Premios Fox Sports To Go Off Without Oscar De La Hoya’s Drag Show. Pity.

Did you know the 5th Annual Premios Fox Sports awards are a week from today? You didn’t? Really!? Well we forgot, too. But it’s all good. That’s why we’re here. To remind you of those meaningless awards we’re always talking about. But this shtip is rounding out to be quite a list of grade-A quality athletes. Vice prez of the event, Patrick Llabaca fills us in:

“This year’s edition of Premios Fox Sports is already shaping up to be one of our best ever. We are proud to once again recognize the year’s most outstanding contributions by Latino athletes and personalities from the world of sports and to continue to be the industry’s only awards show of its kind. We are confident the 5th Annual Premios Fox Sports event in Miami Beach will raise the bar even further as the most anticipated sports event of the year amongst our advertisers, sponsors, viewers and sports enthusiasts alike.”

Oh really? Well let’s just take a gander at what you’ve tossed in the bucket, Señor Llabaca.

This year’s categories and finalists include:
Outstanding Latin American Soccer Player 2007

• Salvador CABAÑAS (Paraguay) – Club América
• Christian GIMÉNEZ (Argentina) – CF Pachuca
• Guillermo OCHOA (México) – Club América
• Juan Román RIQUELME (Argentina) – Club Atlético Boca Juniors
• Humberto SUAZO (Chile) – Club Social y Deportivo Colo-Colo / Club de Fútbol Monterrey

Outstanding Latin American Soccer Player in Europe 2007

• Jefferson FARFÁN (Peru) – PSV Eindhoven
• Lionel MESSI (Argentina) – FC Barcelona
• Diego MILITO (Argentina) – Real Zaragoza
• Carlos SALCIDO (México) – PSV Eindhoven
• Carlos TÉVEZ (Argentina) – West Ham United / Manchester United

Outstanding Latin American Soccer Manager 2007

• Jorge BERNAL (Colombia) – Corporación Nuevo Cúcuta Deportivo
• Claudio BORGHI (Argentina) – Club Social y Deportivo Colo-Colo
• Ramón DIAZ (Argentina) – Club Atlético San Lorenzo de Almagro
• Enrique MEZA (México) – CF Pachuca
• Miguel RUSSO (Argentina) – Club Atlético Boca Juniors

Outstanding Latin American Soccer Team 2007

• Club Atlético Boca Juniors (Argentina)
• Club Social y Deportivo Colo-Colo (Chile)
• Corporación Nuevo Cúcuta Deportivo (Colombia)
• CF Pachuca (Mexico)
• Club Atlético San Lorenzo de Almagro (Argentina)

Outstanding Latin American Boxer 2007

• Miguel COTTO (Puerto Rico) – WBA Welterweight Champion
• Juan DIAZ (Mexico) – WBA/IBF/WBO Lightweight Champion
• Juan Manuel MÁRQUEZ (Mexico) – WBC Super Featherweight Champion
• Omar NARVÁEZ (Argentina) – WBO Flyweight Champion
• Israel VÁZQUEZ (Mexico) – WBC Super Bantamweight Champion

Outstanding Latin American Basketball Player 2007

• Walter HERMANN (Argentina) – Charlotte Bobcats (NBA)
• Emanuel GINÓBILI (Argentina) – San Antonio Spurs (NBA)
• Andrés NOCIONI (Argentina) – Chicago Bulls (NBA)
• Fabricio OBERTO (Argentina) – San Antonio Spurs (NBA)
• Luis SCOLA (Argentina) – Houston Rockets (NBA)

Outstanding Latin American Baseball Player 2007

• Vladimir GUERRERO (Dominican Republic) – Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (MLB)
• Magglio ORDOÑEZ (Venezuela) – Detroit Tigers (MLB)
• David ORTIZ (Dominican Republic) – Boston Red Sox (MLB)
• Hanley RAMÍREZ (Dominican Republic) – Florida Marlins (MLB)
• Alex RODRIGUEZ (Dominican Republic) – New York Yankees (MLB)

Outstanding Latin American Motor Sport Driver 2007

• Salvador DURÁN (Mexico) – World Series by Renault
• Cristian LEDESMA (Argentina) – Turismo Carretera
• Pastor MALDONADO (Venezuela) – GP2 Series
• Juan Pablo MONTOYA (Colombia) – NASCAR
• Sergio PÉREZ (Mexico) – British F3 International Series

Outstanding Latin American Tennis Player 2007

• Guillermo CAÑAS (Argentina)
• Juan Ignacio CHELA (Argentina)
• Juan Martín DEL POTRO (Argentina)
• Fernando GONZALEZ (Chile)
• Juan MÓNACO (Argentina)

What?! No category of “Latin American Athletes Who Completely Made A Full Out Of Themselves…In Drag?” Horrible. Others excluded from this cock-fest: Cuauhtemoc Blanco from the Chicago Fire and you know, every other Latin American soccer player that made an impact in MLS. And where’s Manny Ramirez? And the Cleveland Cavaliers Anderson Varejao? He made it to the freakin’ NBA Finals! With 21/45 possible award nominations going to Argentina, we’re guessing someone’s playing favorites.
5th Annual Premios Fox Sports Presented by DHL [Yahoo]
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