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A.C. Milan has arrived in Kiev. The first Milan Junior Camp under support of Pravex-Bank is presented in Ukraine, in the suggestive and prestigious location of Premier Palace Hotel, at the presence of Andriy Shevchenko.

Kiev, March 31th — A.C. Milan, the most successful Club in the world, will be holding in Kiev its 1^st Milan Junior Camp for Ukraine. This piece of news has been announced during a press conference held in the premises of the Premier Palace Hotel Kiev.

Milan Junior Camps are one-week-long football camps for young players from 8 to 16 years old. In a safe environment, they will have the chance to show off their skills, followed by AC Milan coaches coming from Italy appositively for this event. The first edition of this Milan Junior Camp Ukraine will be held in Kiev, starting from June, 21st until June, 25th. Milan Junior Camps are among the activities promoted and developed by ACMilan Junior, an articulated program of events and activities created by ACMilan with the purpose to actively involve all youngsters under 16 years old.

The most talented two children will be selected and invited to Milan for the event which traditionally marks the end of the season for Milan Junior Camps around the world, namely the Milan Junior Camp Day. On those days, the children will have the chance to enjoy a tournament together with kids coming from many different Countries in the world, and to attend a game at the S.Siro stadium in Milan.

The 1st Milan Junior Camp in Kiev is made possible thanks to the important support of Pravex Bank, part of the Intesa Sanpaolo Group, the Premier Palace Hotel, partner of the project, and adidas, technical sponsor.

The press conference saw the special attendance of Andriy Shevchenko, who wore the A.C. Milan jersey for 8 years and is now part of Ukraine's National Team. Joining A.C. Milan during the 1999/2000 season, Shevchenko, nicknamed by the Italian supporters "Sheva", became the top scorer of the year with 24 goals. In 2003, he gave an important contribution to winning of A.C. Milan 6th UEFA Champions League nailing the last penalty. One year later, A.C. Milan won the Italian championship, again thanks to Sheva's contribution: a goal scored in the match against AS Roma., the direct competitor for the award. Given his impressive track record, he receives the Gold Ball award in 2004.

"Shevckenko will remain on A.C. Milan history for being the second top scorer of all times — only behind Nordhal" comments Daniele Massaro, A.C. Milan former player and now P.R. manager for the Club, also in Kiev for the press conference "Ukraine is his homeland and we are pleased and honoured to be here with our Milan Junior Camp".

"Milan Junior Camp are meant for the fun and engagement of all the kids attending. The training level is top-quality, thanks to trainers working along the principles and guidelines of our official training method. Milan Junior Camp are held globally: during 2009, we had the participation of 15,000 players in 37 Countries of the world" said Mauro Tavola, Sales Manager at A.C. Milan.

"We want to give the young Ukrainian players the opportunity to wear the colors of A.C. Milan," confirmed Mr. Marco Schembri, General Manager of World Camp, the Italian company that organized the event. "The best two kids selected at the Milan Junior Camp in Ukraine will be invited to come to Milan and show off their talent".

The partner of this project is Pravex-Bank, bank of Intesa Sanpaolo Group. Carrying out the values of the Group, which is the institutional sponsor of AC Milan, Pravex-Bank supports the socially significant initiative of the legendary football club, providing the young Ukrainians with the opportunity to become familiar with the world experience of football. "Pravex-Bank and IntesaSanpaolo group thanks AC Milan for the Milan Junior Camp initiative and I would like to underline the importance of this event which is replicated in every other country where our group is present. The Milan Junior Camp project is part of an articulated program of events and activities which goal is to involve youth under 18 years old in a very active way.

The increasing attention towards new generations underlines the strong desire of the IntesaSanpaolo group to stick to the universal values linked to sport and what it represents for them. Young people like to practice football enjoying themselves and taking it as a moment of socialization with other team players together with a sense for competition and victory. Taking part in those kinds of social event also helps us to fulfill our duty to respect the Corporate Social Responsibility values of the group we are proud to belong to" comments Silvio Pedrazzi, Chairman of Supervisory Board of Pravex-Bank.

About A.C. Milan: For over a century, A.C.Milan has been synonymous with football, entertainment, and success: the "Rossoneri" team ranks first along with Boca Juniors in the number of international trophies it can boast. Since its foundation in 1899, AC Milan has won 17 Italian league championships, 7 Champions' League, 3 Intercontinental cups, 1 Fifa Club World Cup, 5 European Supercups, 5 Italian Supercups, 5 Italia Cup, and 2 Cup Winners' cups.

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