Manchester United's Wayne Rooney and Arsenal's Jack Wilshere joins other international football stars for FIFA Soccer 12 cover.

EA Sports has officially announced today the cover lineup for FIFA Soccer 12. Headlining the group of global football stars is Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney and Real Madrid’s Kaká, who will be joined by stars Philippe Mexès in France, Gerard Piqué in Spain, Giampaolo Pazzini in Italy, Mats Hummels in Germany and Jack Wilshere in United Kingdom, among others.

“This is an iconic group of footballers who all passionately play our game, and we are excited to have them speak to fans around the world about their own personal experiences playing the best sports game on the planet,” said Matt Bilbey, Vice President and GM of Football, EA Sports. “With all the accolades FIFA 12 has received so far we are confident we have the most authentic and highest quality game we have ever created, and these superstars will play an integral role in sharing their excitement for its highly anticipated launch.”

Rooney and Wilshere will appear on the front cover of the UK, Ireland, Scandinavia and the Middle East. Additional players will be revealed in other countries but the list already include (aside from the mentioned above): Karim Benzema    of Real Madrid, Giampaolo Pazzini of Internazionale, Xabi Alonso of Real Madrid, Mats Hummels of Borussia Dortmund, Tim Cahill of Everton, Valentin Stocker of FC Basel, Vasili Berezutski of CSKA Moscow and Balázs Dzsudzsák of Anzhi Makhachkala.

FIFA Soccer 12 is slated to arrive on September 27 in North America and September 30 worldwide. EA said recently that they are gunning for a revolutionary iteration of their FIFA gaming franchise, with the upcoming release of the game.

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