The best apps to quench your thirst for soccer (or football)

Jul 4, 2014 22:37 GMT  ·  By

iTunes is no stranger to the World Cup. The AppStore editors have put together a hefty list of items you may enjoy if you like soccer. From Apps to Games, Books to Movies and more ways to learn about the FIFA's World Cup and Brazil.

 
Appropriately named "Soccer Fever", the curate list recently got it's place in the AppStore. Apple's AppStore editors made sure soccer fans are able to follow their teams live, so at the top of the list there's a link to iTunes Radio. You can find an audio stream of live soccer games broadcasted by ESPN.
 
Each of the section of this list can be arranged by Featured, Name or Release Date. First up: Soccer Apps. Most of these are ESPN's apps that help you watch live video footage from the matches. Interesting enough, all of them are Free, but you have to be a cable service subscriber in order to get access and, in some instances, an Internet Service subscriber to see the video feed. 
 
For example, the "Watch ESPN" iOS app lets you stream the games if you already a subscription from AT&T U-verse, Bright, Comcast, Cox, Dish, Google Fiber and six major cable providers in the U.S.A. 
 
There is a FIFA Official App, but that offers live blogs and scores from the World Cup and the video / audio feed is not included. However, you can read the news, vote for your teams and play a variety of FIFA games like Fantasy or Dream Team.
 
The Yahoo Sports and Reuter Sports apps are listed in here as well for those of you that need up to the minute news on the 2014 World Cup. 
 
Next up we have "Soccer Games" and the category is opened by FIFA 14 for iOS. There are 12 other games free soccer games and one paid app.
 
You can also "Share the Fever". AppStore's editors have put together a list of Social Media apps that will help you get in touch with the news about the World Cup your friends may post online or write some of your own. Apps like Twitter, AOL@Brazil, Vine, Tumbler or WordPress are just a few of those. 
 
Apple offers a great selection of apps that may help you "Discover Brazil". "Easy Taxi" is good if you're left stranded next to the stadium after a big game, but you can also use "Restorando" to eat some local food. 
 
The collection has some great Soccer books and movies and you can learn some Samba by listening to the "Brazilian Music Essentials" category.