With only weeks before the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil kicks off, PlayStation is offering avid gamers the chance to get their hands on bespoke personalised PlayStation controllers with a FREE customisation service aimed at enhancing their World Cup gaming experience.

To celebrate being the Official Gaming Console of the 2014 FIFA World Cup, PlayStation is inviting customers to design their very own DUALSHOCK(R)4 and DUALSHOCK(R)3 controllers by having their favourite player names, numbers and teams emblazoned on them by a top team of world-class graffiti artists. Controllers will be customised for FREE when handed in at the PlayStation Customisation Stations which will be popping up at Westfield Stratford, the Bullring Shopping Centre in Birmingham and Piccadilly Gardens in Manchester, from Saturday 24th May - Sunday 8th June.  Customers will also have the opportunity to win personalised controllers at the pop up locations by taking part in various challenges and competitions on FIFA 14.

For more information on the PlayStation World Cup personalised controllers and the Customisation Stations, including announcements and other exclusive events head to: https://www.facebook.com/playstationaccess

What: Visit the PlayStation Customisation Stations for bespoke controller personalisation 
When/where: Saturday 24th May - Bullring Shopping Centre, Birmingham, B5 4BU
Saturday 31st May - Piccadilly Gardens, Manchester, M1 3BG
Saturday 7th & Sunday 8th June - Westfield Stratford City, London, E20 1EJ

EA SPORTS™ has today announced the FIFA Ultimate Team, Team of the Season for the Barclays Premier League. Full details can be viewed HERE:

Starting XI - Petr Čech, Leighton Baines, Vincent Kompany, Per Mertesacker, John Terry, Eden Hazard, Yaya Touré, Steven Gerrard, Aaron Ramsey, Luis Suárez, Daniel Sturridge

Substitutes & Reserves – David Marshall, Séamus Coleman, Azpilicueta, Adam Lallana, David Silva, Raheem Sterling, Sergio Agüero

As well as making the Team of the Season, Daniel Sturridge has been revealed to be the highest scoring Barclays Premier League player in FIFA 14 Ultimate Team with 34,800,362 goals. Sturridge’s strike partner Luis Suárez is the 10th highest scoring player with 13,065,556 goals.

Second place in the goal-scoring charts went to Chelsea striker Samuel Eto’o with 30,578,146 goals. Aston Villa’s Christian Benteke (26,382,579 goals), Newcastle United’s Loïc Rémy (21,366,615 goals) and Chelsea’s Fernando Torres (20,093,762 goals) make up the remaining places in the Top 5 of the FIFA 14 Ultimate Team top goal-scorers chart.

FIFA 14 Ultimate Team Top Goal-Scorers – Barclays Premier League

Forwards

1.       Daniel Sturridge (Liverpool FC) – 34,800,362 goals
2.       Samuel Eto’o (Chelsea FC) - 30,578,146 goals
3.       Christian Benteke (Aston Villa FC) – 26,382,579 goals
4.       Loïc Rémy (Newcastle United FC) – 21,366,615 goals
5.       Fernando Torres (Chelsea FC) – 20,093,762 goals

Midfielders

1.       André Schürrle (Chelsea FC) – 11,772,194 goals
2.       Samir Nasri (Manchester City FC) – 9,612,593 goals
3.       Santi Cazorla (Arsenal FC) – 7,278,274 goals
4.       Oscar (Chelsea FC) – 7,045,177 goals
5.       Nani (Manchester United FC) – 6,745,229 goals

Defenders

1.       David Luiz (Chelsea FC) – 5,681,990 goals
2.       Vincent Kompany (Manchester City FC) – 3,522,154 goals
3.       Nemanja Vidic (Manchester United FC) – 2,682,706 goals
4.       Jan Vertonghen (Tottenham Hotspur FC) – 2,489,126 goals
5.       Laurent Koscielny (Arsenal FC) – 2,469,715 goals

The Barclays Premier League Team of the Season is available from 6pm today, to play against in FIFA 14 Ultimate Team. Team of the Season player items are available by chance when opening FIFA Ultimate Team Packs for the next seven days.

*All goal-scoring statistics correct as of 29th April 2014

STEVEN GERRARD LIFTS WORLD CUP ON ST. GEORGE'S DAY...IN EA SPORTS 2014 FIFA WORLD CUP BRAZIL

To mark St. George's Day, as well as 50 days to the start of the 2014 FIFA World Cup™, EA SPORTS™ has released a screenshot of a moment all England fans will be hoping becomes a reality in Rio De Janeiro on Sunday, 13th July.

“A generation of England fans have grown up with the image of Bobby Moore lifting the World Cup in 1966 so it's surreal to see myself in the same pose. It's a great gesture by the guys at EA SPORTS and certainly acts as an inspiration coming on St. George's Day. We'll all be doing our best to give the fans the performances they deserve and, with a bit of luck, we might surprise a few people.” – Steven Gerrard, England Captain

“I want to see Steven Gerrard lifting the trophy on July 13th as much as anybody. I work with a team of over 35 nationalities here at EA Canada so there are plenty of differing opinions and lots of healthy debate but I’m a passionate England fan, so the chance to create that moment in EA SPORTS 2014 FIFA World Cup game was something I cherished and couldn't pass up.” – Mat Prior, Lead Producer EA SPORTS 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil

Experience all the Fun, Excitement, and Drama of Football’s Greatest Event. Multiple improvements and innovations to the award-winning gameplay of FIFA 14, plus 100 new animations, make EA SPORTS™ 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil™ the most accessible, fun, and exciting EA SPORTS FIFA title on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.

Features

• World Class Control – all-new control system which includes additional dribbles and flicks. New passing animations, including both ground and outside of the foot curling passes, will open the door to more attacking options.
• Set Piece Tactics – Use the D-pad to command your teammates and strike fear from set pieces and corners. 
• New Penalty Kicks – New save animations and shot tuning puts players in control of their nation's fate. Keepers can throw off kick-takers by performing different animations including wobbly-knees, matador, and shoot-it-there points.
• Over-the-Back Headers – Now defenders can leap over attacking players to clear the ball to safety.
• adidas® Ball Physics — EA SPORTS and adidas® partner to deliver the most realistic ball physics system on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.
• adidas® micoach Training – Complete adidas micoach training sessions to boost in-game attributes for individual players on your team. Choose from six different attribute boosts and 18 different drills to improve your players’ performance during the tournament.

Game Modes

• Road to the FIFA World Cup™ – The most immersive tournament mode in EA SPORTS FIFA history. Choose from any of the 203 National Teams sanctioned by FIFA and play with up to 32 players locally through the qualifying rounds, and proceed on to the group stage of the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil™.
• Road to Rio de Janeiro™ – Compete online with any of the 203 National Teams and progress across a map of Brazil's 12 host cities. Win the final and hoist the FIFA World Cup Trophy at Estadio do Maracana in Rio.
• Captain your Country – The popular FIFA game mode returns. Work your way through the squad list and lead your country through qualifying and to FIFA World Cup glory.
• Story of Qualifying – Over 60 real scenarios taken directly from 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying. Relieve, recreate and/or change the outcome of some the best matches.
• Additional Modes include 2014 FIFA World Cup, Kick Off, Skill Games, Online Friendlies, EA SPORTS Football Club

Presentation

• Patriotic Presentation – Banners, flags and even see fans cheer from home with all new crowd rendering that brings the World Cup atmosphere alive.
• EA SPORTS Talk Radio – Dynamic tournament updates from a number of ESPN talents, delivering over 50 hours’ worth of recorded audio that adapt to your own FIFA World Cup Experience
• 203 nations, 7,469 players, 19 officially licensed managers, 21 stadiums, including all 12 authentic stadiums in Brazil, and over 15 hours of added in-game commentary.