The two highest points scorers will progress to a dramatic final test of their abilities. Each player is said to be earning in the region of £500,000.
Ten million pounds has been spent on securing the six players and kitting out the arena with all the necessary lights and pyrotechnics as organisers attempt to produce a footballing equivalent of Cirque Du Soleil.
'Aura Entertainment is delighted to confirm that Wayne Rooney will be the sixth competitor in the inaugural A:3K Football event at the O2 Arena in July,' said director Terry Byrne, who is David Beckham's former agent.
'He will join Cristiano Ronaldo, Didier Drogba, Cesc Fabregas, Steven Gerrard and David Villa in a competition that will pit their individual skills directly against each other and test them to the very limit.'
The five challenges will test each player's power, control, precision, attacking flair and ability to curve the ball.
Power will see a speed gun measure how hard the players can strike a ball; control will see them have to pull down a ball shot out of a cannon and volley it towards goal - a la Paul Scholes; for precision the contenders will have to hit a central target from far away, as if delivering a pinpoint corner or free kick; attack will see the six stand in a circle, protecting a goal each and try to score with just two balls between them; and the curve test will be right up Ronaldo's street, a test which sees them try to bend a free-kick around a wall.
The six will be scored on each task and the top two overall will progress to the showdown final.
The event will not cost a fortune to attend. Tickets for the two-anda- half hour show start at £35 but if that is a bit out of your reach, ITV will be showing it all at prime time a few days later.
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