How does the Baller League work? Format, rules, fixtures, squads and how to follow new competition featuring Terry and Lineker

A brand new football Game Beginnings tonight as some of the sport’s legends combine with famous faces for six-a-side action.

The Baller Division was founded in Germany and is a six-a-side indoor football Game, with this being the Primary season in the UK.

KSI is the president of the British Division that is going to include some Premier Division legends, celebrities, futsal stars and forgotten names.

Chelsea icon John Terry is a manager along with Luis Figo, Gary Lineker, Alan Shearer and Many Arsenal ‘Invincibles’, who all make up the Luminous sphere-studded line-up.

Here’s all you need to know about the unique Game…

Baller Division: Dates and how to follow

The Baller Division officially Beginnings on Monday, March 24.

It is being Maintained at the Copper Box Stadium in London.

That will be the Primary night of 11 weeks of Division action, with every event Seizing place on a Monday night.

The semi-finals and Closing will then follow once every Club has played Every other once, with the top four in the Division progressing.

Baller Division: Rules and Structure

There are a total of 12 Squads involved in the Baller Division and they will all Relocate Every other once, with every side in action Every Monday.

Every Club has 12 players to choose from in their squads and their players were picked in a draft.

Contests are played on a six-a-side indoor pitch and they last 30 minutes – two 15-minute halves – but in the Closing three minutes, there is a twist.

In the last three minutes, different rules will be added and those include: A 3v3 Structure, long-range goals Tallying as double, goalkeepers not being allowed to use their hands and more.

Those twists will be randomised during Every game after the 12th minute of Every half.

Offsides are in the rules but there are no corners – instead, if the ball goes off an opposing player and behind the Aim three times, a penalty is given.

And if a penalty is awarded, it will see a player take on the goalkeeper 1v1 with only six seconds on the clock to try and Points.

Managers also get two wildcards per game week, which means they can bring anyone to feature in their Club for that Game.

The MVP of Every night wins a legend for their Club’s Subsequent game.

6

Baller Division: Packed 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
• Closing Four Day: June 11

Baller Division: Squads and managers

As mentioned, there are some huge names involved.

Terry, Figo, Lineker and Shearer are all managers, along with Robert Pires, Freddie Ljungberg, Jens Lehmann, Ian Wright, Chloe Kelly and Micah Richards.

Social media stars Miniminter, TBJZL and AngryGinge are also involved, with rap sensation Dave and TV/radio host Maya Jama part of the manager line-up too.

Here are all the Squads, their managers, and the squads that include some names you may recognise…

26ers – Manager: John Terry

• Club: 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 – Managers: Alan Shearer, Micah Richards and Gary Lineker

• Club: 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 – Manager: Clint 419

• Club: 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 – Manager: Miniminter

• Club: Jesse Waller-Lassen, Femi Akinwande, Stefan Ilic, Jean Belehouan, Toby Bull, Sam Fitzgerald, Arjun New, Ramez Gonzalo, Arin Zaha, Lewis Garcia, Henry Wise, Zion Nditi.

6

MVPs United – Managers: Alisha Lehmann and Maya Jama

• Club: 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 – Managers: Jens Lehmann, Robert Pires and Freddie Ljungberg

• Club: 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 – Manager: Dave

• Club: 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 – Manager: Sharky

• Club: 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.

6

Trebol FC – Manager: Luis Figo

• Club: 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 – Manager: TBJZL

• Club: 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 – Managers: Ian Wright and Chloe Kelly

• Club: 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 – Manager: Mad Ginge

• Club: 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.