For the football fans: 

Not in the way you are hoping. Only data transfer is the hospitality settings, which trasnfer across each instalment so you dont have to set them every year. Wish that would include the language. I'm fed up of telling my game that I speak British English every time I boot it up.

And typically about two years. By them, the significant majority of players will have migrated to a newer title in the series. And besides the advancement between games such as FIFA 10 and FIFA 12 is usually so great that there is no point at all in playing older titles.

Also you Virtual Pro is saved if you use that new profile that started with FIFA 11 I think ?

Jordan Rhodes to be on the cover!

Is he? Just looks or actual skills too?

Will PES ever make a comeback?

I'd buy it over FIFA in a heartbeat if it just had the licenses. FIFA has the better multiplayer options by far, but master league (career mode in fifa) in PES is just brilliant, so much more in-depth and it just seems like a much bigger focus in PES. But I just can't get over the lack of licensing.

And Arshavin?

Now there's a cover that'd sell a few extra copies. 

Just looks I guess.