Football season is upon us. If you consider yourself a fan, hopefully you have all your necessities ready: an HDTV the size of a refrigerator; an oversized foam hand emblazoned with your favorite team’s mascot; snacks, both sweet and salty; and there are plenty of heated opinions for the next gathering or, failing that, to yell at the radio. If you have an iPhone or iPod Touch, consider yourself lucky, as you’ll have even more ways to enjoy the season. Here are the top five ways to bring the excitement of the football season to your iDevice.
ESPN Fantasy Football 2010: This is the essential fantasy football app. With ESPN Fantasy Football 2010, you can have the full fantasy football experience in the palm of your hand, with high-end graphics and an intuitive interface that beats the desktop web browser version hands down. This app not only allows the user to manage multiple teams and leagues but also access news feeds with valuable stats, news and more. The only catch is that ESPN Fantasy Football 2010 will make fantasy football more addictive than ever.
CBS Sports Pro Soccer: Tired of having to flip through all the unimportant news of the day, just to get to those few valuable football updates and videos? So first of all, you may want to examine your priorities. Second, does CBS have the app for you? CBS Sports Pro Football takes the latest football news of the day, play-by-play analysis, video and standings, and weaves them into a free and fun-to-use iPhone app. Staying up to date has never been so easy.
Sling mobile player: Major League Baseball has its own live streaming app for the iPhone, but unfortunately football fans are left wanting. Enter SlingPlayer Mobile. Sure, at $29.99, the app is expensive and, yes, the app requires a Slingbox which might be around $100, but in the end it will turn your iPhone into the ultimate entertainment device: live TV, DVR, and remote. control, all in one. SlingPlayer will stream whatever content you get from your cable or satellite provider over 3G and WiFi, football included. In other words, it’s very, very cool.
Backbreaking football: Backbreaker isn’t just the best soccer simulation on the iPhone, it’s one of the best games on the app store, period. Unlike other football games, Backbreaker Football places the player on the field, at eye level with the players, right in the thick of the action. The graphics of this game are amazing and the hits are so strong that you can almost feel them. Add to this a great list of features like multiplayer game modes, custom teams, and online score sharing. This game lives up to your expectations.
American Football History: If watching football, playing fantasy football, and playing simulated football isn’t enough for you, why not learn about the rich history of American football? This is the sole purpose of the History of American Football iPhone app. This app is an offline football encyclopedia, with a clean user interface and some nice high resolution photos to give it a bit of class. Articles include History of Pro Football, Origins of College Football, Players, Rules, and more. Who said learning couldn’t be fun?