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With the UK Premier League coming to an end tomorrow on 23rd of May, let us look at the top football games on Android to keep you entertained until the start of the new season.
Interestingly, I tried to find a premium app to include in this list that charges upfront but doesn’t include ads or in-app purchases, and I couldn’t find any decent options.
For fans of American Football, there are equally a wide range of options, including the famous Madden NFL, or if you prefer college football, there are many options, including Rival Stars College. For the NCAA, Google Play also has a wide range of streaming apps and apps for tracking stats, or alternatively, Insiders Betting Digest is excellent for NCAA football stats.
FIFA Football
- 7,421,279 installs – 4.2/5
- This game is supported via ads and in game purchases
With almost 7.5 million installs, this is by far the most popular football games on the market, however, it doesn’t have the top rating for reviews. With this game, you can build your ultimate team or play as your favourite for the first time as you take on your friends or other top teams around the world.
Score! Hero
- 6,844,161 – 4.2/5
- This game is supported via ads and in game purchases
Score! Hero is 2nd most downloaded game on Android with the same review rating as FIFA Football. However, there is also the new Score! Hero 2 with 146,566 and a rating of 4.2/5.
With these games, you pass, Shoot & Score your way to legendary status as you explore the dramatic career of your HERO over 800 challenging levels!
eFootball PES 2021
- 6,586,198 – 4.3/5
- This game is supported via ads and in game purchases
eFootball PES 2021 only just misses out on the third spot for the most downloaded game, but it has better reviews than Score! Hero with 4.3/5.
eFootball PES 2021 is adapted from the critically acclaimed console gameplay and aims to bring you the most authentic football experience on mobile to date. Featuring an exclusive partnership with AS Roma, new Matchday mode events, updates to players, clubs and leagues, and much much more!
Face off against friends near and far with both local and online multiplayer functionality. Then, once you’ve sharpened your skills, head over to eFootball mode to take on the world in Matchday and various other competitive esports events.
Dream League Soccer 2021
- 3,067,033 – 4.4/5
- This game is supported via ads and in game purchases
While this may only be the fourth most installed game, it is the highest-rated of the four games. With Dream League Soccer 2021, you can build a dream team from over 4,000 FIFPro licensed players and take to the field against the world’s best soccer clubs! Rise through 8 divisions whilst enjoying full 3D motion-captured player moves, immersive in-game commentary, team customisations and much more. The beautiful game has never been so good!
Football Strike – Multiplayer Soccer
- 1,830,592 installs – 4.4/5
- This game is supported via ads and in game purchases
With a rating of 4.4 out of 5 this is one of the top reviewed games on the Google Play store. This game and Dream League are the only two 4.4 rated football games with over a million installs I could find
This game offers multiple play modes, including a career mode or with real-time multiplayer playing free-kick face-offs against your friends.
Football Chairman Pro
- 9,597 – 4.6/5
- Pro version of Football Chairman [Free] which has 15k downloads and a review of 4/5
- Pro version costs £2.99 and is also supported by ads and in-app purchases
This is the highest-rated game overall I could find, however, the low number of installs compared to the others will likely skew the results. This is derived from the free version, which only scores 4
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