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Best WordPress Plugins for Football

12 plugins compared · Updated August 2026 · Football

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Choosing a WordPress plugin for football comes down to a few things: whether it is still actively maintained, whether real users rate it well, and whether it does the specific job you need without dragging the rest of the site down.

We ranked 12 plugins using our WPScore, which weighs the user rating (adjusted for how many people actually rated it), how many sites run it, how recently it was updated, and which WordPress version it is tested against. 12 of them have enough public data to be scored; the rest are listed below the ranked block, clearly marked, rather than being given a number we cannot justify.

How this list is funded. Some links here earn us a commission if you buy. It costs you nothing extra, and it does not move anything up the list — the order comes from the WPScore, which is calculated from public ratings, install counts and update history. See the method.

At a glance

  1. 1. JoomSport Best overall 82/100
  2. 2. AnWP Football Leagues 80/100
  3. 3. Football Pool 79/100
  4. 4. World Cup Predictor 75/100
  5. 5. Scoremer: Football Livescore, Tables and Fixtures 75/100
  6. 6. BZScore 73/100
  7. 7. Sportsteam Widget 70/100
  8. 8. AZScore: Live Score and football fixures and results 69/100
  9. 9. Fantasy Football 61/100
  10. 10. Soccer Widgets 52/100
  11. 11. SportsPress for Football 44/100
  12. 12. Scores 43/100
1 JoomSport
Best overall Free by beardev

JoomSport

Create PRO sports website for your club, sports team or sports league! Soccer, Football, Hockey, Basketball, Volleyball, Handball, eSport & others.

4.9★
from 44 ratings
1k+
active installs
Updated
Jul 2026
Tested to
WP 7.0.4
82

WPScore

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2 AnWP Football Leagues
Free by anwppro

AnWP Football Leagues

A complete solution for any football site. Knockout and round-robin competitions, player profiles and statistics, squads, standings and stadiums.

4.9★
from 14 ratings
800+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.0.4
80

WPScore

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3 Football Pool
Free by AntoineH

Football Pool

Add some game-day fun to your WordPress site! Let users predict match results, earn points, and go head-to-head in a fantasy sports pool.

4.9★
from 83 ratings
1k+
active installs
Updated
May 2026
Tested to
WP 6.9.7
79

WPScore

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4 World Cup Predictor
Free by ianhaycox

World Cup Predictor

Create engaging football prediction games on your WordPress site. Support for World Cup 2026 format (48 teams).

5★
from 25 ratings
100+
active installs
Updated
Apr 2026
Tested to
WP 6.9.7
75

WPScore

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6 BZScore
Free by firstsport

BZScore

This plugin is discontinued as of 01.06.2026. We recommend deleting it from your WordPress installation.

5★
from 10 ratings
600+
active installs
Updated
Jun 2026
Tested to
WP 6.6.7
73

WPScore

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7 Sportsteam Widget
Free by wpsports

Sportsteam Widget

This plugin is discontinued as of 01.06.2026. We recommend deleting it from your WordPress installation.

5★
from 4 ratings
100+
active installs
Updated
Jun 2026
Tested to
WP 6.6.7
70

WPScore

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9 Fantasy Football
Free by jdyken

Fantasy Football

Fantasy football, basketball, and baseball rankings, projections, injuries, depth charts, and more! Automatically updated.

4.3★
from 6 ratings
20+
active installs
Updated
Mar 2025
Tested to
WP 6.7.7
61

WPScore

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10 Soccer Widgets
Free by widgetlab

Soccer Widgets

Soccer Widgets: use shortcodes to deliver updated soccer data like various table rankings and football results by competition.

5★
from 1 ratings
100+
active installs
Updated
Jan 2024
Tested to
WP 6.4.10
52

WPScore

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11 SportsPress for Football
Free by ThemeBoy

SportsPress for Football

SportsPress for Football is an extension for SportsPress, an all-in-one sports data plugin that helps sports clubs set up a football website.

5k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2020
Tested to
WP 5.5.20
44

WPScore

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12 Scores
Free by lswjohn

Scores

Livescores with NO ADS! Display our free livescore widget for Soccer, American Football (NFL,CFL), Tennis (APT,WTA), Basketball, Handball, Volleyball …

3.8★
from 10 ratings
40+
active installs
Updated
Dec 2015
Tested to
WP 4.4.34
43

WPScore

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