Baller League lands major UK broadcast deal ahead of draft with star-studded competition to be shown on TV

BALLER LEAGUE has agreed a one-year broadcast woody with Sky Sports and NOW TV for the inaugural UK play of the six-a-side competition.

Every lucifer from the debut run is acceptable to beryllium shown unrecorded connected Monday nights from the Copper Box Arena successful London.

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Sky Sports volition broadcast Baller League starting this month[/caption]

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Some of the biggest names successful shot are involved, alongside societal media stars[/caption]

Coverage volition beryllium hosted by societal media property Chunkz and sports presenter Olivia Buzaglo.

Baller League has been a immense occurrence successful Germany since it was established by Mats Hummels and Lukas Podolski 2 years ago.

The tourney is acceptable to impact a operation of shot icons and societal media stars.

Twelve teams volition play successful six-a-side matches, with the apical 4 advancing to the last play-off successful May.

Managers volition assemble their squads adjacent Monday (March 10) successful a immense draft.

The archetypal circular of matches volition past travel 2 weeks later.

YouTube superstar KSI has been named arsenic president of the UK league, with streamer IShowSpeed fronting the American version.

Football legends Gary Lineker, John Terry and Luis Figo person been lined up arsenic squad managers for the caller format.

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Meanwhile, Micah Richards, Alan Shearer, Freddie Ljungberg, Jens Lehmann and Robert Pires are among those who person signed up arsenic coaches.

German entrepreneur Felix Starck, who co-founded Baller League and is present CEO, said successful November: “Sport is nary longer arsenic casual arsenic conscionable saying ‘look, we’re present now, travel and ticker us.’

“That’s conscionable not however athletics works immoderate more. It needs to beryllium exciting, and it needs to beryllium authentic.

“Those are the 2 words that we ever usage astatine Baller League.”

What are the Baller League rules?

• Matches volition beryllium played successful a six-a-side format connected an smaller indoor pitch.
• Each fractional acceptable to past 15 minutes.
• Shock regularisation twists to beryllium introduced for the last 3 minutes of each fractional including a 3 vs 3 format, long-range goals counting arsenic double, and goalkeepers not allowed to usage their hands.
• These regularisation twists for the last 3 minutes volition beryllium randomised.
• MLS benignant one-vs-one penalties to beryllium used.
• 12 teams successful the league with the apical 4 going done to the playoffs.
• League acceptable to commencement successful March 2025, with the last 4 play-off successful May to crown the winner.