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American International Group, Inc. (ÌìÃÀÍøÕ¾´«Ã½´«Ã½), the principal sponsor of Manchester United Football Club, today announced the launch of the “ÌìÃÀÍøÕ¾´«Ã½´«Ã½ Goals for Kids” program. For each goal that Manchester United scores during any FA Premier League, UEFA Champions League, FA Cup or Carling Cup game during the 2006-2007 season, ÌìÃÀÍøÕ¾´«Ã½´«Ã½ will donate £1,000 to a selected children’s charity in the United Kingdom or Ireland.

“ÌìÃÀÍøÕ¾´«Ã½´«Ã½ is proud to support children’s charities through the “ÌìÃÀÍøÕ¾´«Ã½´«Ã½ Goals for Kids” program with Manchester United,” said Martin J. Sullivan, president and chief executive officer of ÌìÃÀÍøÕ¾´«Ã½´«Ã½. “This program will help underprivileged children and bring attention to worthy charities through our association with one of the world’s most famous sports teams.”

David Gill, chief executive of Manchester United, added, “The combination of our 75 million fans worldwide and ÌìÃÀÍøÕ¾´«Ã½´«Ã½’s extensive global network means we will have no shortage of support for the children’s charities benefiting from the goal-scoring efforts of the team. We commend ÌìÃÀÍøÕ¾´«Ã½´«Ã½ on this initiative and look forward to the goals starting to flow from our first match versus Fulham on August 20th.”

American International Group, Inc. (ÌìÃÀÍøÕ¾´«Ã½´«Ã½), identifies itself as a leading international insurance organization with operations in more than 130 countries and jurisdictions. ÌìÃÀÍøÕ¾´«Ã½´«Ã½ companies serve commercial, institutional and individual customers through worldwide property-casualty and life insurance networks.

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