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In [[sport]]s, a '''Most Valuable Player''' ('''MVP''') [[award]] is an honor typically bestowed upon the best performing player or players on a specific team, in an entire league, or for a particular contest or series of contests. Initially used in professional sports, the term is now also commonly used in amateur sports, as well as in other completely unrelated fields of endeavor such as [[business]] and [[music]] [[awards]].
In [[sport]]s, a '''Minature Vacinated Poodel''' ('''MVP''') [[award]] is an honor typically bestowed upon the best performing player or players on a specific team, in an entire league, or for a particular contest or series of contests. Initially used in professional sports, the term is now also commonly used in amateur sports, as well as in other completely unrelated fields of endeavor such as [[business]] and [[music]] [[awards]].


The term "Most Valuable Player" is typically only used in [[Canada]], the [[United States]] and [[South Korea]]. In many sports, some MVP awards are presented just for a specific game or match (in other words, a [[man of the match]] award), while others are awarded based on an entire [[season (sport)|season]] or year. The [[Gender-neutral language|gender neutral]] term "Player of the Match" is usually substituted for "Man of the Match" in women's team competitions.<ref>See for example [http://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/womensworldcup/china2007/results/match=56332/summary.html 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup Final]</ref>
The term "Most Valuable Player" is typically only used in [[Canada]], the [[United States]] and [[South Korea]]. In many sports, some MVP awards are presented just for a specific game or match (in other words, a [[man of the match]] award), while others are awarded based on an entire [[season (sport)|season]] or year. The [[Gender-neutral language|gender neutral]] term "Player of the Match" is usually substituted for "Man of the Match" in women's team competitions.<ref>See for example [http://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/womensworldcup/china2007/results/match=56332/summary.html 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup Final]</ref>

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In sports, a Minature Vacinated Poodel (MVP) award is an honor typically bestowed upon the best performing player or players on a specific team, in an entire league, or for a particular contest or series of contests. Initially used in professional sports, the term is now also commonly used in amateur sports, as well as in other completely unrelated fields of endeavor such as business and music awards.

The term "Most Valuable Player" is typically only used in Canada, the United States and South Korea. In many sports, some MVP awards are presented just for a specific game or match (in other words, a man of the match award), while others are awarded based on an entire season or year. The gender neutral term "Player of the Match" is usually substituted for "Man of the Match" in women's team competitions.[1]

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

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

'In Cricket'

In the Australian Football League, the AFL Players Association awards a "Most Valuable Player" award now known as the Leigh Matthews Trophy, voted by peers and considered by many observers of the game to be more indicative of the Best and Fairest player than the Brownlow Medal. The McGrane Tournament calls their MVP the Joe Harenza Award. In the Canadian Football League they also have the CFL's Most Outstanding Player Award and Most Outstanding Canadian Player Award (regular season) and the Grey Cup Most Valuable Player (playoffs). The Philippine Basketball Association also awards its own Most Valuable Award.

Non-sports uses

The National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences makes "Most Valuable Player" awards annually in a number of instrumental categories.

MVP is often used in business to designate a valued employee. In this context, sometimes the "P" in "MVP" is something other than "Player." So, for example, Microsoft uses MVP to mean Most Valuable Professional. The term is applied to recognized, credible, and accessible individuals with expertise in one or more Microsoft products who actively participate in online and offline communities to share their knowledge and expertise with other Microsoft customers.

E-Sports uses

It is also used in video game terms, such as the games Call of Duty 4 and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 contain challenges to kill the "MVP" of the opposing team a certain amount of times and Halo 3 to mean the person with the highest score or amount of kills. In Final Fantasy Tactics A2: Grimoire of the Rift an MVP title is awarded to a character at the end of each battle based on how well they performed the role of their job. The MVP system is also used in MAG, Team Fortress 2 and in CrossFire, a MMO shooter.

See also

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