Nokia has detailed various ways in which consumers of its mobile phones can follow up on the on going World Cup, via various application in the Nokia Ovi Store. The Ovi store (www.ovi.com) is an application store where owners of Nokia handsets can get various applications either for free or purchase.  Nokia’s Communications Manager for East and Southern Africa, Ms. Dorothy Ooko said: “Nokia’s Ovi Store is an exciting new channel through which to connect and share our football content with millions of football fans around the world. Football lovers can leverage on Nokia’s Ovi Store’s unparallel global reach for the most refreshing and popular football content.” Below is a selection of top football related applications that may be of interest as detailed by Nokia.  Real Football 2010 is a Gameloft development that will help you get in the mood for midfield strategies and rekindle your passion for goals. In the game, you get 245 teams from eight different league5s to choose from. On touch devices, the user interface allows you to move the players and pass the ball by tapping on the field. There are several different game modes, such as training, league mode, friendly match and penalty shooting. And you also can select “Legend” mode to choose a player and helping him get to pro stardom. Nokia Goal, a Java-based resource that brings all the football info you need to the palm of your hand. Nokia Goal presents info from European tournaments (Spain, France, Italy, UK and Germany) and Latin American soccer leagues. The free version offers you championship calendars, info about results and relevant news for all fans. A premium version adds “live” coverage of selected matches, allowing you to personalize goal-based beep-alerts to make you jump with happiness or hang your head in sorrow depending on how much you bet on your favorite team. AP 2010 World Cup, Associated Press (one of the largest sources of news since 1846 and winner of 49 Pulitzer prizes) has developed AP 2010 World Cup, as a resource for information on the South African World Cup events. This Flash app offers the latest news, images and video feeds directly on your mobile. Also, for must-have info, there are profiles of teams, players and stadiums. And if you feel in need of a conversation starter, you can use the results of the online polls on different World Cup-related topics. Great goals will whet your appetite for what's to come with a series of free audio and video downloads dedicated to great goals scored by great players. Football updates and news applications are available from the largest football websites in the world. Livemobile Football, ESPN Soccernet, and Goal.com are all available as free applications to keep you up to date with breaking news from around the world, previews and recaps of games for all major leagues in the world and more.   Touchnote is an application that gives you the capability to convert digital pictures to postcards. Football postcards couldn't be better from Nigeria missing a wide open goal, England's 'lost goal' or England's crying fans,  Social networking applications like Nimbuzz and Buddycloud make sharing easy from your Nokia device. With such applications, one can chat with their Facebook, Google Chat, Yahoo, MSN and other friends on social networks, and meet new friends from their localities in the chat rooms.  With Ovi Maps, you can find your way to bars, parks and other places to catch up with friend on the Game action, all on the move. No more getting lost as you find your way to the spot. For travelers and tourists find the best sights, restaurants, hotels and events wherever you are through the Lonely Planet and Michelin travel guides that come free with the new Ovi Maps.