Other chosen athletes include Bale, Hernandez, Messi

Jul 25, 2013 14:08 GMT  ·  By

The development team at EA Sports announces that the Italian cover for the upcoming FIFA 14 will feature star player El Shaarawy of A.C. Milan alongside Lionel Messi, the Barcelona leader that will appear in all iterations.

The official Twitter of the team states, “RT for 'Il Faraone'! – El Shaarawy @OfficialEl92 is our #FIFA14 Italian cover star! pic.twitter.com/v6P1bVZIRy.”

Italian fans can pre-order on the official site.

Gareth Bale is joining Messi on the special United Kingdom cover and more versions for other territories will be revealed before launch.

FIFA 14 will introduce more realistic player movement and ball mechanics while also giving star players a bigger role on the pitch.

The game will be launched on the PC and current-gen consoles in late September.

Xbox One and PS4 versions will arrive when the next-gen devices are out powered by a new engine, Ignite.