{"id":30565,"date":"2013-08-06T18:37:10","date_gmt":"2013-08-06T08:37:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/power-up.space\/?p=30565"},"modified":"2013-08-06T18:37:10","modified_gmt":"2013-08-06T08:37:10","slug":"tim-cahill-returns-as-australias-fifa-14-cover-star","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/?p=30565","title":{"rendered":"TIM CAHILL RETURNS AS AUSTRALIA\u2019S FIFA 14 COVER STAR"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Socceroo star Tim Cahill celebrates his 5th anniversary as Australia\u2019s cover player on the world\u2019s greatest sports game &#8211; FIFA 14, launching September 26.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/cdn.medialib.computerandvideogames.com\/screens\/dir_3074\/image_307427_320.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Sydney, Australia \u2013 August 6, 2013 \u2013 Electronic Arts Inc. today confirmed that Australia\u2019s Socceroo star Tim Cahill will return as the local featured player to appear on the Australian and New Zealand cover of the greatest sports game on the planet, world\u2019s greatest sporting game, FIFA 14. Marking his fifth year as the game\u2019s cover star, the move confirms Cahill\u2019s continued football success both in overseas competition, and as a key member of Australia\u2019s World Cup team set to compete in the 2014 FIFA World Cup\u2122 in Brazil next year.<\/p>\n<p>Tim Cahill is a long-time international professional football player and currently plays for the New York Red Bulls of Major League Soccer and Australia\u2019s Socceroos national team. Prior to joining New York, he played his club football in England for Everton. Cahill plays as an attacking midfielder, but has also played as a forward on several occasions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith Tim Cahill on our team again this year, we\u2019re excited to have one of Australia\u2019s most loved and respected athletes appearing on the FIFA 14 cover\u201d says Arbie Artinian, EA SPORTS Label Manager, Asia Pacific. \u201cTim continues to be a huge supporter and great friend of EA SPORTS, bringing his passion and talent to help bring FIFA to life for its biggest fans and a new generation of players.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe FIFA franchise is such an ingrained part of in football culture for so many millions of fans worldwide\u201c says Tim Cahill, FIFA 14 ambassador and Australian Socceroos team member \u201cI\u2019m thrilled to be working with the EA SPORTS team again for the launch of FIFA 14. Every year they deliver new innovations that make the game more authentic and more fun to play. It leads the pack with the best technology and realism that delivers the most authentic sports gameplay experience. Bring on September 26!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This partnership will see Tim continue his role as Australia\u2019s leading EA SPORTS\u2122 Football Ambassador. He will be the cornerstone of marketing and advertising campaigns in Australia, featuring on packaging, and collaborating with EA SPORTS on social media activities. Tim will appear on the Australian and New Zealand cover of FIFA 14 on the Xbox 360\u00ae games and entertainment system with Kinect\u2122 from Microsoft, PlayStation\u00ae3 computer entertainment system with PlayStation Move support, Windows\u00ae PC, Nintendo Wii\u2122, Nintendo 3DS\u2122, PlayStation\u00aeVita handheld entertainment system, PlayStation\u00ae2 computer entertainment system, and PSP\u00ae (PlayStation\u00aePortable) system when the game launches on September 26.<\/p>\n<p>FIFA 14 is available for pre-order now at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.origin.com\/\">https:\/\/www.origin.com\/<\/a> \u00a0and other retailers. The game is developed at EA Canada and has been rated &#8220;G&#8221; by the OFLC. Join the EA SPORTS community at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/easportsfifalatam\">http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/easportsfifalatam<\/a>. Follow us on Twitter @easportsfifa and use the hash tag #FIFA14.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Socceroo star Tim Cahill celebrates his 5th anniversary as Australia\u2019s cover player on the world\u2019s greatest sports game &#8211; FIFA 14, launching September 26. Sydney, Australia \u2013 August 6, 2013 \u2013 Electronic Arts Inc. today confirmed that Australia\u2019s Socceroo star Tim Cahill will return as the local featured player to appear on the Australian and<\/p>\n<p class=\"more-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/?p=30565\">Read More\u2026<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-30565","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-game-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30565","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=30565"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30565\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":30569,"href":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30565\/revisions\/30569"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=30565"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=30565"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=30565"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}