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KIA sends local football team to FIFA World Cup

DUBAI — As part of its sponsorship of the FIFA World Cup South Africa games, Al Majid Motors Co. – the sole distributor of KIA cars in the UAE – held the inaugural ‘KIA Champ into the Arena’ football tournament in Dubai last month, where 24 teams battled it out for the first prize – a group travel package to attend the 2010 FIFA World Cup quarter-final games in South Africa, a press release said.

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First ‘Grassroots Festivals’ put young footballers on right track

ABU DHABI — The first ‘Grassroots Festivals’, held jointly by the UAE Football Association (UAEFA) and Mubadala Development Company (Mubadala), the official sponsor of the UAE National Teams and Exclusive Grassroots and Youth Development partner, drew over 800 children from all over the UAE, and offered a glimpse into the UAE’s future football stars, a press release said.

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