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By Michael Seamark for MailOnline
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< p>Now they've been ¼Î¤Æ¤ëd out of the World Cup, England's under-achievers can get »Ù±ç¤¹¤ë to what they do best - making money.

Every one of the squad is a millionaire with a lifestyle of enviable °Ö°Â.

And as for Steven Gerrard and Wayne Rooney, they will soon be competing in another tournament in which they literally can't lose.

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Cashing in: ¤Ë¤â¤«¤«¤ï¤é¤º their humiliating ½Ð¸ý from the World Cup, England À±¡¿¼çÌò¤Ë¤¹¤ës Wayne Rooney and Steven Gerrard will Áª¤Ö up ¡ò500,000 each for two day's work appearing a football µ»½Ñs contest at the O2 ±ß·Á¶¥µ»¾ì

Six days after the cup final, the pair will appear at the O2 ±ß·Á¶¥µ»¾ì in South-East London.?

In an event labelled 'theatre ²ñ¹ç¡¤²ñ¤¦s sport,' Gerrard and Rooney are said to be Áª¤Öing up a Êó¹ð¡Ê¤¹¤ë¡Ë¡¿²±Â¬d ¡ ò500,000 each.

For that astonishing sum, the England À±¡¿¼çÌò¤Ë¤¹¤ës will ÌÀ¤é¤«¤Ë have to make themselves ÍøÍѤǤ­¤ë for a mere 48 hours - one day for ÀëÅÁ¤Î ÌÜŪs and one for the event itself, called A:3K and Ë¡°Æd as a gladiatoresque football µ»½Ñs contest.?

They will go Ĺ¡¤Î¨¤¤¤ë t o Ĺ¡¤Î¨¤¤¤ë with Ivory Coast and Chelsea striker Didier Drogba, Spanish À±¡¿¼çÌò¤Ë¤¹¤ës Cesc Fabregas and David ¹Ù³°½»Âð, ²Ã¤¨¤ë Portuguese captain Cristiano Ronaldo.

Tens of millions of ³¤±¤¶¤Þ¤ËÌԷ⤹¤ës has been spent on the debut tournament which will take place on July 17 and be ¥Æ¥ì¥ÓÊüÁ÷¤¹¤ëd a few days later on ITV 1.

If it ¾ÚÌÀ¤¹¤ës successful, the event will be ´ë¶ÈÏ¢¹ç¡Ê¤¹¤ë¡Ëd world-wide.

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It is ¸ºß organised by Aura Entertainment, a °ÊÁ° little known company. Its director is Terry Byrne, David Beckham's former personal ·Ð±Ä¼Ô¡¿»ÙÇÛ¿Í and one of his most ¿®ÍÑd confidants.

It is believed that Goldenballs himself was ͽÄê to »²²Ã¤¹¤ë before he tore his Achilles tendon while playing for AC Milan in March.?

During the football ƱÅù¡Ê¤Î¡Ë of the Cirque du Soleil, the six players will compete in five challenges ¼Â¸³¡Ê¤¹¤ë¡Ëing ÎÏ¡¿¶¯ÎϤˤ¹¤ë, »ÙÇۡʤ¹¤ë¡Ë¡¿ÅýÀ©¤¹¤ë, precision, attacking flair and ability to curve the ball.

Given that Gerrard and Rooney failed absymally at Îà»÷¤Î challenges in South Africa, their loyal fans might not be µÞ¤°ing to »Ùʧ¤¦¡¿Ä¶⠾å¸þ¤­s of ¡ò35 a ticket for the two and a half hour show.

°ìÊý¡¿¹ç´Ö, Ashley Cole is putting the World Cup behind him to Ĺ¡¤Î¨¤¤¤ë for Las Vegas.

The 29-year-old defender will be joining Manchester City's Micah Richards, Sunderland striker Darren Bent and the former ʼ´ï¸Ë and Liverpool player Jermaine Pennant.

A source said: 'Ashley has told his friends that he wants a debauched holiday. He wants to forget about Cheryl, the Î¥º§, and the terrible World Cup.'

* It ¸½¤ì¤ëd yesterday that some of the England players were robbed at their five-À±¡¿¼çÌò¤Ë¤¹¤ë hotel.

Five cleaners have been ·ºÌ³½ê¡¤¹´ÃÖ½êd for three years after stealing items ²ÁÃ͡ʤ¬¤¢¤ë¡Ë ¡ò7,000 at the ²¦¼¼¤Î Bafokeng Sports Campus.

¸ø¼°¤Î¡¿Ìò¿Ís said ¤­¤ì¤¤¤Ë¤¹¤ë staff had ¥é¥¤¥Õ¥ë½Æ¡¿Ãµ¤·¤ÆÅð¤àd through the players' bedrooms and taken items ´Þ¤àing team jerseys, underwear and other Ã夻¤ë¡¿ÉêÍ¿¤¹¤ëing.

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