Mr. Vincent Yuen, General Secretary, Hong Kong Football Association attend the tournamnet draw press conference 

Weber Lo, Chief Executive Officer and Country Business Manager, Citibank Global Consumer Group, unveils the new trophy for next month’s HKFC Citibank International Soccer Sevens

Alfredo Rescic, Consul General of the Argentine Republic . He was guest of honour at the press conference because the world-famous soccer club Boca Juniors will be making their debut at the HKFC Citibank International Soccer Sevens. 

Five-time European champions Liverpool and Argentine giants Boca Juniors will make their debuts in next month’s HKFC International Soccer Sevens, which will also have a new title sponsor in global financial corporation Citibank.In addition, the tournament will see a first appearance by former Italy captain Franco Baresi – one of the game’s greatest ever defenders – who will lead a team representing AC Milan Soccer Schools.

Soccer Sevens treasurer Mick Lonergan hailed the announcement that Liverpool and Boca Juniors would be gracing the event.“Aside from their five Champions League triumphs, Liverpool have won the English league title 18 times and have a massive fan base in Asia,” he said at the draw press conference at Hong Kong Football Club today (19 April).

The 2011 HKFC Citibank International Soccer Sevens will be held from 13-15 May at Hong Kong Football Club with a total of 28 teams taking part, 16 in the Main competition and 12 in the Masters.

Since it was first staged in 1999, the tournament – sanctioned by the Hong Kong Football Association – has developed into the world’s premier seven-a-side soccer event. The Main competition has become famous for unearthing the “stars of tomorrow” while the Masters section features former elite players from Europe’s top leagues.

Further details can be found on the official website www.hksoccersevens.com

小球員魚貫而出，在冰上快速飛馳，動作俐落充滿動感 

瑞典裔小球員即場示範冰球技術 

亞洲體壇盛事「2011 Mega Ice五人冰球賽」假全港最大及唯一符合國際標準的Mega Ice溜冰場舉行。是次比賽共吸引了85支來自11個國家的球隊報名參加，帶來近200場精彩刺激的賽事，規模為歷屆之冠。

主辦單位Mega Ice特別安排了國際星級冰球教練Antoine Devoltz 先 生、Norm Chin先生及4位瑞典裔小球員即場示範冰球技術，他們魚貫而出，在冰上快速飛馳，動作俐落充滿動感；其後，MegaBox 總經理文靜芝小姐公佈今年比賽的詳情，她表示：「今屆五人冰球賽打破歷年紀錄，合共 85隊來自世界各地及香港的冰球隊伍、逾1300名健兒將再次逐鹿香江，獻上近200場精彩緊湊的賽事，再次成為亞洲區最大型的冰球比賽及香港的盛事，我們深感高興。」

「2011 Mega Ice五人冰球賽」為期12天，賽事分為青少年組(5至16歲) 及成年組(17歲或以上) ，青少年組將於5月2－7日舉行，而成年組則於5月9－14日舉行，兩組比賽均由來自加拿大的專業球證擔任裁判，藉此再一次提升本港在籌辦大型體育賽事的國際地位，並更進一步推動本港冰球的發展。 

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