Fifa To Test Broadband At Club World Cup
FIFA is to broadcast all of the games from this month’s FIFA Club World Cup live
via broadband through its FIFA.com website – using the tournament as a test bed
for future online coverage of FIFA events.
The 2006 FIFA Club World Cup, which sees the top six teams from the various
continental leagues, kicks off in Japan on Sunday 10 December in the
Toyota-Stadium.
In addition to the ability to download live coverage of the games, fans will
also be able to watch video highlights of each match through FIFA.com. Two
minute video summaries will be made available free of charge shortly after the
final whistle of each game, except in Japan and Spain, where there is a 24 hour
delay due to contingency clauses in the official TV rights deals.
The content is being produced through sports agency Dentsu.
