Apple adds new “Soccer Fever” section to the App Store

soccer-fever-mainAhead of the start of the 2014 FIFA World Cup, Apple debuted a new “Soccer Fever” section in its iTunes store. The new page includes subsections with a variety apps for both following the soccer matches and exploring the host country of Brazil. The 2014 FIFA World Cup begins later this week on June 12 and runs through July 13th.
The Soccer Fever section is your one-stop shop for soccer and Brazil. Games and apps highlighted by Apple include the FIFA Official Sports App, Forza Football app, FIFA 14 by EA Sports, Soccer Rally 2, Triposo Brazil Travel app and social sharing apps such as Twitter, Instagram and Vine. Besides apps, the section also includes links to books about soccer, soccer-related movies and Brazilian music.

Apple, in the past, has used specialized pages in its App Store to highlight editor’s favorite games, top educational titles and more. The company has been improving its App Store promotional efforts beyond these basic sections with more frequent event-related sections as well as a new monthly section that currently showcases the “Best of May.”
Are you interested in the FIFA Soccer content? What do you think of these themed sections that Apple is using to showcase apps?
[Via 9to5Mac]

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