What is Baller League UK and how to watch for free – everything you need to know
The new league features a host of big names.
Baller League UK has arrived with the new six-a-side football tournament combining Premier League legends and a host of social media stars.
The influencer-led tournament, which first gained popularity in Germany, has now been brought to the UK for its first season and will be held in London’s Copper Box Arena.
A host of ex-Premier League stars have been drafted to compete in the league which will see twelve teams compete for a top-four spot and a place in the semi-finals.
And each team is also blessed with a high-profile manager, with the likes of Alan Shearer, Luis Figo, John Terry, Ian Wright and Gary Lineker all involved from the sidelines.
Ahead of the tournament’s first round of action, here’s everything you need to know.
Baller League UK format and rules
Each team has 12 players to choose from which were created in a draft earlier in the year.
The six-a-side matches will take place indoors and feature two 15-minute halves and rolling subs.
While the offside rule is still in place, there are no corners and, instead, a penalty is awarded if the ball goes behind off the opposition three times.
Rather than a regulation spot kick, a player take on the goalkeeper 1v1 with only six seconds on the clock to try and score.
And an additional twist will see new rules added to the final three minutes of each half which include: A 3v3 format, long-range goals counting as double, goalkeepers not being allowed to use their hands and more.
Managers can sign two wildcards per game week to join their squad, with the MVP of each night winning their team a legend for their next game.
Baller League UK teams and managers
6ers (Managed by John Terry)
J’ardell Stirling, Bilal Sayoud, Sak Hassan, Kojo Apenteng, Marcel Lewis, Jordon Ibe, Matt Chizzum, Emmanuel Rowe, Justin Dass, Spike Stegel, Vladislav Platinov, Jack Crook.
Deportrio (Managed by Alan Shearer, Micah Richards and Gary Lineker)
Bakary Sako, Adam Dawson, Francis Gerald Mapolo, Zach Fagan, Marvin Sordell, Charlie Kuehn, Tommy Scott, Raphael Gas, Alex Dyer, Ruben Singale, Tristan Goodridge, Leo Serri.
FC Rules the World (Managed by Clint 419)
Michael Ndiweni, Josh Harrop, Tareiq Holmes-Dennis, Kevin Gonzalez, Oliver Bosworth, Karim Kamhouri, Erghis Pepy, Onuchi Oki, Yusuf Shentu, Alamiji Oluma, Sandro Kamara, Festus Chalet.
M7 FC (Managed by Miniminter)
Jesse Waller-Lassen, Femi Akinwande, Stefan Ilic, Jean Belehouan, Toby Bull, Sam Fitzgerald, Arjun Young, Ramez Gonzalo, Arin Zaha, Lewis Garcia, Henry Wise, Zion Nditi.
MVPs United (Managed by Alisha Lehmann and Maya Jama)
Lorenzo Spinelli, Ashton Peltier, Jake Chambers Shaw, Ross Derham, Josh Misoki, James Canton, Alfie Matthew, Declan McCarthy, Jay Beckford, Joe Edwards, Dwayne Suel, Esteban Salgado.
N5 FC (Managed by Jens Lehmann, Robert Pires and Freddie Ljungberg)
Owen Locke, Adrian Mariappa, Brian Ly, Charlie Wakefield, Dayo Adekayo, Chris Arba, Imran Kahani, Michael Class, James Alabi, Troy Molunda, Freddie Berrati, Callum Charlton.
Santan FC (Managed by Dave)
Michael Hill, Richard Kesey, Dominic Voss, Erick Kenco, Ranell McKenzie Lowes, Jamell Abou-Bakare, Rico Okinari, David Upu, Abdullah Gervardi, Jack Wilson, David Solidemi, Luka Valentine.
SDS FC (Managed by Sharky)
Bruno Andrade, Bayley Brown, Ody Alfa, Cole Da Silva, David Marques Castanho, Calvin Dickson, Big John, Camillo Astreppo, Finley Chadwick, Michael Felibe, Hussein Mahdi, Tyler Edmundson.
Trebol FC (Managed by Luis Figo)
Montel McKenzie, Vani Da Silva, Ciaran Clark, Isaac Modi, Ethan Oke, Reggie, Emi, Ryan Gorwell, Jordan Brown, Shani Omed, Aaron Steven, Nathan Bowen.
VZN FC (Managed by Tobi Brown)
Henri Lansbury, Kurtice Herbert, Jerome Sinclair, Remy Mitchell, Montel McKenzie, Florian Kastrati, Michael Olive-Wigan, Barrell Mensah, Ethan McClear, Diego Dombaboni, Jami Kheresi, Luka Barusic.
Wembley Rangers (Managed by Ian Wright and Chloe Kelly)
Domingos Pires, Check Fayum, Ben Long, Stuart Cook, Oliver Cannon, Juan Pablo, Ruben Junior, Luke Gambin, Kaylen Kofi, Braden Shaw, Joseph Diomande, Nabid Eshari.
Yanited (Managed by AngryGinge)
Kadell Daniel, Michael Hector, Mohammed Mahyoub, Remy Clerima, Percy Kiangebeni, Medy Elito, Max Pitman, Harry Cain, Henry O’Shea, Daniel Thompson, Daniel Woods, Pharrel Mensah.
How to watch Baller League UK for free
The first season of Baller League UK will be broadcast on Sky Sports on Monday nights.
Viewers looking to tune into the action can also watch all of the matches for free on Baller League UK’s YouTube channel and Twitch platform, with coverage starting at 5.15pm each evening.
Baller League UK schedule
Matchday 1: March 24
Matchday 2: March 31
Matchday 3: April 7
Matchday 4: April 14
Matchday 5: April 21
Matchday 6: April 28
Matchday 7: May 5
Matchday 8: May 12
Matchday 9: May 19
Matchday 10: May 26
Matchday 11: June 6
Final Four Day: June 11
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