UEFA Super Cup, Intercontinental Cup, FIFA Club World Cup, Supercopa de España, SuperLiga and the MLS Cup Playoffs
| England national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 1996 | 3 | 0 |
| 1997 | 9 | 0 |
| 1998 | 8 | 1 |
| 1999 | 7 | 0 |
| 2000 | 10 | 0 |
| 2001 | 10 | 5 |
| 2002 | 9 | 3 |
| 2003 | 9 | 4 |
| 2004 | 12 | 2 |
| 2005 | 9 | 1 |
| 2006 | 8 | 1 |
| 2007 | 5 | 0 |
| 2008 | 8 | 0 |
| 2009 | 8 | 0 |
| Total | 115 | 17 |
David Beckham Academy[link]
In 2005, Beckham founded the David Beckham Academy football school, operating from two sites: in London and in Los Angeles, California. It was announced in late 2009 that both would close.[187] A mobile academy is being developed by Beckham, to travel around the UK and further afield.[188]
Personal life[link]
In 1997, Beckham started dating Victoria Adams, after she attended a Manchester United match. She was famously known as "Posh Spice" of the pop music group Spice Girls, one of the world's top pop groups at the time, and his team was also enjoying a great run of success. Therefore, their relationship instantly attracted a great deal of media attention. The couple were dubbed "Posh and Becks" by the media. He proposed to her on 24 January 1998 in a restaurant in Cheshunt, England.
On 4 July 1999, David and Victoria married at Luttrellstown Castle in Ireland. The wedding attracted tremendous media coverage. Beckham's teammate Gary Neville was the best man, and the couple's infant son, Brooklyn, was the ring bearer. The media were kept away from the ceremony, as the Beckhams had an exclusive deal with OK! Magazine, but newspapers were still able to obtain photographs showing them sitting on golden thrones.[189] 437 staff were employed for the wedding reception, which was estimated to have cost £500,000.[190]
In 1999, David and Victoria Beckham purchased their most famous home in Hertfordshire, unofficially dubbed Beckingham Palace, estimated to be worth £7.5 million. David and Victoria Beckham have four children: sons Brooklyn Joseph (born 1999 in London), Romeo James (born 2002 in London), and Cruz David (born 2005 in Madrid; the word "cruz" is Spanish for "cross"); and daughter Harper Seven (born 2011, in Los Angeles).[191][192] Elton John is godfather to Brooklyn and Romeo Beckham; their godmother is Elizabeth Hurley.[193]
In April 2007, the family purchased their current main residence, an Italian villa in Beverly Hills, to coincide with Beckham's transfer to the Galaxy that July. The mansion, priced at $22 million, is near the homes of Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes, and talk-show host Jay Leno, in an exclusive gated community in the hills overlooking the city. The family also owned a home in Dubai.[194]
Affair claims[link]
In April 2004, the British tabloid News of the World carried claims by Beckham's former personal assistant Rebecca Loos that he and Loos had an extramarital affair.[195][196] A week later, the Malaysian-born Australian model Sarah Marbeck claimed that she had slept with Beckham on two occasions. Beckham dismissed both accusations as "ludicrous".[197] In an interview with W Magazine, Victoria Beckham told a reporter, "I'm not going to lie: it was a really tough time. It was hard for our entire families. But I realised a lot of people have a price."[198]
Legal issues[link]
In December 2008, Beckham and his bodyguard were sued by paparazzi photographer Emicles da Mata, who claimed that he was assaulted by them when attempting to take a picture of Beckham in Beverly Hills. Da Mata is seeking unspecified damages for assault, battery, and intentional infliction of emotional distress.[199]
In September 2010 Beckham announced that he was pressing charges against prostitute Irma Nici and several others over claims in the magazine In Touch that he had had sex with her.[200] Beckham's court application was dismissed.
Fame beyond football[link]
Beckham's fame extends beyond the pitch; in much of the world his name is "as instantly recognisable as that of multinational companies like Coca-Cola and IBM."[201] Beckham's relationship and marriage to Victoria, who has been famous in her own right as part of the musical group Spice Girls, contributed to David's celebrity beyond football. So gilded has been the career of Beckham that Victoria revealed her nickname for her husband to be "Golden Balls",[202] an epithet he shares with an obscure mediaeval Anglo-Norman knight whose French name was Latinised to de Aureis Testiculis.
Beckham became known as a fashion plate, and together with Victoria, the couple became lucrative spokespeople sought after by clothing designers, health and fitness specialists, fashion magazines, perfume and cosmetics manufacturers, hair stylists, exercise promoters, and spa and recreation companies. One recent example is a new line of aftershave and fragrances called David Beckham Instinct.[203] In 2002 Beckham was hailed as the ultimate "metrosexual" by the man who invented the term[204][205] and has been described as such by numerous other articles since. The Beckhams were reportedly paid $13.7 million in 2007 to launch his fragrance line in the US. In the world of fashion, David has already appeared on the covers of many magazines. U.S. covers have included the men's magazine Details, and with his wife for the August 2007 issue of W.[206] According to Google, "David Beckham" was searched for more than any other sports topic on their site in 2003 and 2004.[207] The search engine Ask Jeeves named Beckham in December 2009 as the third most online searched person in the last decade. The findings are based on online activity by British users of the search engine.[208]
Upon their arrival in Los Angeles on 12 July 2007, the night before Beckham's formal introduction, Los Angeles International Airport was filled with paparazzi and news reporters.[209] On the next night, Victoria appeared on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno to talk about the their move to LA, and presented Leno with a number 23 Galaxy jersey with his own name on the back. Victoria also talked about her NBC TV show Victoria Beckham: Coming to America.[210] On 22 July, a private welcoming party was held for the couple at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles. A-list celebrities attending included Steven Spielberg, Jim Carrey, George Clooney, Tom Cruise, Katie Holmes, Will Smith, Jada Pinkett Smith, and Oprah Winfrey.[211]
Beckham's many endorsement deals make him one of the most recognisable athletes throughout the world. On 31 December 2008, it was announced that Pepsi Co. was ending its endorsement deal with the player after a 10-year collaboration.[212] Beckham has several eponymous video games, including Go! Go! Beckham! Adventure on Soccer Island, a platform game for the Game Boy Advance, and David Beckham Soccer, a football game for the Xbox.[213][214] In August 2010, Beckham signed an endorsement deal with EA SPORTS to become brand ambassador for EA SPORTS Active 2.[215]
Beckham visited Afghanistan in May 2010 for a morale-boosting visit to British troops fighting the Taliban insurgency.[216][217][218] The appearance of Beckham as well as British Foreign Secretary William Hague and Defence Secretary Liam Fox was believed to have prompted a Taliban attack on Kandahar airfield. [219][220]
Charitable work[link]
Beckham has supported UNICEF since his days at Manchester United and in January 2005, the English national team captain became a Goodwill Ambassador with a special focus on UNICEF's Sports for Development program. More recently Beckham has pledged his support for the current Unite for Children, Unite against AIDS campaign.
On 17 January 2007, Rebecca Johnstone, a 19-year-old cancer patient from Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, received a surprise phone call from Beckham. After the conversation, he sent her a Real Madrid jersey with his signature on it. Rebecca died on 29 January 2007.[221]
Beckham is a spokesman for Malaria No More, a New York City-based non-profit launched in 2006. Malaria No More's mission is to end deaths caused by malaria in Africa. Beckham appears in a 2007 public service announcement advertising the need for inexpensive bed nets. The TV spot currently airs in the U.S. on Fox Networks, including Fox Soccer Channel, and can also be seen on YouTube.[222]
Since joining Major League Soccer, Beckham has been a very public advocate in the U.S. for related charities such as "MLS W.O.R.K.S." On 17 August 2007, he conducted a youth clinic in Harlem, along with other current and former MLS players. This was in advance of his first New York City area match the following day against the New York Red Bulls. That team's Jozy Altidore and Juan Pablo Ángel were also with Beckham, teaching skills to disadvantaged youth to benefit FC Harlem Lions.[223]
Appearances in films[link]
[edit] Bend It Like Beckham
Beckham never personally appeared in the 2002 film Bend It Like Beckham, except in archive footage. He and his wife wanted to make cameo appearances, but scheduling proved difficult, so the director used lookalikes instead.[224]
The Goal! Trilogy[link]
Beckham makes a cameo appearance with Zinedine Zidane and Raúl, in the 2005 film Goal!: The Dream Begins. Lookalike Andy Harmer, who played him in Bend It Like Beckham, also appears here in one party scene as Beckham.[225] Beckham himself appears in the sequel Goal! 2: Living the Dream...[226] in a larger role, when the film's lead character gets transferred to Real Madrid. This time the story centres around the Real Madrid team, and besides Beckham, other real life Real Madrid players also appear on and off the pitch, alongside the fictional characters. Beckham appeared in Goal! 3: Taking on the World, which was released straight to DVD on 15 June 2009.[227]
Despite moving to Los Angeles, California, Beckham has expressed no personal interest in pursuit of acting roles, saying he is too "stiff".[228]
Records[link]
Beckham has captained England 59 times,[229] the fourth highest after Bobby Moore (90), Billy Wright (90) and Bryan Robson (65).
With his free kick goal against Ecuador in the second round of the 2006 FIFA World Cup, Beckham gained membership into two of football's exclusive clubs: he became the only English player – and the 21st player regardless of nationality – to score in three world cups; Real Madrid teammate Raúl also achieved this feat a few days earlier.[230] It also made him only the fifth player in World Cup history to score twice from a direct free kick; the other four were Pelé, Roberto Rivelino, Teófilo Cubillas, and Bernard Genghini (Beckham had previously scored this way against Colombia in the first round of the 1998 FIFA World Cup). All three goals were against South American teams (Colombia, Argentina, and Ecuador) and from set pieces (the two aforementioned free kicks and a penalty against Argentina).
Tattoos[link]
Beckham has at least 20 tattoos adorning his body, including recent black-and-white image of Christ drawn on his right side, based on a painting called "The Man Of Sorrows" by Catholic artist Matthew R. Brooks done after the death of his grandfather in 2009.[231] There are also names of his sons Romeo, Cruz and Brooklyn, name of his wife Victoria, written in Hindi, because Beckham thought it would be "tacky" to have it in English. On his right shoulder, there's an angel with the text 'In the face of adversity'.[231] Another tattoo is a Bible verse written in Hebrew, reads אני לדודי ודודי לי הרעה בשושנים, translated into: "I am my beloved's, and my beloved is mine, that shepherds among the lilies." In 2004 Beckham added the four-by-six-inch "winged cross" neck tattoo prior to England's three-nation tournament soccer match against Japan in the City of Manchester Stadium.[231][232] In his autobiography "David Beckham: My Side", Becks reveals some of his thoughts on tattoos: "The idea came to me much later, a little while after Brooklyn was born. I was talking to Mel B and her then-husband, Jimmy Gulzar, and the subject of tattoos came up. I ended up going to this Dutch guy who'd done all of Jimmy's. I'd finally realised what I wanted a tattoo to represent. Mine are all about the people in my life, my wife and sons, who I want with me always. When you see me, you see the tattoos. You see an expression of how I feel about Victoria and the boys. They're part of me."[232]
See also[link]
References[link]
Books[link]
- Beckham, David (2002). David Beckham: My Side. HarperCollinsWillow. ISBN 0-00-715732-0).
- Beckham, David; Freeman, Dean (2001). Beckham: My World. Hodder & Stoughton Ltd. ISBN 978-0-340-79270-4).
- Beckham, David; Watt, Tom (2003). Beckham: Both Feet on the Ground. HarperCollins. ISBN 978-0-06-057093-4).
- Crick, Michael (2003). The Boss – The Many Sides of Alex Ferguson. Pocket Books. ISBN 978-0-7434-2991-7).
- Ferguson, Alex; McIlvanney, Hugh (1999). Managing My Life – My Autobiography. Hodder & Stoughton. ISBN 978-0-340-72855-0).
- Wahl, Grant (2009). The Beckham Experiment: How the World's Most Famous Athlete Tried to Conquer America. Crown. ISBN 978-0-307-40859-4).
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Further reading[link]
- Wahl, Grant (31 October 2011). "Beckham's Last Stand: In the fifth and final year of his MLS contract, he's back at the top of his game at last. Now, as the 2011 playoffs begin, he and the Galaxy look to stamp his American experiment a success by winning a championship". Sports Illustrated. http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1191594/index.htm. Retrieved 2011-10-28. "'In [Major League Soccer] his ability to hold the ball in that position and pass makes him unique,' says [coach Bruce] Arena. 'He's right in the middle of things. In every game, he touches the ball the most of any player.'"
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| Personal information | |
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| Born | (1976-08-12) August 12, 1976 (age 35) Chicago, Illinois |
| Nationality | American |
| High school | Mount Carmel HS (Chicago Illinois) |
| Listed height | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) |
| Listed weight | 265 lb (120 kg) |
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| College | Kentucky |
| NBA Draft | 1996 / Round: 1 / Pick: 6th overall |
| Selected by the Boston Celtics | |
| Pro career | 1996–2012 |
| Career history | |
| 1996–2003 | Boston Celtics |
| 2003–2004 | Dallas Mavericks |
| 2004–2005 | Atlanta Hawks |
| 2005 | Boston Celtics |
| 2005–2007 | Miami Heat |
| 2007–2008 | Minnesota Timberwolves |
| 2010 | Guaynabo Mets (Puerto Rico) |
| 2010–2012 | Idaho Stampede (D-League) |
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Antoine Devon Walker (born August 12, 1976, in Chicago, Illinois) is an American former professional basketball forward. He was drafted with the sixth overall pick in the 1996 NBA Draft out of the University of Kentucky and played in the NBA from 1996 to 2008.
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Pre-NBA career[link]
Walker attended Mount Carmel High School, where he played with future NFL quarterback Donovan McNabb and attained all-state status as a senior, earning a full scholarship to play for Rick Pitino at the University of Kentucky. He was a starting forward on the Wildcats' 1996 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship-winning team. As a freshman at Kentucky he was named SEC Tournament MVP. In his sophomore year, Walker was named All-SEC First, All-SEC Tournament and to the All-NCAA Regional Teams.
Professional career[link]
After his sophomore season he declared for the 1996 NBA Draft and was picked sixth overall by the Boston Celtics. In the 1996–1997 season, Walker made the All-Rookie 1st Team and led the team in scoring (17.5 ppg) and rebounds (9.0). However, the team had its worst season in franchise history, 15–67. The following season, Walker made the All-Star team as a reserve while averaging 22.4 ppg and 10.2 rpg. He also scored a career-high 49 points in a loss against the Washington Wizards. The Celtics posted another bad record: 36–46. In the '98 draft, the Celtics had the 10th pick and chose swing man Paul Pierce. The next few years, Pierce and Walker were the 1–2 punch for the Celtics. In the 2001–2002 season, Walker had his best overall season by helping lead the Celtics to a 49–33 record and their first playoff berth in 7 years. He was second in his team in scoring (22.0 ppg), first in rebounds (9 rpg), and 1st in assists, (5.0 apg). Pierce and Walker took the team all the way to the Eastern Conference Finals where they fell to the New Jersey Nets in 6 games. The next season, Walker made his 3rd All-Star team.
Nine and a half days before the start of the 2003–04 season, Walker was traded to the Dallas Mavericks. Walker was used in a relatively limited capacity on his new team due to the number of high-caliber players populating the Mavericks' roster. Included on that team was Antawn Jamison, newly acquired from the Golden State Warriors. On August 8, 2004 Walker and Tony Delk were traded to the Atlanta Hawks for Jason Terry, longtime Hawks member Alan Henderson and a draft pick. On February 24, 2005, Walker was traded back to the Celtics in a deal that sent Gary Payton, Tom Gugliotta, Michael Stewart, and a first-round draft pick to the Hawks[1] (Payton was released by the Hawks and re-signed with Boston for the remainder of the season).
On August 2, 2005, Walker was involved in a 5-team, 13-player deal (the largest trade in NBA history) that sent him from the Celtics to the Miami Heat. Walker would play as a reserve, often rotating between the power forward and small forward positions. Though he struggled early to adjust to this role, by the end of the season he was a crucial versatile force for the Heat. In the playoffs his production would increase, as he would be the third leading scorer for the team while making crucial 3 point baskets against the New Jersey Nets and the Detroit Pistons. On June 20, 2006, he won his first NBA Championship, contributing 14 points and 11 rebounds in the final game of the series against the Dallas Mavericks
On October 24, 2007, Walker was traded to the Minnesota Timberwolves along with Michael Doleac, Wayne Simien, a first-round draft pick and cash considerations in exchange for Ricky Davis and Mark Blount.[2][3][4]
On June 27, 2008, Walker was dealt to the Memphis Grizzlies along with Marko Jarić, Greg Buckner, and the rights to O. J. Mayo, for Mike Miller, Brian Cardinal, Jason Collins, and the rights to Kevin Love.[5]
After appearing in just two preseason games and remaining inactive throughout the opening months of the regular season,[6] he was waived by the Grizzlies on December 19, 2008.
In February 2010, he signed with the Guaynabo Mets along with former Chicago Bulls player Marcus Fizer.[7] Walker was released on April 1, 2010.[8]
On May 6, 2010, ESPN reported that Walker was trying to return to the NBA.[9]
On December 7, 2010, Walker was acquired by Idaho Stampede of the NBA Development League.
It was reported in April 2012 that Walker had announced his retirement after two years with the Idaho Stampede.[10]
Personal life[link]
Walker was previously engaged to reality star Evelyn Lozada of Basketball Wives fame.[citation needed]. She is now engaged to NFL wide-receiver Chad Ochocinco.
Legal troubles[link]
On January 5, 2009, Walker was arrested for DUI in Miami Beach, Florida.[11] [12]
On July 15, 2009, Walker was charged with three felony counts of writing bad checks related to gambling debts he had incurred at three Las Vegas casinos.[13] Walker was arrested on July 15 at Harrah's Casino in South Lake Tahoe, Nevada. The charges stemmed from over $800,000 in gambling debts. Walker was in Tahoe to play in the American Century Celebrity Golf Classic the following day.[14]
On June 30, 2010, Walker entered a plea of not guilty on felony bad check charges stemming from his failure to pay $770,000 in gambling losses to Caesars Palace and two other casinos in Las Vegas, Nevada, according to the Las Vegas Review Journal.[15] A year later, he pleaded guilty to one felony count of passing a bad check. Under the plea agreement, he did not face a prison term, and instead was put on probation and worked towards repaying the debt.[16]
Robberies[link]
In July 2000, Walker and former University of Kentucky teammate Nazr Mohammed were robbed outside a Chicago South Side restaurant.[17] In a separate incident on July 9, 2007, Walker and another individual were robbed at gunpoint by two offenders in his own house. The assailants made off with close to $200,000 worth of merchandise, including Walker's Mercedes. His car was later recovered having been stripped of its expensive aftermarket wheels and stereo system. Four men have been charged in this robbery and two of them have also been linked to the similar robbery of fellow NBA player, Eddy Curry.[18]
Bankruptcy[link]
On May 18, 2010, Walker filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy protection in the Southern District of Florida (Miami) as case number 10-23558 with total assets of $4.3 million and debts of $12.7 million. The filing listed four pieces of real estate including a $2.3 million Miami home that is underwater with a mortgage of $3.6 million, and three other properties in Chicago, one listed for $1.4 million. Nazr Mohammed paid half the fee of Walker's bankruptcy attorney.[19]
NBA career statistics[link]
| Legend | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
Regular season[link]
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996–97 | Boston | 82 | 68 | 36.2 | .425 | .327 | .631 | 9.0 | 3.2 | 1.3 | .6 | 17.5 |
| 1997–98 | Boston | 82 | 82 | 39.9 | .423 | .312 | .645 | 10.2 | 3.3 | 1.7 | .7 | 22.4 |
| 1998–99 | Boston | 42 | 41 | 36.9 | .412 | .369 | .559 | 8.5 | 3.1 | 1.5 | .7 | 18.7 |
| 1999–00 | Boston | 82 | 82 | 36.6 | .430 | .256 | .699 | 8.0 | 3.7 | 1.4 | .4 | 20.5 |
| 2000–01 | Boston | 81 | 81 | 41.9 | .413 | .367 | .716 | 8.9 | 5.5 | 1.7 | .6 | 23.4 |
| 2001–02 | Boston | 81 | 81 | 42.0 | .394 | .344 | .741 | 8.8 | 5.0 | 1.5 | .5 | 22.1 |
| 2002–03 | Boston | 78 | 78 | 41.5 | .388 | .323 | .615 | 7.2 | 4.8 | 1.5 | .4 | 20.1 |
| 2003–04 | Dallas | 82 | 82 | 34.6 | .428 | .269 | .554 | 8.3 | 4.5 | .8 | .8 | 14.0 |
| 2004–05 | Atlanta | 53 | 53 | 40.2 | .415 | .317 | .534 | 9.4 | 3.7 | 1.2 | .6 | 20.4 |
| 2004–05 | Boston | 24 | 24 | 34.5 | .442 | .342 | .557 | 8.3 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 16.3 |
| 2005–06 | Miami | 82 | 19 | 26.8 | .435 | .358 | .628 | 5.1 | 2.0 | .6 | .4 | 12.2 |
| 2006–07 | Miami | 78 | 15 | 23.3 | .397 | .275 | .438 | 4.3 | 1.7 | .6 | .2 | 8.5 |
| 2007–08 | Minnesota | 46 | 1 | 19.4 | .363 | .324 | .530 | 3.7 | 1.0 | .7 | .2 | 8.0 |
| Career | 893 | 707 | 35.3 | .414 | .325 | .633 | 7.7 | 3.5 | 1.2 | .5 | 17.5 | |
| All-Star | 3 | 1 | 13.3 | .350 | .300 | .500 | 2.0 | 1.3 | .7 | .0 | 6.0 |
Playoffs[link]
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001–02 | Boston | 16 | 16 | 43.9 | .411 | .385 | .781 | 8.6 | 3.3 | 1.5 | .4 | 22.1 |
| 2002–03 | Boston | 10 | 10 | 44.0 | .415 | .356 | .500 | 8.7 | 4.3 | 1.7 | .4 | 17.3 |
| 2003–04 | Dallas | 5 | 5 | 28.0 | .361 | .100 | .571 | 10.0 | 2.4 | 1.2 | .6 | 9.8 |
| 2004–05 | Boston | 6 | 6 | 37.3 | .413 | .368 | .636 | 7.3 | 2.3 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 16.7 |
| 2005–06 | Miami | 23 | 23 | 37.5 | .403 | .324 | .574 | 5.6 | 2.4 | 1.0 | .3 | 13.3 |
| 2006–07 | Miami | 4 | 0 | 23.0 | .405 | .500 | .818 | 2.3 | 1.5 | .5 | .2 | 11.8 |
| Career | 64 | 60 | 38.5 | .406 | .352 | .663 | 7.1 | 2.9 | 1.2 | .4 | 16.1 |
See also[link]
- List of National Basketball Association career 3-point scoring leaders
- List of National Basketball Association career turnovers leaders
Notes[link]
- ^ Walker returns to Celtics in shocker. Updated February 25, 2005
- ^ By trading two more veteran starters, Wolves grow even younger, October 24, 2007
- ^ Ira Winderman, Riley's trade stokes the Heat, South Florida Sun-Sentinel
- ^ Wolves Nab First-Round Pick and Three Players From Heat
- ^ Wolves pick Mayo, swap him for Love in 8-player deal
- ^ http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2008/dec/15/grizzlies-to-give-walker-a-contract-buyout/
- ^ Antoine Walker Signs In Puerto Rico
- ^ Mets de Guaynabo release Antoine Walker
- ^ http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=5167188
- ^ [1]
- ^ http://www.tmz.com/2009/01/05/antoine-walker-busted-for-dui/#.T3OOZ9lWEpM
- ^ http://www.aolnews.com/2009/01/05/antoine-walker-arrested-for-drunk-driving/
- ^ Gambling woes for Walker
- ^ "Walker Arrested at Lake Tahoe Cabaret". ESPN.com. http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=4336288. Retrieved 2009-09-19.
- ^ http://www.lvrj.com/news/walker-pleads-not-guilty-to-charges-tied-to-gambling-debts-97516504.html
- ^ Shine, Conor (June 28, 2011). "NBA’s Antoine Walker pleads guilty to felony check charges". Las Vegas Sun. http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2011/jun/28/antoine-walker-pleads-guilty-felony-check-charges/. Retrieved June 29, 2011.
- ^ Heat forward Walker robbed at home in Chicago
- ^ "Man who robbed Walker gets 21 years", ESPN.com. May 5, 2009.
- ^ Antoine Walker bankruptcy documents
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| Date of birth | August 12, 1976 |
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| Born | (1984-05-29) May 29, 1984 (age 28)[1] Brooklyn, New York |
| Nationality | American |
| High school | Towson Catholic Oak Hill Academy |
| Listed height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) |
| Listed weight | 230 lb (104 kg) |
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| College | Syracuse (2002–2003) |
| NBA Draft | 2003 / Round: 1 / Pick: 3rd overall |
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| Pro career | 2003–present |
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| 2003–2011 | Denver Nuggets |
| 2011–present | New York Knicks |
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Carmelo Kiyan Anthony (born May 29, 1984), nicknamed "Melo", is an American professional basketball player who currently plays for the New York Knicks in the National Basketball Association (NBA). After a successful high school career at Towson Catholic High School and Oak Hill Academy, Anthony attended Syracuse University for college where he led the Orangemen to their first National Championship in 2003. He earned the tournament's Most Outstanding Player award and was named the Most Valuable Player of NCAA East Regional. After one season at Syracuse University, Anthony left college to enter the 2003 NBA Draft, where he was selected as the third pick by the Nuggets. He was traded to the Knicks several days prior to the 2011 trade deadline.
Since entering the NBA, Anthony has emerged as one of the most well-known and popular players in the league. He was named to the All-Rookie team, to the All-Star team five times and to the All-NBA team five times. Anthony led the Nuggets to two division titles and to the playoffs every year from 2004 to 2010. In 2009, he helped the Nuggets advance to the Conference Finals for the first time since 1985. As a member of the USA National Team, Anthony won a bronze medal at the 2004 Olympics and a gold medal at the 2008 Olympics.
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Early life and high school[link]
Anthony was born in the Red Hook projects in Brooklyn, New York City.[2] He was born to a Puerto Rican father and an African American mother. His father, after whom he is named, died of cancer when Anthony was two years old.[3] When Anthony turned eight, his family moved to Baltimore, where he honed not only his athletic skills, but his survival skills. Kenny Minor, one of Anthony's childhood friends, said, "from drugs, to killings, to anything you can name that goes on in the roughest parts of town, we've seen and witnessed hands on. Those are the things that teach you toughness and keep you mentally focused on your goals." Sports would serve as an important diversion from the violence and drug dealing that were pervasive in the housing projects a few blocks from the homes of Anthony and his friends.[4]
Anthony commuted to Towson Catholic High School for his first three years of high school.[5] During the summer of 1999, Anthony grew five inches into the frame of a 6-5 swingman.[6] He suddenly became one of the area’s top players and made a name for himself in the area, being named The Baltimore Sun's metro player of the year in 2001,[7] as well as Baltimore Catholic League player of the year.[8] During his sophomore year, he averaged 14 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 steals.[6] Towson Catholic surged to a record of 26–3 and finished third in the state tournament. Anthony enjoyed a successful high school basketball career as a junior, almost doubling his numbers in scoring and rebounds, averaging 23 points and 10.3 rebounds.[6] Despite his successful year, Anthony was distracted from all attention and was too eager to listen to friends who guaranteed him he was destined for NBA stardom. Anthony began missing classes and was suspended on several occasions.[6] He was barely registered a blip on the radar of pro scouts with his skinny frame and lacking strength and felt that he was not ready for the physical demands on the NBA.[6] In the end, Towson Catholic fell short of the state title, although he was named Baltimore's County Player of the Year, All-Metropolitan Player of the Year and Baltimore Catholic League Player of the Year.[6]
After his junior year, Division I-A coaches were lined up to recruit Anthony to a school on the East Coast, which included University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Syracuse University.[7] In contrast to contemporary prep-to-pro players like Kevin Garnett, Jermaine O'Neal, Kobe Bryant, Tracy McGrady or Amar'e Stoudemire, he decided to declare early and announce that he would attend Syracuse University before his senior year. Although Anthony's grades dropped under a C average and his scores on the ACT were below acceptable standards, he knew that he needed to improve in the classroom to qualify academically for Syracuse.[6] For his senior year, his mother considered transferring him to a different school.[6] Anthony first thought of Virginia's Hargrave Military Academy but after talking to Steve Smith, the head coach at basketball powerhouse Oak Hill Academy, he eventually transferred to Oak Hill Academy in Virginia—winner of the USA Today 2000–01 high school championship—for his senior campaign. During the summer of 2001, Anthony led an AAU Baltimore Select team to the Final Four of the Adidas Big Time Tournament in Las Vegas, Nevada.[6] Anthony attracted attention from the NBA by averaging 25.2 points a game in the tournament, which was also attended by Amar'e Stoudemire (who was already being touted as a future lottery pick).[6] Anthony played at the USA Basketball Youth Development Festival where he helped the East Team win the silver medal.[6] He tied LeBron James for the tournament scoring lead at 24 points per game and shot 66 percent from the field.[6] It was there that Anthony and James struck up a friendship.[6]
Oak Hill Academy entered the 2001–02 campaign boasting a 42-game winning streak. The team’s first tournament win came in The Les Schwab Invitational against Mater Dei High School from Santa Ana, California, with Anthony winning the tournament MVP.[6] Oak Hill won two more big-time tournaments, including the Nike Academy National Invitational where they knocked off then-No. 1 Westchester High School 77-61 in the final,[9] and an anticipated game against St. Vincent - St. Mary High School of Akron, Ohio, where he was matched up with high school phenom LeBron James.[10] James scored 36 points, while Anthony scored 34 points and 11 rebounds to lead Oak Hill to a 72-66 win.[11] The team ended the season ranked third in the country at 32–1, with their only loss coming in a rematch against Mater Dei, which ended their unbeaten streak at 67.[9] He averaged 21.7 points, 8.1 rebounds and 4.0 assists during his senior year at Oak Hill[12] and named a USA Today All-USA First Team and a Parade First-Team All-American.[12][13] He was selected to play in the Jordan Brand Classic, scoring a game-high 27 points, and the McDonald's All-American Team, where he scored 19 points and won the Sprite Slam Jam dunk contest.[6] His performances at the high school All-Star games, helped lift his reputation with HoopScoop ranking him as the nation's #1 high school senior in the class of 2002,[14] ranked 2nd by College Basketball News and 3rd by All-Star Sports.[6] Due to his struggles with the ACT, his family and friends wondered whether Anthony would forget about his college plans to attend Syracuse and move on to the NBA.[6] He had yet to produce the minimum score of 18, however, in late April Anthony got a 19 and decided to stick with college and prepared for his freshman year at Syracuse.[6] In April 2009, he was named to the ESPN RISE's all-decade team and was honored as one of the 35 Greatest McDonald's All-Americans in January 2012.[15][16]
College career[link]
Anthony played one season at Syracuse University, during the 2002–2003 season, where he averaged 22.1 points (16th in the NCAA, 4th in the Big East) and 10.0 rebounds (19th in the NCAA, 3rd in the Big East, 1st among NCAA Division I freshmen). He helped guide the Orangemen to their first ever NCAA tournament title in 2003. He led the team in scoring, rebounding, minutes played (36.4 minutes per game), field goals made and free throws made and attempted.[17] Anthony's 33-point outburst against the University of Texas in the Final Four set an NCAA tournament record for most points by a freshman.[18] In the championship game against the University of Kansas, Anthony had 20 points and 10 rebounds. For his efforts during the NCAA tournament, Anthony earned the tournament's Most Outstanding Player Award.[19] Afterwards, Syracuse head coach Jim Boeheim described Anthony as "[...] by far, the best player in college basketball. It wasn't even close. Nobody was even close to him last year in college basketball. That's the bottom line".[20]
Anthony said that he originally planned to stay at Syracuse for two to three seasons, but having already accomplished everything he set out to do, he chose to abandon his collegiate career (with Boeheim's blessing) and declared himself eligible for the 2003 NBA Draft.[21][22] Some of Anthony's highlights in his time with Syracuse include being named Second-Team All-American by the Associated Press as a freshman, leading his team to a 30–5 record, capturing the school's first ever NCAA title and being the consensus pick for NCAA Freshman of the Year. He was also named to the All-Big East First Team and was the consensus selection for the Big East Conference Freshman of the Year.[23]
NBA career[link]
Denver Nuggets (2003–2011)[link]
Rookie season[link]
Anthony's NBA career began on June 26, 2003, when he was chosen in the first round (3rd overall) of the 2003 NBA Draft draft by the Denver Nuggets. He was selected behind LeBron James (1st overall, Cleveland Cavaliers) and Darko Miličić (2nd overall, Detroit Pistons).[24] He made his NBA regular season debut on October 29, 2003, in an 80–72 home win against the San Antonio Spurs.[25] Anthony finished the night with 12 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists. In just his sixth career NBA game (November 7 versus the Los Angeles Clippers), Anthony scored 30 points, becoming the second youngest player in NBA history to score 30 points or more in a game (19 years, 151 days; Kobe Bryant was the youngest).[26] It was the fewest number of games a Nuggets rookie took to score 30 points in a contest since the ABA-NBA merger. On February 9, 2004, against the Memphis Grizzlies, Anthony became the third-youngest player to reach the 1,000-point plateau in NBA history with a 20-point effort in an 86–83 win.[27]
On February 13, 2004, Anthony participated in the Got Milk? Rookie Challenge at All-Star Weekend.[28] On March 30, 2004, he scored 41 points against the Seattle SuperSonics to set a new Denver Nuggets franchise record for most points in a game by a rookie.[29] He also became the second-youngest player (19 years, 305 days) to score at least 40 points in a game in NBA history. After winning the Rookie of the Month award for the Western Conference in the month of April, Anthony became the fourth player in NBA history to capture all six of the Rookie of the Month awards in a season.[13] The others to do so were David Robinson, Tim Duncan and fellow rookie LeBron James.[23] Anthony was also named NBA Player of the Week twice (March 10, 2004 – March 14, 2004 and April 6, 2004 – April 10, 2004) and was a unanimous NBA All-Rookie First Team selection.[30] Anthony averaged 21.0 ppg during the season, which was more than any other rookie. Anthony was second in the NBA Rookie of the Year voting, finishing as the runner-up to the Cavaliers rookie standout, James.[31]
Anthony was a major part in the turn around of the Denver Nuggets from league laughingstock to playoff contender. In the season before Anthony was drafted by the team, the Nuggets finished with a 17–65 record, which tied them for worst in the NBA with the Cleveland Cavaliers. They finished the 2003–04 campaign with a 43–39 overall record, qualifying them as the eighth seed for the post-season. Anthony became the first NBA rookie to lead a playoff team in scoring since David Robinson of the San Antonio Spurs during the 1989–90 season.[13] In the 2004 NBA Playoffs, the Nuggets faced the top-seeded Minnesota Timberwolves in the first round. In Anthony's first career playoff game, he had 19 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists, in a 106–92 loss at Minnesota.[32] The Timberwolves eliminated the Nuggets in five games.[33]
2004–05 season[link]
In Anthony's second season, he averaged 20.8 points per game, ranking him 19th in the NBA. Anthony placed 16th in the NBA for points per 48 minutes. On December 4, 2004, versus the Miami Heat, Anthony became the third-youngest player in NBA history to reach 2,000 career points.[34] Only James and Bryant were younger when they reached that plateau. Anthony played again in the Got Milk? Rookie Challenge, this time suiting up for the sophomore squad. In front of his home fans of Denver (who were hosting the 2005 All-Star Game), Anthony scored a game-high 31 points to go along with 5 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals, en route to becoming the MVP of the game.[35]
With Anthony's help, the Nuggets improved their season record by six games from the previous season, ending with a mark of 49–33. The Nuggets finished seventh place in the Western Conference (one spot higher than they finished the previous season). Denver faced the second-seeded San Antonio Spurs in the first round, winning the first game in San Antonio, 93–87.[36] However, the Spurs won the next four games, eliminating the Nuggets from the playoffs.[37]
2005–06 season[link]
Anthony played and started in 80 games during the 2005–06 season. He averaged 26.5 ppg (8th, NBA), 2.7 apg, 4.9 rpg and 1.1 spg. His eighth place finish in NBA scoring was the highest finish by a Denver player since the 1990–91 season, when Nuggets guard Michael Adams finished the season sixth in NBA scoring. On November 23, 2005, with the Nuggets facing the two-time defending Eastern Conference Champion Detroit Pistons, Anthony hauled down his 1,000th career rebound. A month later, Anthony recorded a then career-high 45 points in a losing effort against the Philadelphia 76ers. On March 17, 2006, versus the Memphis Grizzlies, he scored 33 points to push his career point total over the 5,000 mark.[38] Also, in doing so, he became the second youngest player to accomplish that feat (behind James). As the month of March came to a close, the Nuggets finished 11–5, and Anthony was named as the NBA Player of the Month for March. He also took home Player of the Week honors for March 13, 2006 – March 19, 2006.[39]
During the season, Anthony made five game-winning shots in the last five seconds: at Houston on January 8, 2006;[40] at home versus Phoenix on January 10;[41] at Minnesota on February 24;[42] at Indiana on March 15;[43] at home versus the Los Angeles Lakers on April 6.[44] All five of those game-winners were made on jump shots, while the shot against Minnesota was a three-point field goal. Anthony also made a shot in the final seconds to force overtime vs. the Dallas Mavericks on January 6.[45] He made shots in the final 22 seconds against the Cleveland Cavaliers on January 18, 2006,[46] and the Philadelphia 76ers on March 9, which gave the Nuggets leads they would never lose.[47] Anthony was named to the All-NBA Third Team for the season, alongside Phoenix' Shawn Marion, Houston's Yao Ming, Philadelphia's Allen Iverson and Washington's Gilbert Arenas.
The Nuggets finished the season in third place, winning the Northwest Division for the first time in Anthony's career. Denver faced the sixth-seeded Los Angeles Clippers in the first round of the playoffs. The Clippers held home court advantage in the series, due to ending the regular season with a better record (Denver finished 44–38; Los Angeles finished 47–35). The Clippers won the first two games of the series on their home floor.[48] The Nuggets split their games at home in Denver (winning game three; losing game four).[49] Denver then lost game five at Los Angeles, which eliminated the Nuggets from the playoffs.[50] After the season, Anthony signed a 5 year, $80 million extension with the Nuggets.[51]
2006–07 season[link]
In the eighth game of the season (a 117–109 home win against the Toronto Raptors), Anthony tied the franchise record of six-straight 30-point games recorded by Alex English (1982–83 season).[52] Coincidentally, Alex English witnessed Anthony tie his record as English is now an Assistant Coach with the Toronto Raptors. Anthony fell short of establishing a new record in his ninth game (a 113–109 home victory over the Chicago Bulls) on November 21, as he finished with 29 points.[53] After the Chicago victory, Anthony again tied the club record of six-straight 30-point games, failing to break it the second time around, as he scored 24 points in his 16th game (a 98–96 home loss to the Atlanta Hawks) on December 6.[54] During a game at Madison Square Garden on December 16, Anthony was one of many players involved in the infamous Knicks–Nuggets brawl.[55] Footage showed Anthony laying a punch on the face of New York's Mardy Collins and subsequently backing away. As a result of his actions, Anthony was suspended for 15 games by NBA commissioner David Stern.[56] Shortly thereafter, the Nuggets traded for Allen Iverson in a bid to form a deadly combination with Anthony. The duo didn't get to play alongside one another until a home game against the Memphis Grizzlies on January 22, which was the day Anthony was allowed to return from his 15-game suspension.[57] Anthony finished the game with 28 points, as he and Iverson combined for 51 points.
On February 2, 2007, Anthony and teammate J.R. Smith were involved in a minor car accident.[58] Neither player was injured in the collision. The only information released by the team was that the car Smith was driving belonged to Anthony. Three days later, Anthony recorded his first career triple-double, with 31 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists, in a 113–108 loss to the Phoenix Suns.[59] When the reserves for the Western Conference All-Star team were announced, Anthony was not included on the roster.[60] However, with Yao Ming and Carlos Boozer out with injuries, NBA commissioner David Stern chose Anthony as a replacement (along with Josh Howard).[61] Anthony scored 20 points with 9 rebounds in his All-Star debut. Anthony was the first Denver Nugget to be named an All-Star since Antonio McDyess in 2001.
Anthony won Player of the Week honors three times during the season (November 20 – November 26; November 27 – December 3; and February 5 – February 11),[62][63] and received Player of the Month honors for April, after leading the Nuggets to a 10–1 record for the month and into sixth place in the final regular season standings of the Western Conference. Anthony finished the season as the league's second leading scorer behind Bryant, with an average of 28.9 ppg, while adding 6.0 rpg, 3.8 apg and 1.2 spg. He was named to All-NBA Third Team for the second straight year, along with Miami's Dwyane Wade, Detroit's Chauncy Billups, Minnesota's Kevin Garnett and Orlando's Dwight Howard. For the second time in three years, Anthony and the sixth-seeded Nuggets faced the third-seeded San Antonio Spurs in the first round of the playoffs. In a virtual repeat of the 2005 first round playoff matchup between the two teams, Denver won the first game in San Antonio, 95–89, only to lose the next four games. The Nuggets were eliminated in the first round for the fourth straight year. In the playoff series against the Spurs, Anthony averaged a team-high 26.8 ppg to go along with 8.6 rpg, 1.2 apg and 1.0 spg.
2007–08 season[link]
On January 24, 2008, Anthony was named to his second consecutive NBA All-Star Game—his first as a starter.[64] He finished as the leading vote-getter among Western Conference forwards (1,723,701 votes) and second in overall voting to Kobe Bryant (2,004,940 votes) among all Western Conference players.[64] On February 8, Anthony scored a then career-high 49 points in a 111–100 home win over the Washington Wizards.[65] He had a field goal percentage of .760 on a 19-of-25 shooting effort, and his shooting percentage was the second highest in the last 13 years for a player who took 25 or more shots in a game (Bryant was first with a .769 field goal percentage on a 20-of-26 shooting effort, in a 99–94 road victory over the Houston Rockets on December 21, 2000).[65][66] On March 27, in a home win over the Dallas Mavericks, Anthony scored his 9,000th career point.[67] He played in 77 games during the regular season, finishing as the NBA's fourth-leading scorer with 25.7 points per game, and had career-highs in rebounds per game (7.4) and steals per game (1.3). He tied his career-high in blocks per game (0.5), and ended the season with 3.4 assists per game, which was the second-best mark of his career.
The Nuggets finished the 2007–08 season with exactly 50 wins (50–32 overall record, tied for the third-best all-time Nuggets record since the team officially joined the NBA in 1976), following a 120–111 home victory over the Memphis Grizzlies in the last game of the season.[68] It was the first time since the 1987-88 NBA season that the Nuggets finished with at least 50 wins in a season.[68] Denver ended up as the 8th seed in the Western Conference of the 2008 Playoffs, and their 50 wins marked the highest win total for an 8th seed in NBA history.[68] It also meant that for the first time in NBA history, all eight playoff seeds in a conference had at least 50 wins. The Nuggets faced the top-seeded Los Angeles Lakers (57–25 overall record) in the first round of the Playoffs. The seven games separating the Nuggets overall record and the Lakers overall record is the closest margin between an eighth seed and a top seed since the NBA went to a 16-team playoff format in 1983–84.[68] The Lakers swept the Nuggets in four games, marking the second time in NBA history that a 50-win team was swept in a best-of-seven playoff series in the first round.[69][70] For the series, Anthony averaged 22.5 ppg, 9.5 rpg (playoff career-high), 2.0 apg and 0.5 spg.
2008–09 season[link]
The 2008–09 campaign began with Allen Iverson being traded to the Detroit Pistons in exchange for guard Chauncey Billups.[71] On December 10, 2008, in a 116–105 home win over the Timberwolves, Anthony tied George Gervin for the most points scored in one quarter in NBA history by scoring 33 points in the third quarter.[72] Gervin had set the record when he was competing against David Thompson for the scoring title on the last day of the 1977–78 season. Anthony shot 12 of 15 (80%) in the third quarter and finished the game with 45 points, 11 rebounds, 3 assists and 4 steals. On January 4, 2009, Anthony broke a bone in his hand in a game against the Indiana Pacers. He opted to have the hand splinted rather than have surgery; his recovery time was estimated at three to four weeks. He had already missed three games in late December with a sore elbow. Anthony returned from injury and to the Nuggets starting lineup on January 30, 2009 in a game against the Charlotte Bobcats in which he scored 19 points.[73] Anthony was suspended for one game by the Nuggets for staying on the court and refusing to leave the game after coach George Karl benched him during a game against the Pacers.[74]
The Nuggets won the Northwest Division and placed 2nd in the Western Conference, finishing the season with a franchise record-tying 54 wins (54–28 overall). Anthony averaged 22.8 ppg and made a career high 37.1% of his shots from three-point range. After losing in 5 straight playoff appearances (2004–2008), on April 29, 2009, Anthony won his first playoff series when the Nuggets beat the New Orleans Hornets at home 107–86 where Anthony finished with a playoff career high 34 points and 4 steals. In a post-game conference Anthony said "Yeah, finally.. Took me 5 years to get that gorilla off my back, it's a great feeling." The Nuggets beat the Hornets in five games in the first round of the playoffs and proceeded to beat the Dallas Mavericks 4–1 in the conference semifinals with Anthony scoring 30 points in a solid game 5 performance. In the third game of the semifinals, Anthony made a last second three point shot to give the Nuggets the win after being down by 2 points (103–105). Denver advanced to the conference finals, but was eliminated, 4–2, by the Los Angeles Lakers on his birthday.
2009–10 season[link]
In the opening two games of the 2009–10 season, Anthony totaled 71 points, scoring 30 points in the home opener and 41 the next night, in wins against division rivals Utah Jazz and Portland Trail Blazers respectively.[75] Anthony became one of three players in the Nuggets' history to open with 70 or more points through two games—tied with Nick Van Exel with 71 points—surpassed only by Alex English who did it twice, in 1985 (79) and 1988 (74).[76] It was also only the second time since 1987 that the Nuggets started the season 2–0.[76] In their third game, Anthony scored 42 points,[77] a game after his 41-point explosion against the Blazers, becoming the first Nugget to have scored back-to-back 40-point games since Michael Adams did it in 1991.[78] It was the first time they went 3–0 since 1985.[78] In the month of November, Anthony was named the NBA player of the week and Western Conference Player of the Month, leading the Nuggets to a 12–5 start.[79][80]
In the fifteenth regular season game against the Minnesota Timberwolves, Anthony entered the game leading the league in points per game (30.2) and was the only player in the league to score at least 20 points in every game.[81] He finished the game with 22 points which was his fifteenth consecutive game with at least 20 points breaking the previous franchise record of 14 straight set by English.[82] The following game, Anthony scored a career-high 50 points in a home game against the New York Knicks while teammate Chauncey Billups added 32 points in the game, making them only the third duo in NBA history to score at least 50 and 30 points respectively.[83] Two days later, Anthony scored 19 points in the first quarter—tying a season-high he made in the fourth quarter against the Portland Trail Blazers—in a home loss to the Timberwolves.[84] On January 21, 2010, Anthony was named as a starter for the 2010 NBA All-Star Game leading the Western Conference ballots in votes for forwards.[85] This was Anthony's third All-Star appearance and second as a starter. He finished the game with a team-high 27 points and 10 rebounds, in a losing effort as the team bowed to the Eastern Conference team.[86]
In the team's first game after the All-Star Game, the Nuggets visited the Cleveland Cavaliers in a highly anticipated game with the Cavaliers having a 13-game winning streak. While LeBron James posted a triple-double of 43 points, 13 rebounds and 15 assists, Anthony compiled 40 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists in an overtime win as Anthony nailed a jumper over the outstretched arms of James with just 1.9 seconds left in the game, ending the Cavaliers' win streak.[87][88] On March 26, 2010, Anthony made a game-winning shot at the buzzer, after missing his first attempt, against the Toronto Raptors.[89] The Nuggets concluded the 2009–10 regular season with a 53–29 record and the Northwest Division title for the second straight season facing the Utah Jazz in the first-round.[90] In Game 1, Anthony scored a playoff-career high 42 points.[91][92] This also matched a franchise-playoff high for scoring in a single playoff game, tied with Alex English. However, the Nuggets lost the series to the Utah Jazz 4–2, with Anthony averaging a playoff career-high 30.7 points per game, along with 8.5 rebounds, 3.2 assists and 2.0 steals.
2010–11 season[link]
On November 15, 2010, Anthony had 20 points and a career-high 22 rebounds for the first 20–20 game of his career against the Phoenix Suns.[93] He also hit game-winning jumper at the buzzer against the Bulls on November 26, 2010.[94] In December 2010, Anthony missed five games, including a game on Christmas Day due to the death of his sister Michelle. He returned to the lineup in a game against the Kings on January 1, 2011.[95]
New York Knicks (2011–present)[link]
On February 22, 2011, Anthony, along with point guard Chauncey Billups, were traded to the New York Knicks in a multi-player deal also involving the Minnesota Timberwolves.[96][97] Anthony chose to wear number 7 with the Knicks, as his former number 15 was retired by the Knicks for Earl Monroe and Dick McGuire. Anthony's first game with the Knicks was a 114–108 win against the Milwaukee Bucks in which he scored 27 points and had 10 rebounds and an assist. In game 2 of the NBA playoffs in Boston, Anthony tied a playoff career high with 42 points and also had 17 rebounds and 6 assists in a Knicks loss. The Knicks ended up losing to the Boston Celtics in 4 games in the first round of the playoffs.[98]
United States national team[link]
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| Bronze | 2004 Athens | Team competition |
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| Gold | 2007 Las Vegas | Team competition |
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| Bronze | 2002 Isla Margarita | Team competition |
Anthony was one of 12 players named to the USA Basketball Men’s Junior National Team in the summer of 2002. He was a member of the bronze-medal winning Team USA at the 2002 Men’s Junior World Championship held in La Asuncion, Margarita, Venezuela. He started all five contests and averaged a team-best 15.6 ppg despite playing an average of just 22.2 minutes an outing. His 6.2 rebound mark ranked second on the club. Anthony had 15 points and nine rebounds in a first-round win against Dominican Republic. He had 21 points and seven boards in 21 minutes versus Mexico, another Team USA triumph. He keyed a 75–73 victory against Argentina with a team-leading 23 points. In a two-point semifinal loss to host Venezuela, Anthony contributed 13 points and 10 rebounds. Team USA earned the bronze by beating Argentina, 71–65. The squad was coached by Oregon mentor Ernie Kent. Anthony had previous USA Basketball experience as a participant in the 2001 Youth Development Festival.[99]
After his rookie season, Anthony was chosen as a member of the 2004 USA Olympic basketball team that won the bronze medal at the 2004 Athens Olympics. He averaged 2.4 ppg and 1.6 apg.[23] Anthony was named co-captain (along with fellow 2003 draftees LeBron James and Dwyane Wade) of Team USA at the 2006 FIBA World Championship. The team won the bronze medal. On August 23, 2006, Anthony set the U.S. scoring record in a game with 35 points against Italy in the said FIBA tournament. The record was previously held by Kenny Anderson with 34 points in 1990.[100] Anthony was named to the FIBA World Championship All-Tournament Team, posting averages of 19.9 ppg, 3.7 rpg and 1.6 apg.[23]
On January 16, 2006, Anthony was chosen as USA Basketball's Male Athlete of the Year after his performance at the FIBA World Championship.[23] Anthony was also a member of Team USA during the 2007 FIBA Americas Championship. The team went undefeated, going 10–0. Anthony ended up as the tournament's second-leading scorer with a 21.2 ppg average (191 points in 9 games), which was behind Leandro Barbosa of Brazil. Anthony also added 5.2 rpg and 1.4 apg. He equalled the previous record of 28 points set by Allen Iverson in a qualifying tournament, which was later broken by James, who scored 31 points in the title-clinching win against Argentina.[101]
Anthony was also named to the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, again alongside James and Wade, with Kobe Bryant and Jason Kidd among others. The team won its games by an average winning margin of 32.2 points, eliminating Australia in the quarterfinals by 31 and beating Argentina by 20 points. Anthony scored 21 points against Argentina, making 3 of 14 field goals and 13-of-13 in free throws, setting USA Olympic game records for made free throws and free throw percentage.[102] In the gold medal game, the United States defeated 2006 World Champion Spain, with Anthony scoring 13 points.[103] Anthony posted averages of 11.5 ppg (92 points/8 games), 4.3 rpg (34 rebounds/8 games) and 1.0 spg (8 steals/8 games).
Player profile[link]
Anthony plays the small forward position though he is also capable of playing power forward. His scoring prowess is considered his best asset with his ability to take over any game on the offensive end;[104] he shares the single-game NBA record for mosts points in one quarter with thirty-three.[105] On offense, Anthony is recognized for being a prolific scorer with a variety of crafty offensive moves. Listed at 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) and 228 pounds (103 kg), he has strength and quickness to be an immediate and consistent scoring threat in the post.[106] He also likes creating space from his defenders which allows him to step into his jump shot or put the ball on the floor and drive to the basket and get to the free throw line.[107] Anthony is often known for being one of the premier clutch performers in the NBA; during the 2005–06 season, Anthony made five game-winning shots in the last five seconds of the fourth quarter or overtime.[1] Dave McMenamin, a staff writer for ESPN, wrote "If you were going to choose one player to challenge Bryant for his title of Mr. Clutch, it would have to be Anthony."[108] Despite being a prolific scorer, he has been criticized for his defense and has never been named to the NBA All-Defensive Team.[109]
NBA career statistics[link]
| Legend | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
Regular season[link]
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003–04 | Denver | 82 | 82 | 36.5 | .426 | .322 | .777 | 6.1 | 2.8 | 1.2 | .5 | 21.0 |
| 2004–05 | Denver | 75 | 75 | 34.8 | .431 | .266 | .796 | 5.7 | 2.6 | .9 | .4 | 20.8 |
| 2005–06 | Denver | 80 | 80 | 36.8 | .481 | .243 | .808 | 4.9 | 2.7 | 1.1 | .5 | 26.5 |
| 2006–07 | Denver | 65 | 65 | 38.2 | .476 | .268 | .808 | 6.0 | 3.8 | 1.2 | .3 | 28.9 |
| 2007–08 | Denver | 77 | 77 | 36.4 | .492 | .354 | .786 | 7.4 | 3.4 | 1.3 | .5 | 25.7 |
| 2008–09 | Denver | 66 | 66 | 34.3 | .443 | .371 | .793 | 6.8 | 3.4 | 1.1 | .4 | 22.8 |
| 2009–10 | Denver | 69 | 69 | 38.2 | .458 | .316 | .830 | 6.6 | 3.2 | 1.3 | .4 | 28.2 |
| 2010–11 | Denver | 50 | 50 | 35.5 | .452 | .333 | .823 | 7.6 | 2.8 | .9 | .6 | 25.2 |
| 2010–11 | New York | 27 | 27 | 36.2 | .461 | .424 | .872 | 6.7 | 3.0 | .9 | .6 | 26.3 |
| 2011–12 | New York | 55 | 55 | 34.1 | .430 | .335 | .804 | 6.3 | 3.6 | 1.1 | .4 | 22.6 |
| Career | 646 | 646 | 36.2 | .456 | .322 | .805 | 6.3 | 3.1 | 1.1 | .5 | 24.7 | |
| All-Star | 5 | 4 | 25.6 | .532 | .125 | .636 | 8.4 | 1.2 | .8 | .2 | 18.4 |
Playoffs[link]
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003–04 | Denver | 4 | 4 | 35.8 | .328 | .182 | .800 | 8.3 | 2.8 | 1.2 | .0 | 15.0 |
| 2004–05 | Denver | 5 | 5 | 36.0 | .422 | .000 | .813 | 5.4 | 2.0 | .6 | .2 | 19.2 |
| 2005–06 | Denver | 5 | 5 | 38.6 | .333 | .000 | .750 | 6.6 | 2.8 | .8 | .2 | 21.0 |
| 2006–07 | Denver | 5 | 5 | 42.0 | .480 | .500 | .795 | 8.6 | 1.2 | 1.0 | .0 | 26.8 |
| 2007–08 | Denver | 4 | 4 | 36.5 | .364 | .250 | .828 | 9.5 | 2.0 | .5 | .2 | 22.5 |
| 2008–09 | Denver | 16 | 16 | 38.3 | .453 | .364 | .826 | 5.8 | 4.1 | 1.8 | .6 | 27.2 |
| 2009–10 | Denver | 6 | 6 | 42.3 | .464 | .316 | .877 | 8.5 | 3.2 | 2.0 | .5 | 30.7 |
| 2010–11 | New York | 4 | 4 | 39.0 | .375 | .346 | .853 | 10.3 | 4.8 | 1.2 | .8 | 26.0 |
| 2011–12 | New York | 5 | 5 | 40.8 | .419 | .222 | .756 | 8.2 | 2.2 | 1.2 | .2 | 27.8 |
| Career | 54 | 54 | 38.8 | .419 | .327 | .815 | 7.4 | 3.0 | 1.3 | .4 | 24.9 |
Awards and honors[link]
Main article: List of career achievements by Carmelo Anthony
- 5× All-NBA selection:
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- Second team: 2010
- Third team: 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
- 5× NBA All-Star: 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012
- NBA Rookie Challenge MVP: 2005
- NBA All-Rookie First Team: 2004
- Bronze medal with Team USA, 2004 Summer Olympic Games
- Bronze medal with Team USA, 2006 FIBA World Championship
- Gold medal with Team USA, 2007 FIBA Americas Championship
- Gold medal with Team USA, 2008 Summer Olympic Games
Controversies[link]
In 2004, Anthony was cited for marijuana possession, after inspectors at Denver International Airport found marijuana in his backpack. Charges were later dropped after Anthony’s friend, James Cunningham, of St. Louis, signed an affidavit taking responsibility for the marijuana.[110] That same year, Anthony appeared in a video entitled, Stop Snitchin', which warned that residents of Baltimore who collaborated with the police would face violence.[111][112] Anthony later distanced himself from this video.[113] In 2006, Anthony’s friend, Tyler Brandon Smith, was pulled over in Anthony’s vehicle and cited for marijuana possession and three traffic violations.[110] Later that year, he was involved in the infamous Knicks–Nuggets brawl during a game at Madison Square Garden.[114] He was suspended 15 games as a result.[56]
On April 14, 2008, Anthony was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence, after being pulled over on southbound Interstate 25 at 20th Street in Denver for weaving through lanes and not dimming his lights.[115] Police spokesperson Detective Sharon Hahn said Anthony, who was alone in the car, failed a series of sobriety tests. He was ticketed and then released at police headquarters to a "sober responsible party."[115] A court date was set for May 14. The Nuggets suspended Anthony for two games due to the arrest. On June 24, 2008, Anthony pleaded guilty to a charge of driving while ability-impaired. The original sentence of driving while under the influence was dropped, and he was subsequently sentenced to one year of probation, 24 hours of community service and US$1,000 in court costs and fines.[116]
Personal life[link]
Anthony has two brothers, Robert and Wilford, and a half-sister, Daphne.[4] He had another sister, Michelle, who died in 2010.[117] His mother, Mary, is African American and his father was Puerto Rican.[4] In 2004, Anthony became engaged to La La. Their son, Kiyan Carmelo Anthony, was born on 7 March 2007.[118] Anthony and La La were married by Michael Eric Dyson on 10 July 2010 at Cipriani's in New York City before 320 guests.[119] The ceremony was filmed by VH1 for use in a reality series on the couple, titled La La's Full Court Wedding.[120][121] Anthony resides on the Upper West Side.[122]
Charity work[link]
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In Denver, Anthony was a spokesman for the Family Resource Center and helped organize a Christmas party, entitled "A Very Melo Christmas," for less well-off children. In Baltimore, Anthony hosts an annual 3-on-3 tournament, known as "Melo's H.O.O.D. Movement 3 on 3 Challenge (Holding Our Own Destiny)" and is helping fund the revitalization of a local community center for local youth.[1][123] Anthony opened "The Carmelo Anthony Youth Development Center" in Baltimore on December 14, 2006. He contributed $1.5 million to the Living Classrooms Foundation, a non-profit organization that "provides innovative hands-on-education, job-training and community service programs for over 35,000 children, youth and young adults in the east Baltimore community."[124]
After the tsunami caused by the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake, Anthony donated $35,000 to relief efforts. He donated $1,000 per point scored against San Antonio and Houston on January 8 and 9, 2005 respectively.[1] Anthony also committed $3 million toward the construction of a newly planned basketball practice facility at his alma mater, Syracuse University. According to the NBA's official website, "Anthony's gift represents one of the largest individual donations to Syracuse University Athletics and is also believed to be one of largest by a current professional athlete to the school they attended."[125] The practice facility will be called the Carmelo K. Anthony Basketball Center. For charitable contributions totaling $4,282,000, Anthony was listed as number eight in "The Giving Back 30 List of Largest Charitable Donations by Celebrities in 2006" [126]
Other activities[link]
Anthony was a guest star in the "Lost and Found" episode of Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide.[127] He also appeared in the music video for Common's song "Be" from the album Be in 2005.[128] Anthony is the only player to appear on the cover of all three EA Sports basketball franchises (NCAA March Madness, NBA Live and NBA Street).[129] In January 2009, Colorado Sports Hall of Fame selected Anthony as its professional athlete of the year for 2008. He and wrestler Henry Cejudo, also a 2008 gold medalist, were chosen to be the special award headliners for the induction banquet held on April 14, 2009.[130] In Spring 2012, Anthony guest starred in several episodes of the Showtime series Nurse Jackie as a professional baseball player going through drug rehab.
See also[link]
- List of famous Puerto Ricans
- List of famous African-Americans
- Kross Over Entertainment
- Air Melo Line
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External links[link]
Carmelo Anthony at NBA.com
- Carmelo Anthony at Basketball-Reference.com
- Carmelo Anthony at the Internet Movie Database
- Official Website
- Carmelo Anthony's U.S. Olympic Team bio
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| Name | Anthony, Carmelo |
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| Short description | National Basketball Association player. |
| Date of birth | May 29, 1984 |
| Place of birth | Brooklyn, New York |
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| Mark Cuban | |
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 Cuban at the 2005 Web 2.0 Conference. |
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| Born | (1958-07-31) July 31, 1958 (age 53) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Indiana University |
| Occupation | Owner of Dallas Mavericks Co-owner of 2929 Entertainment Chairman of HDNet |
| Net worth |  US$2.3 billion (2012)[1] |
| Spouse | Tiffany Stewart (m. 2002) «start: (2002)»"Marriage: Tiffany Stewart to Mark Cuban" Location: (linkback:http://en-wiki.pop.wn.com/index.php/Mark_Cuban) |
| Children | 2 daughters, 1 son[2] |
Mark Cuban (born July 31, 1958)[3] is an American business magnate. He is the owner of the National Basketball Association's Dallas Mavericks,[4] Landmark Theatres, and Magnolia Pictures, and the chairman of the HDTV cable network HDNet.[5] He is also a "shark" investor on the television series Shark Tank. In 2011, Cuban wrote an e-book, How to Win at the Sport of Business, in which he chronicles his life experiences in business and sports.
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Biography[link]
Cuban was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania[6][7] and grew up in the Pittsburgh suburb of Mt. Lebanon, in a Jewish[8] working-class family. His last name was shortened from "Chabenisky" when his Russian grandparents landed on Ellis Island.[9] Cuban's father Norton was an automobile upholsterer.[6][10][11] Cuban's first step into the business world occurred at age 12, when he sold garbage bags to pay for a pair of expensive basketball shoes.[6][12] While in school, he held a variety of jobs, including bartender, disco dancing instructor, and party promoter. He paid for college by collecting and selling stamps, and once gained about $1,100 from starting a chain letter.[6]
Rather than attending high school for his senior year, Cuban enrolled as a full time student at the University of Pittsburgh. After one year at the University of Pittsburgh, he transferred to Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana and graduated from the Kelley School of Business in 1981 with a bachelor's degree in business administration.[13] He chose Indiana's Kelley School of Business without even visiting the campus because it had the least expensive tuition of all the business schools on the top 10 list.[14] While in school he bought a popular college hangout on Kirkwood Avenue called Motley's Pub. Before that he gave disco lessons at sororities and says he paid for his junior year with a chain letter.[14]
Family[link]
In September 2002, Cuban married Tiffany Stewart in Barbados,[15] with a wedding reception at the American Airlines Center. Their first daughter, Alexis Sofia, was born on September 25, 2005; their second daughter, Alyssa, was born in 2007.[16] Tiffany and Mark also have a son born in early 2010.[2] The family lives in the Preston Hollow area of Dallas, in a 24,000-square-foot (2,200 m2) mansion.[17]
Early career[link]
In 1982, Cuban moved to Dallas, Texas. Cuban first found work as a bartender,[18][19] then as a salesperson for Your Business Software, one of the first PC software retailers in Dallas. He was terminated less than a year later, after meeting with a client to procure new business instead of opening the store.[20]
Cuban started a company, MicroSolutions, with support from his previous customers from Your Business Software. MicroSolutions was initially a system integrator and software reseller. The company was an early proponent of technologies such as Carbon Copy, Lotus Notes, and CompuServe.[21] One of the company's largest clients was Perot Systems.[22] In 1990, Cuban sold MicroSolutions to CompuServe—then a subsidiary of H&R Block—for $6 million.[23] He retained approximately $2 million after taxes on the deal.[24]
In 1995, Cuban and fellow Indiana University alumnus Todd Wagner started Audionet, combining their mutual interest in Indiana Hoosier college basketball and webcasting. With a single server and an ISDN line,[25] Audionet became Broadcast.com in 1998. By 1999, Broadcast.com had grown to 330 employees and $13.5 million in revenue for the second quarter.[26] In 1999, during the dot com boom, Broadcast.com was acquired by Yahoo! for $5.9 billion in Yahoo! stock.[27]
Business career[link]
After the sale of Broadcast.com, Cuban diversified his wealth to avoid exposure to a market crash.[28] As of 2011, Cuban is No. 459 on Forbes' list of "World's Richest People", with a net worth of $2.3 billion.[29] The Guinness Book of Records credits Cuban with the "largest single e-commerce transaction", after he paid $40 million for his Gulfstream V jet in October 1999.[30]
Cuban continues to work with Wagner in another venture, 2929 Entertainment, which provides vertically integrated production and distribution of films and video.[31]
On September 24, 2003, the firm purchased Landmark Theatres, a chain of 58 arthouse movie theaters.[32] The company is also responsible for the updated version of the TV show Star Search, which was broadcast on CBS.[33] 2929 Entertainment released Bubble, a movie directed by Steven Soderbergh, in theaters and on DVD on the same day in January 2006 as a simultaneous release.
Cuban was featured on the cover of the November 2003 premiere issue of Best magazine[34] announcing the arrival of High Definition Television. Cuban also was co-founder (with Philip Garvin) of HDNet, the first high-definition satellite television network.[35]
In February 2004, Cuban announced that he would be working with ABC television to produce a reality television series, The Benefactor. The premise of the six-episode series involved 16 contestants trying to win $1 million by participating in various contests, with their performances being judged by Cuban. It premiered on September 13, 2004 but due to poor ratings was canceled before the full season aired.[36]
Cuban financially supported Grokster in the Supreme Court case, MGM v. Grokster.[37] He is also a partner in Synergy Sports Technology, a web based basketball scouting and video delivery tool, used by many NBA teams.
He has also spearheaded ventures in the social software and Distributed Networking industries. He's an owner of IceRocket, a search engine which scours the blogosphere for content.[38] Cuban was also a partner in RedSwoosh[39]—a company which uses peer-to-peer technology to deliver rich media, including video and software to a user's PC, later acquired by Akamai. He was also an investor in Weblogs, Inc. which was acquired by AOL.[40]
In 2005, Cuban invested in Brondell Inc., a San Francisco startup making a high-tech toilet seat called a Swash that works like a bidet but mounts on a standard toilet. "People tend to approach technology the same way, whether it's in front of them, or behind them," Cuban joked.[41] He also invested in Goowy Media Inc., a San Diego internet software startup. In April 2006, Sirius Satellite Radio announced that Cuban would host his own weekly radio talk show, Mark Cuban's Radio Maverick.[42] However, the show has not materialized.
In July 2006, Cuban financed Sharesleuth.com,[43] a website created by former St. Louis Post-Dispatch investigative reporter Christopher Carey to uncover fraud and misinformation in publicly traded companies. Experimenting with a new business model for making online journalism financially viable, Cuban disclosed that he would take positions in the shares of companies mentioned in Sharesleuth.com in advance of publication. Business and legal analysts questioned the appropriateness of shorting a stock prior to making public pronouncements which are likely to result in losses in that stock's value. Cuban insisted that the practice is legal in view of full disclosure.[44][45][46]
In April 2007, Cuban partnered with Mascot Books to publish his first children's book, Let's Go, Mavs!. In November 2011, he wrote a 30,000-word e-book, "How to Win at the Sport of Business: If I Can Do It, You Can Do It", which he described as "a way to get motivated".[47]
In October 2008, Cuban started Bailoutsleuth.com[48] as a grassroots, online portal for oversight over the U.S. government's $700 billion dollar "bailout" of financial institutions.
In April 2011, Cuban placed Landmark Theatres and Magnolia Pictures up for sale, but he added that he wouldn't sell the companies unless the offer was "very, very compelling".[49]
Magnolia Pictures[link]
Cuban owns a film distributor called Magnolia Pictures. Through Magnolia, he financed the film Redacted, a docudrama based on the Mahmudiyah killings, the March 2006 rape, murder, and burning of 14-year-old Iraqi girl Abeer Qassim Hamza al-Janabi and the murder of her parents and younger sister by U.S. soldiers. Two of the soldiers were convicted and three pleaded guilty, receiving sentences up to 110 years.[50] In September 2007, Cuban, in his capacity as owner of Magnolia Pictures, "redacted" disturbing photographs from the concluding moments of the film, citing copyrights/permissions issues.[51]
Also in 2007, Cuban was reportedly interested in distributing an edition of the film Loose Change, which posits a 9/11 conspiracy theory, through Magnolia, with Charlie Sheen narrating. Cuban told the New York Post, "We are having discussions about distributing the existing video with Charlie's involvement as a narrator, not in making a new feature. We are also looking for productions with an opposing viewpoint. We like controversial subjects, but we are agnostic to which side the controversy comes from."[52]
Insider trading allegation[link]
On November 17, 2008, it was reported that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filed a civil suit against Mark Cuban relating to alleged insider trading in the shares of Mamma.com, now known as Copernic.[53] A stock dilution occurred shortly after a trade in June 2004, giving hints of inside knowledge at the time of the trade, and Cuban allegedly was saved from a loss of $750,000.[54] The SEC claims that Cuban ordered the sale of his holdings in Mamma.com after he had been confidentially approached by the company to participate in a transaction likely to dilute shares of current shareholders. Cuban disputes the charges, saying he had not agreed to keep the information secret.[55] On his blog, Cuban contended the facts were false and that the investigation was "a product of gross abuse of prosecutorial discretion".[56] DealBook, a section of The New York Times, reported through an anonymous source that Cuban believed the investigation was motivated by an SEC employee having taken offense to his interest in possibly distributing the film Loose Change.[57]
In July 2009 the U.S. District Court dismissed the charges against Cuban. But the SEC appealed, and in September 2010 an appeals court said that the district court had erred and that further proceedings would be necessary to address the merits of the suit.[58]
Dallas Mavericks[link]
Ownership[link]
On January 4, 2000, Cuban purchased a majority stake in the NBA's Dallas Mavericks for $285 million from H. Ross Perot, Jr.[59][60]
In the 20 years before Cuban bought the team, the Mavs had a winning percentage of 40%, and playoff record of 21–32.[61][62] In the ten years following, the team won 69% of their regular season games and reached the playoffs in each of those seasons. The Mavs playoff record with Cuban is 49 wins and 57 losses, including their first trip to the NBA Finals in 2006, where they lost to the Miami Heat.[63] On June 12, 2011, the Dallas Mavericks defeated the Miami Heat to win the NBA Finals. Historically, NBA team owners publicly play more passive roles and watch basketball games from skyboxes; Cuban sits alongside fans while donning team jerseys. Cuban flies his private Gulfstream V to attend road games.[64]
In May 2010, H. Ross Perot, Jr., who retained 5% ownership, filed a lawsuit against Cuban, alleging the franchise was insolvent or in imminent danger of insolvency. In June 2010, Cuban responded in a court filing maintaining Perot is wrongly seeking money to offset some $100 million in losses on the Victory Park real estate development.[65]
NBA policy controversies[link]
Cuban's ownership has been the source of extensive media attention and controversy involving league policies.[66]
Cuban has been fined by the NBA, mostly for critical statements about the league and referees, at least $1,665,000 for 13 incidents.[67] In a June 30, 2006 interview, Mavericks player Dirk Nowitzki said about Cuban:[68]
He's got to learn how to control himself as well as the players do. We can't lose our temper all the time on the court or off the court, and I think he's got to learn that, too. He's got to improve in that area and not yell at the officials the whole game. I don't think that helps us ... He sits right there by our bench. I think it's a bit much. But we all told him this before. It's nothing new. The game starts, and he's already yelling at them. So he needs to know how to control himself a little.
In an interview with the Associated Press, Cuban said that he matches NBA fines with charitable donations of equal amounts.[69] In a nationally publicized incident, he criticized the league's manager of officials, Ed T. Rush, saying that he "wouldn't be able to manage a Dairy Queen". Dairy Queen management took offense to Cuban's comments and invited him to manage a Dairy Queen restaurant for a day. Cuban accepted the company's invitation and worked for a day at a Dairy Queen in Coppell, Texas, where fans lined up in the street to get a Blizzard from the owner of the Mavericks.[70]
During the 2005–06 NBA season, Cuban started a booing campaign when former Mavericks player Michael Finley returned to play against the Mavs as a member of the San Antonio Spurs.[71] In a playoff series between the Mavericks and Spurs, Cuban cursed Spurs forward Bruce Bowen[72] and was fined $200,000 by the NBA for rushing onto the court and criticizing NBA officials.[73] After the 2006 NBA Finals, Cuban was fined $250,000 by the NBA for repeated misconduct following the Mavericks' loss to the Miami Heat in Game Five of the 2006 NBA Finals.
In February 2007, Cuban publicly criticized NBA Finals MVP Dwyane Wade and declared that he would get fined if he made any comments about what he thought really happened in the 2006 NBA Finals.[74][75]
On January 16, 2009, after a reviewing, the league fined Cuban $25,000 for yelling at Denver Nuggets player J. R. Smith at the end of the first half on a Mavericks-at-Nuggets game played on January 13.[76][77] Cuban was apparently incensed that Smith had thrown an elbow that barely missed Mavericks forward Antoine Wright.[78] Cuban offered to match the fine with a donation to a charity of Smith's choosing. Cuban stated that if he doesn't hear from Smith that he will donate the money to the NHL Players' Association Goals and Dreams Fund in the names of Todd Bertuzzi and Steve Moore.[79] In May 2009, Cuban made a reference to the Denver Nuggets being "thugs" after a loss to the Nuggets in game 3 of the Western Conference Semifinals. The statement was geared towards the Nuggets and their fans. As he passed Kenyon Martin's mother, who was seated near Cuban as he left the arena, he pointed at her and said, "that includes your son". This controversial comment revisited media attention on Cuban yet again. Cuban issued an apology the next day referencing the poor treatment of away fans in arenas around the league. The league issued a statement stating that they would not fine him.[80]
On May 22, 2010, Cuban was fined $100,000 for comments he made during a television interview about trying to sign LeBron James.[81]
Other sports businesses[link]
In 2005, Cuban expressed interest in buying the NHL's Pittsburgh Penguins.[82] In 2006, Cuban joined an investment group along with Dan Marino, Kevin Millevoi, Andy Murstein, and Walnut Capital principals Gregg Perelman and Todd Reidbord to attempt to acquire the Penguins.[83] The franchise ultimately rejected the group's bid.
At World Wrestling Entertainment's 2003 Survivor Series, Cuban was involved in a staged altercation with RAW GM Eric Bischoff and RAW Superstar Randy Orton.[84] On December 7, 2009, Cuban acted as the guest host of WWE Raw, where he got revenge on Randy Orton for his attack on him at Survivor Series 2003, where he was the guest referee in his match against Kofi Kingston when he gave Kingston a fast count. He then announced Orton would face Kingston at TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs. At the end of the show, Cuban was slammed through a table by then No.1 contender for the WWE Championship, Sheamus.[85]
On September 12, 2007, Cuban said that he was in talks with Vince, Linda, Stephanie, and Shane McMahon of World Wrestling Entertainment in creating a mixed martial arts company that would compete with Ultimate Fighting Championship.[86] Cuban is now a bondholder of Zuffa, the UFC's parent company.[87]
Cuban followed up his intentions by organizing "HDNet Fights", a mixed martial arts promotion which airs exclusively on HDNet and premiered on October 13, 2007 with a card headlined by a fight between Erik Paulson and Jeff Ford as well as fights featuring veterans Drew Fickett and Justin Eilers.[88]
Since 2009, Cuban has been a panelist at the annual MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference[89]
In April, 2010, Cuban loaned the newly formed UFL football league $5 million dollars. He did not own a franchise and he was not involved in day-to-day operations of the league nor of any of its teams.[90] In January 2011, he filed a federal lawsuit against the UFL for their failure to repay the loan by the October 6, 2010 deadline.[91]
Major League Baseball[link]
Cuban has repeatedly expressed interest in owning a Major League Baseball franchise, and has thus far unsuccessfully attempted to purchase three franchises. In 2008, he submitted an initial bid of $1.3 billion to buy the Chicago Cubs and was invited to participate in a second round of bidding along with several other potential ownership groups.[92] Cuban was not selected to participate in the final bidding process in January 2009. In August 2010, Cuban actively bid to buy the Texas Rangers. Cuban stopped bids after 1:00 A.M., having placed bids totaling almost 600 million dollars. He had outbid a competing ownership group led by ex-pitcher and Rangers executive Nolan Ryan, but lost the deal before the Rangers played the San Francisco Giants in the 2010 World Series.
In January 2012, Cuban placed an initial bid for the Los Angeles Dodgers, but was eliminated before the second round of bidding. Cuban felt that the value of the Dodgers' TV rights deal drove the price of the franchise too high.[93] He had previously said that he would not be interested in buying the franchise at $1 billion[94], telling the Los Angeles Times in November 2011 "I don’t think the Dodgers franchise is worth twice what the Rangers are worth."[95] However, as the bidding process drew near many speculated that the sale would surpass $1.5 billion, with Jon Heyman of CBS Sports reporting via Twitter that at least one bid in the $1-1.5 billion range was placed in the initial round of the bidding process.
Cuban also previously expressed interest in becoming a minority owner of the New York Mets after owner Fred Wilpon announced in 2011 that he was planning to sell up to a 25% stake in the team.[96]
Political leanings[link]
Cuban is an admirer of author/philosopher Ayn Rand's The Fountainhead.[97] About Rand's novel The Fountainhead, he said: "[It] was incredibly motivating to me. It encouraged me to think as an individual, take risks to reach my goals, and responsibility for my successes and failures. I loved it."[98] His political views lean towards libertarianism.[99] He held a position on the centrist Unity08 political organization's advisory council.[100] While leaning towards libertarianism, Cuban posted an entry on his blog claiming paying more taxes to be the most patriotic thing someone can do.[101]
Cuban has donated $7,000 to political campaigns, $6,000 going to Republican Senator Orrin Hatch of Utah. $1,000 went to Democratic California Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren.[102]
On February 8, 2008, Cuban voiced his support for the draft movement attempting to convince New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg to run in the U.S. presidential election of 2008 on his blog. Cuban concluded a post lamenting the current state of U.S. politics: "Are you listening, Mayor Bloomberg? For less than the cost of opening a tent pole movie, you can change the status quo."[103]
Fallen Patriot Fund[link]
Cuban started the Fallen Patriot Fund to help families of U.S. military persons killed or injured during the Iraq War, personally matching the first $1 million in contributions with funds from the Mark Cuban Foundation, which is run by his brother Brian Cuban.[104][105]
"The Mark Cuban Stimulus Plan"[link]
On February 9, 2009, Cuban announced his own "stimulus plan", involving what he called "an open source exchange of ideas."[106] His plan entails individuals posting ideas that fit certain criteria (breaking even within 60 days, profitability within 90 days, no advertising, certain banking controls for Cuban) in the hopes that either Cuban will fund them, or other individuals will take up the ideas thereby stimulating the economy.[107]
Film and television credits[link]
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Acting roles[link]
- Entourage (2010 episode) as himself
- Breaking the F-ing Rules (2007 film) as Seamus
- The Loop (TV series) (2007 episode) as himself
- All In (2006 film) as himself
- Like Mike 2: Streetball (2006 film) as Drop Squad Coach
- The Cookout (2004 film) as himself
- Walker, Texas Ranger (TV Series, 2000) as Mark Smith
- Lost at Sea (1995 film) as Villain
- Talking About Sex (1994 film) as Macho Mark
As himself[link]
- Real Time with Bill Maher – (Ep. 220) Cuban appeared on the panel along with Dan Savage, Chrystia Freeland, and Marc Maron. July 15, 2011 [108]
- Dancing with the Stars – Cuban was one of the 12 contestants on the 5th season of Dancing with the Stars.[109] He was partnered with show veteran Kym Johnson.[109] After making the cut for four weeks, they were eliminated on October 23, 2007. They were the fifth couple to go after welterweight boxing champion Floyd Mayweather, Jr. and professional partner Karina Smirnoff were sent packing the week before.
- The Simpsons – Cuban voiced himself in the episode "The Burns and the Bees".
- NBA All-Star Weekend Celebrity Game– Cuban played for the West team in the NBA All-Star Weekend game on February 12, 2010.
- Entourage – Season 7 Episode 8 – Sniff Sniff Gang Bang; Season 8 Episode 3 - One Last Shot
- WWE Raw – Mark Cuban appeared on WWE Raw (December 7, 2009) and was put through a table by WWE Superstar Sheamus
- Shark Tank – Season 2, Episode 1, 2 and 7 – Cuban appeared on Shark Tank as a guest shark, and has appeared throughout Season 3 (replacing Kevin Harrington).
- Colbert Report – appeared on the show to be interviewed as a billionaire
- Sketchers Super Bowl Commercial – appeared on the show to as Mr. Quiggly's Manager
References[link]
- ^ Mark Cuban profile page Forbes.com. Accessed April 2011
- ^ a b Zillgitt, Jeff (February 12, 2010). "Maverick owner Cuban gains in stature among NBA owners". USA Today. http://www.usatoday.com/sports/basketball/nba/mavericks/2010-02-11-cuban-all-star-game_N.htm. Retrieved May 12, 2010.
- ^ Altman, Alex; Pickert, Kate; Stephey, M.J. (November 18, 2008). "Dallas Mavericks Owner Mark Cuban". Time. http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1859909,00.html. Retrieved May 12, 2010.
- ^ NBA biography
- ^ HDNet Press Release dated December 16, 2003
- ^ a b c d Pittsburgh Tribune-Review: Cuban hoping to work his magic here someday. October 22, 2006.
- ^ Mark Cuban: Web 1.0's Richie Rich needs some respect
- ^ ESPN The Magazine. Retrieved on July 14, 2011.
- ^ Devin Leonard (October 4, 2007). "Mark Cuban wants a little R-E-S-P-E-C-T". CNN. http://money.cnn.com/2007/10/03/news/newsmakers/mark_cuban.fortune/.
- ^ Tom D'Angelo (June 8, 2006). "Cuban a unique NBA owner". The Palm Beach Post. http://www.palmbeachpost.com/heat/content/sports/epaper/2006/06/08/w17c_cuban_0608.html.
- ^ John Strubel. "Mark Cuban: Pittsburgh's Dream Owner". TheBaseballReport.com. http://www.johnstrubel.com/publishedwork.asp?ItemID=620.
- ^ The Maverick
- ^ Mark Cuban in Indiana University Alumni Association,Indiana Alumni Magazine
- ^ a b "The Cuban Report". Kelley School of Business. http://kelley.iu.edu/about/features/spotlights/page23012.html. Retrieved 18 April 2012.
- ^ Marriage to Tiffany Stewart
- ^ Cuban's family
- ^ Cuban family mansion in Dallas
- ^ Blog Maverick: Success and Motivation, Part 1
- ^ "Blog Maverick: Success and Motivation, You only have to be right once!"
- ^ "Blog Maverick: Success and Motivation, Part 2"
- ^ varbusiness.com: Mark Cuban: A Success Story You Can Relate To
- ^ BlogMaverick: A little bit of history....Lotus Notes
- ^ Losing's not an option for Cuban
- ^ A 'must read' by Maverick owner Mark Cuban
- ^ Q&A With Mark Cuban
- ^ Gale Group Newsletter Database
- ^ Yahoo! completes acquisition of Broadcast.com
- ^ What Mark Cuban is doing with his $1 billion
- ^ Mark Cuban profile page at Forbes.com; accessed April 2011
- ^ Guinness World Records
- ^ Holdings
- ^ Mark Cuban buys Landmark Theatres
- ^ 2929 Productions at IMDb
- ^ Best Stuff and Primedia Launch Best
- ^ HDNet, Only All-High Definition National Television Network, Launches on DIRECTV
- ^ IMDb: The Benefactor
- ^ Mark Cuban to Finance Grokster's Fight
- ^ Mark Cuban to relaunch IceRocket
- ^ RedSwoosh latest video file-sharing entrant, to raise $5M+
- ^ AOL Acquires Weblogs, Inc.
- ^ Clean living
- ^ Dallas Mavericks Owner Mark Cuban to Host Talk Show Exclusively on SIRIUS Satellite Radio
- ^ Mark Cuban invests in new investigative journalism site
- ^ Cuban's made his agenda crystal clear
- ^ And it looked so good
- ^ Money is Good
- ^ In E-Books, a New Player
- ^ Mark Cuban's online resource for the U.S. government bailout of financial institutions
- ^ Dallas Business Journal. Retrieved on April 20, 2011.
- ^ "U.S. ex-soldier guilty of Iraq rape". BBC News. May 7, 2009. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/8039257.stm.
- ^ "De Palma defends redacted". http://gothamist.com/2007/10/11/video_of_the_da_121.php. Retrieved December 13, 2007.
- ^ "H'WOOD'S 9/11 IDIOT BRIGADE". New York Post. March 22, 2007. http://www.nypost.com/p/pagesix/item_YIXNBIp6gXCY7JzIdwd7jJ;jsessionid=41A1D6C35CA3B41854988DDBCFFFEBC0.
- ^ SEC civil suit against Cuban
- ^ Wall Street Journal report on insider trading accusations
- ^ Reuters report on insider trading accusations
- ^ Mark Cuban's personal weblog
- ^ "A War of Words Between Cuban and the SEC". The New York Times. November 17, 2008. http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2008/11/17/a-purported-war-of-words-between-cuban-and-the-sec/.
- ^ Mark Cuban to Face SEC Insider Case Again New York Times, September 21, 2010.
- ^ Cuban, unembargoed
- ^ NBA press release
- ^ Dallas Mavericks 1980–
- ^ Sports Network
- ^ NBA.com: Finals 2006 Mavs lose to Miami Heat
- ^ All fun and games for Cuban
- ^ Cuban Responds To Perot Jr.'s Mavs, June 23, 2010, http://cbs11tv.com; retrieved July 19, 2010
- ^ The NBA's True Maverick
- ^ ABCnews: Cuban Slammed with $250,000 Fine
- ^ Sefko, Eddie (July 1, 2006). "Dirk to Cuban: Chill out". The Dallas Morning News. http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/spt/basketball/mavs/stories/070106dnspomavslede.c1dd04.html. Retrieved July 4, 2006.
- ^ Cuban fined $250,000 for tirade. The Associated Press. June 21, 2006
- ^ Aron, Jaime (January 17, 2002). "Sweet revenge: billionaire Mavericks owner dishes ice cream". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Associated Press. http://www.enquirer.com/editions/2002/01/17/spt_sweet_revenge.html. Retrieved June 16, 2011.
- ^ Finley's 'act' turns off Cuban
- ^ Spurs' Bowen adds to Dallas' frustration
- ^ Yahoo! Sports
- ^ "Nowitzki won't comment on Wade's criticism"
- ^ "I know you are, but what am I", blogmaverick.com
- ^ NBA fines Mavs owner Cuban $25,000
- ^ "Cuban fined". att.com. http://my.att.net/s/editorial.dll?pnum=1&bfromind=7408&eeid=6330930&_sitecat=1526&dcatid=0&eetype=article&render=y&ac=1&ck=&ch=sp&rg=blsadstrgt&_lid=332&_lnm=tg+sp+topnews. Retrieved Jan. 16, 2009.
- ^ Cuban may still face punishment for spat
- ^ http://www.rockymountainnews.com/news/2009/jan/18/nuggets-report-inauguration-buzz/
- ^ "Cuban posts donation plans on blog". ESPN. http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=3841384. Retrieved January 19, 2009.
- ^ Cuban fined for LeBron James comments
- ^ Cuban, Marino to buy Pens?
- ^ Anderson, Shelly (June 28, 2006). "Cuban, Marino join N.Y. group in bid for the Penguins". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/06179/701659-61.stm.
- ^ Superstars upset over Mark Cuban segment, SD treated differently, more
- ^ WWE website
- ^ "Cuban sees bright future for MMA". ESPN/Sherdog. 2007. http://sports.espn.go.com/extra/mma/news/story?id=3017701. Retrieved Sept. 14, 2007.
- ^ Cuban Now a Zuffa Bondholder
- ^ HDNet Fights
- ^ http://www.sloansportsconference.com/
- ^ Cuban is newest league owner in UFL. KESN. Retrieved 2010-04-24.
- ^ Wilonsky, Robert (2011-01-13). "Mark Cuban Files Federal Suit to Get Back His $5 Million Loan to the United Football League". Dallas Observer. http://blogs.dallasobserver.com/unfairpark/2011/01/mark_cuban_files_federal_suit.php. Retrieved 2011-01-13.
- ^ Report: Cubs cut number of bids to at least three, including Cuban. ESPN. July 24, 2008
- ^ http://www.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/22297882/34631046
- ^ http://aol.sportingnews.com/mlb/feed/2011-04/dodgers-ownership/story/mark-cuban-wont-pay-1-billion-for-dodgers
- ^ Boston Herald 01-28-2012
- ^ Cuban willing to talk if approached by Mets. MLB.com. February 3, 2011
- ^ Mark Cuban's Crush On Ayn Rand
- ^ My First Literary Crush
- ^ Mark Cuban – Libertarian
- ^ unity08.com: Advisory Council
- ^ http://blogmaverick.com/2011/09/19/the-most-patriotic-thing-you-can-do-2/
- ^ Cuban's political contributions
- ^ Cuban's political endorsements
- ^ Fallen Patriot Fund website
- ^ Brian Cuban Profile
- ^ Los Angeles Times report on Cuban's "stimulus plan"[dead link]
- ^ CBS TV report on Cuban's "Stimulus Plan"[dead link]
- ^ "Real Time with Bill Maher (Ep. 220)". HBO. http://www.hbo.com/real-time-with-bill-maher/index.html#/real-time-with-bill-maher/episodes/0/220-episode/index.html.
- ^ a b Dancing With The Stars
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- Beyond the Glory video biography of Mark Cuban
- Mark Cuban Interview, Gelf Magazine, March 29, 2005
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| Current team owners in the National Basketball Association | ||
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| Eastern Conference | ||
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H. Irving Grousbeck, Wycliffe Grousbeck and Stephen Pagliuca (Boston Celtics) |
Central
Jerry Reinsdorf (Chicago Bulls) |
Southeast
Atlanta Spirit (Atlanta Hawks) |
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| Southwest
Mark Cuban (Dallas Mavericks) |
Northwest
Stan Kroenke (Denver Nuggets) |
Pacific
Peter Guber and Joe Lacob (Golden State Warriors) |
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| Name | Cuban, Mark |
| Alternative names | |
| Short description | American billionaire entrepreneur |
| Date of birth | July 31, 1958 |
| Place of birth | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
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