EA Sports has confirmed that Arda Turan will be the latest footballer to join Barcelona’s Lionel Messi on the front cover of FIFA 15 in his native country of Turkey.
Turan, who moved from Turkish side Galatasaray to Atlético Madrid in 2011, enjoyed a successful season with his club during their 2013/2014 campaign, as the 27-year-old Turkish international helped his side win La Liga last season and, more importantly, scored the final goal in Atlético’s 3–1 demolition against Chelsea in the Champions League semi-finals.
Arda Turan! Turkey's #FIFA15 cover star | Arda FIFA 15 kapağmızın yıldızı! @ArdaTuran10line @MilliTakimlar pic.twitter.com/X6BDW5G1DQ
— EA SPORTS FIFA (@EASPORTSFIFA) August 28, 2014
Four-time Ballon d’Or winner Lionel Messi is the mascot of EA’s FIFA 15 and a number of different footballer will star alongside him on the front cover for a specific region or country, including David Alaba (Austria), Robert Lewandowski (Poland), Xherdan Shaqiri (Switzerland), Gonzalo Higuaín (Italy), Tim Cahill (Australia and New Zealand), Michal Kadlec (Czech Republic), Eden Hazard (UK, France, Netherlands and Belgium) and Clint Dempsey (United States and Canada).
In other FIFA-related news, EA announced yesterday the latest Team of the Week for FIFA 14’s Ultimate Team mode, which includes Manchester City’s Stevan Jovetić, Tottenham Hotspur’s Érik Lamela and Chelsea’s Branislav Ivanović from the Barclays Premier League, while La Liga is also represented in the form of Barcelona’s left-back Jordi Alba. Further details on Team of the Week can be found here at Gamer Headlines.
FIFA 15 is scheduled for launch in late September on Xbox 360, Xbox One, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, Nintendo 3DS, Wii and PC.