The idea is that each person who logs into the game will be able to play a role in the virtual football world, including the players, shop owners and even journalists.

Here's what the makers say it will be like: "Football Superstars is the first fully immersive world where you get the opportunity to live life as an aspiring professional footballer. The highly realistic football engine gives you all the on the pitch action and off the pitch you'll bask in your celebrity status whilst exploring a rich, utopian world.

"However, no footballer would be famous without a trick or two up their sleeve. Show your skill and talent and prove yourself on the pitch before you get the opportunity to wear those top designer threads and be harassed by eager paparazzi. Only then can you hang out with celebrities in glitzy nightclubs. In order to help you climb the ladder, Football Superstars provides a diverse system that allows each individual to improve their skills and learn special tricks, giving the player total control of their character's advancement as they progress through the game."