SOME of the world's top footballers are to star in a ground-breaking soccer skills contest.
Liverpool ace Steven Gerrard, 29, and Arsenal's Cesc Fabregas, 22, will join rivals in the TV challenge - to be staged in front of 20,000 fans just after the World Cup.
Man Utd striker Wayne Rooney and former teammate Cristiano Ronaldo are also in the frame to compete - along with Valencia's David Villa and Didier Drogba of Chelsea.
The contest, to be held on July 17 at London's O2 Arena, will test skills such as control, strike power and goal scoring.
Organisers of the £10million event hope it will become an annual show to tour the world. A "major name" from football is said to be in talks to be host.
A source for the ITV1 show said: "This is like nothing you've ever seen.
"The world's best players come together for a pure skills test.
"As it's happening after the World Cup, they may well use some of its great shots and crosses to influence the challenges."
Meanwhile Gerrard's wife Alex Curran, 27, was spotted wearing her engagement and wedding rings yesterday - after appearing without them in public on Friday.
A pal said: "There was nothing in it.
"She'd been for a spray tan earlier in the day and had to leave her rings off."
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Liverpool ace Steven Gerrard, 29, and Arsenal's Cesc Fabregas, 22, will join rivals in the TV challenge - to be staged in front of 20,000 fans just after the World Cup.
Man Utd striker Wayne Rooney and former teammate Cristiano Ronaldo are also in the frame to compete - along with Valencia's David Villa and Didier Drogba of Chelsea.
The contest, to be held on July 17 at London's O2 Arena, will test skills such as control, strike power and goal scoring.
Organisers of the £10million event hope it will become an annual show to tour the world. A "major name" from football is said to be in talks to be host.
A source for the ITV1 show said: "This is like nothing you've ever seen.
"The world's best players come together for a pure skills test.
"As it's happening after the World Cup, they may well use some of its great shots and crosses to influence the challenges."
Meanwhile Gerrard's wife Alex Curran, 27, was spotted wearing her engagement and wedding rings yesterday - after appearing without them in public on Friday.
A pal said: "There was nothing in it.
"She'd been for a spray tan earlier in the day and had to leave her rings off."
Read more: http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepag...n-TV-soccer-skills-contest.html#ixzz0mCpyXVwq