John Paul Dellacamera (born in Waltham, Massachusetts, United States), known as JP (no periods), is the voice of Major League Soccer for ABC.   Often called the true birthplace of the industrial revolution, Waltham is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. ... Major League Soccer (MLS) is a professional soccer league with teams in the United States and Canada. ... The American Broadcasting Company ( oftenly known as ABC) operates television and radio networks in the United States and is also shown on basic cable in Canada. ...

He is also ABC's play-by-play man for their coverage of international soccer, a sport he's been calling for nearly 30 years. His most famous assignment was calling the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup final between the United States, and China, which ended in a 0-0 tie after regulation, with the U.S. women winning in a penalty kick shootout 5-4 ("The shot-save, Scurry!" was one of Dellacamera's most memorable calls from that day's shootout, coming from U.S. goalkeeper Briana Scurry's save on China's third kick of the shootout). Dellacamera was NBC's play-by-play voice for soccer at the 2004 Summer Olympics, where he did both the men's and women's tournaments. Play-by-play, in broadcasting, is a North American term and means the reporting of a sporting event with a voiceover describing the details of the action of the game in progress. ... link titleThe word international can mean: Between nations or encompassing several nations. ... Football is a ball game played between two teams of eleven players, each attempting to win by scoring more goals than their opponent. ... The FIFA Womens World Cup 1999 was held in the United States and won by the host team. ... A football goalkeeper leaves the ground to parry a shot on goal In many team sports, a goalkeeper (termed goaltender, netminder, or goalie in some sports) is a designated player that is charged with directly preventing the opposite team from scoring by defending the goal. ... OF NOTE: A brilliant six-save match against Brazil in the semifinal was crucial in the championship run . ... NBC (an acronym for National Broadcasting Company) is an American television network headquartered in the GE Building in New York Citys Rockefeller Center. ... The 2004 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, were held in Athens, Greece, from August 13 to August 29, 2004. ...

He also does play-by-play for Red Bull New York on MSG Network. Other famous soccer assignments include the 1999 UEFA Champions League final and numerous United States World Cup qualifiers, including Paul Caligiuri's famed 1989 "Shot Heard Round the World" goal against Trinidad & Tobago. In the early 2000s, he was the lead play-by-play announcer for the WUSA national broadcasts. Year founded 1995 (as NY/NJ MetroStars) League Major League Soccer Nickname Red Bulls, Metro, RB New York, NYRB Stadium Giants Stadium East Rutherford, NJ Coach Bruce Arena (2006—) Owner Red Bull First Game Los Angeles Galaxy 2–1 NY/NJ MetroStars (Rose Bowl; April 13, 1996) Largest Win Red... The Madison Square Garden Network, now shortened to simply MSG, is a regional cable television and radio network serving the New York City area. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Paul David Caligiuri (born May 9, 1964 in Westminster, California) is an American soccer player and coach, currently the head coach of the Cal Poly Pomona college soccer team. ... First International Trinidad and Tobago 3 - 3 Dutch Guiana (Trinidad and Tobago; August 6, 1934) Largest win Trinidad and Tobago 11 - 0 Aruba (Port-of-Spain, T&T; June ?, 1989) Worst defeat Mexico 7 - 0 Trinidad and Tobago (Mexico City, Mexico; October 8, 2000) World Cup Appearances 0 (First in... WUSA logo The Womens United Soccer Association formed in 2001 as a soccer league for women in the United States. ...

Dellacamera is also an NHL announcer, as he is the play-by-play voice of the Atlanta Thrashers for SportSouth, and served as one of ESPN's many play-by-play commentators at the start of each Stanley Cup Playoffs. “NHL” redirects here. ... The Atlanta Thrashers are a professional ice hockey team based in Atlanta, Georgia. ... SportSouth is a regional sports network in the United States, with its headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia. ... {{Infobox Network | network_name = ESPN| network_logo = | country =  United States| network_type = Cable Television Network| available = National| owner = The Walt Disney Company (80%) Hearst Corporation (20%)| key_people = George Bodenheimer, President, ESPN, Inc. ... The Stanley Cup The Stanley Cup is the championship trophy of the National Hockey League (NHL), the major professional hockey league in Canada and the United States. ...

Dellacamera also hosted an ESPNSoccernet show titled PressPass, in which he was the "referee" to analysts Tommy Smyth, Eddie Mighten, and Mike Hill. The show airs only in Sydney, Auckland, Africa, Israel, and the Middle East. However, American viewers can watch the show online on ESPN's website. Dellacamera has been replaced by Derek Rae, and Mighten and Hill have been replaced by Janusz Michallik. Only Smyth remains on the panel. ESPNsoccernet PressPass is an half hour, twice weekly football discussion show between Derek Rae, Tommy Smyth and Janusz Michallik. ... Tommy Michael Smyth (born in Knockbridge, County Louth, Ireland) is best known as a color commentator for ESPN, which he joined in February 1993 as a soccer analyst. ... The Sydney Opera House on Sydney Harbour Sydney (pronounced ) is the most populous city in Australia, with a metropolitan area population of over 4,200,000 people, and 151,920, in the city limits. ... Schematic map of Auckland. ... A world map showing the continent of Africa Africa is the worlds second-largest and second most-populous continent, after Asia. ... A map showing countries commonly considered to be part of the Middle East The Middle East is a region comprising the lands around the southern and eastern parts of the Mediterranean Sea, a territory that extends from the eastern Mediterranean Sea to the Persian Gulf. ... {{Infobox Network | network_name = ESPN| network_logo = | country =  United States| network_type = Cable Television Network| available = National| owner = The Walt Disney Company (80%) Hearst Corporation (20%)| key_people = George Bodenheimer, President, ESPN, Inc. ... Derek Rae (born in Aberdeen, Scotland) is a soccer announcer for ESPN, working as a play-by-play announcer for their coverage of the UEFA Champions League. ... Janusz Michallik is a retired U.S. soccer player and current soccer coach and television sports commentator. ...

Some memorable calls from Dellacamera

• "Drives it, far side. Headed by Wambach, and Wambach has scored! USA leads!"-JP made this call after Abby Wambach scored in extra-time against Brazil in the Women's Soccer Gold Medal Game on a header from a corner kick in Athens at the 2004 Summer Olympics.
• "Goal!"-Dellacamera usually makes this call after every goal--including after Brandi Chastain scored the winning goal in the penalty kick shootout in the '99 FIFA Women's World Cup.