Rock N Gol Update: Akon, Cypress Hill, Marcelo Balboa & More Confirmed!

By Sandra Roldán

We did say that Rock N Gol was going to be el evento deportivo del año, didn't we?  It just keeps getting better and better!  We'll be flying to sunny California next week for the ultimate celebrity soccer tournament, and you can bet we'll be filling you in on all the chisme that goes down on the field!

Just added to the roster of celebrity talent to participate: Akon, Diego Torres and Cypress Hill.  They join soccer champs Marcelo Balboa, Brandi Chastain, Tony Meola and Tab Ramos, as well as superstars Pitbull, Jenni Rivera, Michelle Rodriguez, Carlos Mencia, Alfonso "Poncho" Herrera, David Bisbal y muchos más!

The game, which will be comprised of five unique 4x4 tournaments, will have tus artistas y futbolistas favoritos squaring off against each other in the ultimate ball-kicking, smack-talking, gol-scoring celebrity face-off que te puedes imaginar!  And with team names like "No Se Puede United" and "Deportivo Cansados," you can bet this won't be your ordinary partido de fútbol!

The show will premiere on June 3rd at 9pm EST, pero no te preocupes... we'll have plenty of chisme leading up to the show, so keep it locked to MTVTr3s.com for more fútbol acción!!

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Tags Akon, Alfonso Herrera, Brandi Chastain, Carlos Mencia, Cypress Hill, David Bisbal, Diego Torre, futbol, Jenni Rivera, Marcelo Balboa, Michelle Rodriguez, Pitbull, Poncho, Rock N Gol, Soccer, Tab Ramo, Tony Meola