If you are a sports fan and also an Apple fan, then we have good news for you. The brand announced this Wednesday, February 21st, the creation of the new Apple Sports application. The app is free for anyone with an iPhone and allows you to view game scores, statistics and much more about your favorite sports leagues.
For now, the application is only available in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom. However, even though there is no information about this at the moment, it is possible that it will arrive here soon. As Apple's Eddy Cue states in a press release, the application was created to “offer incredibly fast access” to the latest updates on users' favorite teams and leagues.
Apple Sports, at this early stage, is still only available in the United States, United Kingdom and Canada
At this initial stage, Apple's sports application updates fans with the following leagues: MLS, NBA, NCAA, NHL, Bundesliga, LaLiga, Liga MX, Ligue 1, Premier League and Serie A. As Apple states, it is expected that Later on, other leagues such as MLB, NFL, NCAAF, NWSL and WNBA will emerge.
In order to obtain privileged information about their favorite teams, sports fans can choose the teams and leagues they like most, so that they are always at the top of their priorities. In other words, assuming you are a Manchester United fan, whenever the club plays, it will appear prominently in the application.
The application shows betting odds, live
Another particularity of Apple Sports is the fact that it allows sports bettors to keep up to date with the odds. This way, while following a game, you can see the probability of team A beating team B.
Finally, Apple, in the press release, also notes that Apple Sports can be synchronized with Apple TV and Apple News. For now, the application has not yet arrived in Portugal, but there is nothing like waiting for the “next chapters” to see if the brand's sports platform reaches us or not.