AFC Asian Cup 2007; ING to Reward the Most Valuable Player of the Tournament

AFC Asian Cup 2007; ING to Reward the Most Valuable Player of the Tournament

July 24, 2007

    HONG KONG, July 24 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- ING, Official
Sponsor of the 2007 AFC Asian Cup(TM), today announced that
as part of its sponsorship agreement, it will award
USD25,000 to the most valuable player of the 2007 AFC Asian
Cup(TM) tournament.  The player will be also honored with
the title which is given in memory of Abdullah Al Dabal,
the late AFC Executive Committee member from Saudi Arabia
who passed away in January this year.  The award is a
tribute to Al Dabal's achievements and commitment to Asian
football.

    (Photo:
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    The official award will be chosen by a technical study
group coordinated by the Asian Football Confederation and
will be awarded immediately after the finals on 29 July in
Jakarta, Indonesia.  
  
    The player selected is deemed to be the athlete who
contributes the most to the tournament in terms of
consistency of play, ability to influence matches and
overall attitude.  The 2004 AFC Asian Cup(TM) tournament
saw Shunsuke Nakamura win the title. 
     
    The award is mirrored by an ING-organized competition
in which fans too can vote for their most valuable player
of the competition on http://www.ing-afc.com .  The fans
who vote for the player with the most votes will have their
names entered into a draw which will take place on 6 August.
 The winner will win an 18K gold football worth USD2,500.

    ING is a global financial institution of Dutch origin
offering banking, insurance and asset management to over 60
million private, corporate and institutional clients in more
than 50 countries.  With a diverse workforce of about
120,000 people, ING comprises a broad spectrum of prominent
companies that increasingly serve their clients under the
ING brand.


    For more information, please call: 

     Karen Williams
     Tel:   [phone]
     Email: [e-mail]

     Tony Wong
     Tel:   [phone]
     Email: [e-mail]