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Everypoint and Yahoo! to Deliver Real-Time Soccer Coverage on Mobile

Mobile application developer Everypoint and Yahoo! will create a client application branded Mobile MatchCast which will provide soccer fans worldwide access to real-time match information, schedules, scores, and up-to-the-second commentary on the year's biggest soccer event, the FIFA World Cup, beginning in June in Germany. The application will be available for download on the official tournament web sit and is expected to run on almost every new Java handset.

"Nothing can beat experiencing every exciting moment of all the big matches as they unfold in real-time. We are excited to deliver real-time mobile applications with crisp graphics directly to fans' mobile phones," said Christian Lindholm, Vice President, Global Mobile Products, Yahoo!.

The application is expected to have a graphically rich, easy-to-use interface combined with detailed tournament information. Users will be able to access match information and previews, schedules, team information, stats, tournament news, scores and photos in real-time, according to company sources.