MONTREAL – As soccer fans gear up for the start of the 2010 FIFA World Cup this weekend, Sports.sympatico.ca is launching an iPhone/iPod application called ‘Soccer Fans 2010’ to accompany Sympatico’s new microsite www.soccerfans.sympatico.ca
Available from the App Store, the free app lets fans get live match updates, share their comments, photos and videos, plus check the schedule and find out what bars and cafés in Vancouver, Toronto and Montreal are showing the events that they wish to see.
The application’s mapping feature offers a GPS function that allows it to pinpoint the users current location, as well as the nearest place to catch a live broadcast. In addition, it maps locations that identify themselves as supporters of a specific team.
“Fans went wild during the last World Cup in 2006”, said Matt Houghton, associate director of sports at Sympatico.ca, in the announcement. “With mobile technology, people want to communicate their experience while it’s happening. For Sympatico, our goal was to offer a way for fans to follow the World Cup live, share their opinions with people around the globe, and join their friends at their favourite local spots to watch games."
