Baller League: How to watch on TV, format, fixtures and squads
- Unique Baller League gets underway on Monday night
- Array of famous faces involved as managers
- Former Premier League stars among players competing
Monday nights have got a little more interesting with the arrival of the all-new Baller League laden with celebrity faces.
The modern-day celebrity is no longer merely an international pop star or your favourite Hollywood actor. Social media has created a new beast: the influencer.
These prominent online figures have played a key role in the set-up of the Baller League, and there's hope the inclusion of superstar names from the footballing world will attract vast audiences.
While there's already a German iteration and Gerard Pique started something similar in Spain with the Kings League, this concept is completely novel to the UK. This certainly isn't Masters football.
Let's run you through everything you need to know about the Baller League.
What is the Baller League?
Mats Hummels and Lukas Podolski teamed up with entrepreneur Felix Starck to create the first Baller League in Germany, and the innovative six-a-side tournament is now heading to the UK.
12 teams, managed by influencers and big-name former players, compete over 11 weeks in a bid to reach the play-offs by finishing in the top four. Two semi-finals and a final will decide the winner.
The squads were determined via a draft which took place on 10 March at the Copper Box Arena in London, where all the matches will be played. 144 players were drafted in total, with former Premier League players, futsal stars, free agents, and released academy players among those selected.
There are six matches every week, with halves 15 minutes long. It's six-a-side but the teams are reduced to three players each for the final three minutes of each half. Goalkeepers also can't use their hands, while long-range goals count as double during these periods.
When does the Baller League start?
The first UK Baller League starts on Monday 24 March 2025 and runs every Monday for 11 weeks.
The final matchday is scheduled for Friday 6 June with the Final Four Day taking place five days later on Wednesday 11 June.
On Matchday 1, the first match between Angry Ginge's Yanited and Jens Lehmann, Robert Pires and Freddie Ljungberg's N5 FC will kick off at 17:35 (GMT). The final game of the evening won't start until 22:25.
How to watch the Baller League
Sky Sports and NOW TV are the homes for the 2025 Baller League, with every match from the first iteration of the six-a-side indoor tournament being shown on Sky Sports Mix.
The Baller League's YouTube channel will also live stream each matchday, with more content available via various Twitch streams.
Baller League teams & managers
Team | Managed by | Squad |
|---|---|---|
26ers | 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 | Gary Lineker, Alan Shearer & Micah Richards | 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 | 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 | 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 | Alisha Lehmann & 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 | Jens Lehmann, Robert Pires & 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | Ian Wright & 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 | Angry Ginge | 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 |
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