MUMBAI: London-based technology startup called Fanmode has partnered with
Mumbai City FC for the Indian Super League 2015. The partnership will see Mumbai City FC fans be provided with an exclusive app through which they cannot only follow their team with live score updates, social feed but also spur them by cheering for them in real time.
"Fanmode is really excited to pioneering its fan involvement service in India with Mumbai City FC for ISL 2015.
The founders of Fanmode greatly believe in the Indian sports market and hence Mumbai City FC being one of the most progressive sports entities in India seemed like the obvious choice to partner with" said, Piyush Choudhary of Fanmode.
Indranil Das Blah, CEO Mumbai City FC commented, "Building and maintaining a fan base is extremely important for us and we believe that Fanmode will help us a great deal in doing that. Very excited to have partnered with Fanmode and have an app exclusively for our fans."
Through the Mumbai City FC Vibecast app (fans will be able to 'high-five' each other, wave their team flag, and cheer their team on (among many other actions) from wherever they are during a match. The cheers would be appearing on their official website and facebook page in real time. The idea behind this is to try and bring the fans closer to both their teams and each other.
We look forward to an exciting season of the ISL and wish Mumbai City FC the best of luck and ask their fans to spur them on during game time cheering for their team wherever they are. Download
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The 2nd edition of the Hero Indian Super League started on 3rd October in Chennai. Mumbai City FC will play their first home match against Chennaiyin FC on October 16, 2015 at the fortress, DY Patil stadium, Nerul, Mumbai.