FIFA 14 UK Cover Star is Gareth Bale

Gareth Bale stars with Lionel Messi on the
FIFA 14 cover

Tottenham Hotspur superstar Gareth Bale will
make his debut on the cover of FIFA 14 in the
UK, Ireland and Middle East when the game
launches this September. Landing the cover is
a thrill for Bale, who has been a fan of the
FIFA franchise for over a decade.
"The players on the front cover since I was a
kid have obviously been legends of the
game," says Bale. "It's a great honor for me
and I'm very proud of it."
The two-time PFA Player of the Year is one of
the Barclays Premier League’s most
accomplished talents and widely regarded as
one of the best players in the world. Bale will
join Barcelona and Argentina star Lionel Messi
on the FIFA 14 cover.
EA Sports captured Gareth Bale’s free kick
technique via motion capture and this will
feature in FIFA 14. Bale was also filmed
performing a series of athletic drills, passes
and shots to capture his likeness and to
showcase features such as FIFA 14’s Pure
Shot, which allows for new and rewarding
ways to score.
Bale, who was awarded the Best Young Player
of the Year for the 2012-13 season will also
serve as an EA Sports Football ambassador.
Bale joins Arturo Vidal of Juventus, Mexico’s
Javier "Chicharito" Hernández and FIFA 14's
global cover athlete, Lionel Messi. Stay tuned
for more cover announcements for other
regions in the coming weeks.