Hyundai has signed up five international football stars as brand ambassadors during its top partner sponsorship of the UEFA Euro 2012 tournament.

Team Hyundai includes Iker Casillas (Spain), Lukas Podolski (Germany), Giuseppe Rossi (Italy), Karim Benzema (France) and Daniel Sturridge (England). The team will act as ambassadors for the brand in Hyundai’s communications activities around what will be this year’s biggest footballing event.

Hyundai will also launch a dedicated Facebook application where fans can ‘like’ their favourite Team Hyundai player and for each ‘like’ the Korean brand will donate €1 to help support young players to become footballers of the future.

Hyundai has been a partner of UEFA for more than 12 years. As the UEFA Euro 2012 top partner, Hyundai will deliver a fleet of more than 350 Hyundai vehicles consisting of various models to transport teams, VIPs and tournament officials.