THE Baller League draft took place at London’s Copper Box Arena as 144 players were selected.
A host of football legends and social media stars are set to compete in the thrilling new indoor six-a-side competition beginning on March 24.
A star-studded managerial line-up, featuring the likes of Gary Lineker and John Terry choose 12 players from a 160+ shortlist after six rounds.
Former Premier League players, futsal players, free agents and released academy stars made up the mammoth pool.
The likes of Jordon Ibe, Michael Hector and Manchester United graduate and debut scorer Josh Harrop were all selected in the first few rounds.
Games will be played weekly every Monday from the 24th of this month.
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Who are the teams and managers?
- Luis Figo – Trebol FC
- TBJZL – VZN FC
- Alan Shearer, Gary Lineker, Micah Richards – Deportrio
- Sharky – SDS FC
- John Terry – 26ers
- Angry Ginge – Yanited
- Jens Lehmann, Robert Pires, Freddie Ljungberg – N5 FC
- Miniminter – M7 FC
- Dave – Santan FC
- Clint 419 – FC Rules the World
- Ian Wright and Chloe Kelly – Wembley Rangers AFC
- Alisha Lehmann and Maya Jama – MVPS United
Vision for Baller League
Baller League CEO, Felix Starck has revealed the grand plans for Baller League.
He said: “Baller League is a brand new way to consume football.
“We’re redefining how the game is played by bringing an exhilarating and authentic approach to football, and one that will appeal to current fans along with future generations.
“Baller League is all about forward-thinking, aggressive, hyper-exciting football. We’re about creating a version of the game that’s impossible to ignore – thrilling, bold and packed with excitement.”
Live every Monday
Baller League has agreed a one-year broadcast deal with Sky Sports and NOW TV for the inaugural UK season of the six-a-side competition.
Every match from the debut campaign is set to be shown live on Monday nights from the Copper Box Arena in London.
Coverage will be hosted by social media personality Chunkz and sports presenter Olivia Buzaglo.
Match-day One starts on March 24 and runs for 11 consecutive weeks.
Last team picks
Trebol FC: Montel McKenzie, Vani Da Silva, Ciaran Clark, Isaac Modi, Ethan Oke, Reggie, Emi, Ryan Gorwell, Jordan Brown, Shani Omed, Aaron Steven, Nathan Bowen
MVPS United: 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
Yanited: 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
Some big names involved…
Deportrio: 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 RTW: 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: 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
More Baller picks
N5 FC: 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: 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
Wembley Rangers: Domingos Pires, Check Fayum, Ben Long, Stuart Cook, Oliver Cannon, Juan Pablo, Ruben Junior, Luke Gambin, Kaylen Kofi, Braden Shaw, Joseph Diomande, Nabid Eshari
Baller League draft picks
SDS FC: 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
VZN FC: 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
26ers: 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
And breathe
A mega event there for all involved at the Copperbox.
We hardly had time to come up for air ourselves!
But the Baller League draft has finally been completed.
Who do you think got the best picks?
Final round over
Yanited: Daniel Thompson, Daniel Woods, Pharrel Mensah
VZN FC: Diego Dombaboni, Jami Kheresi, Luka Barusic
MVPS United: Joe Edwards, Dwayne Suel, Esteban Salgado
26ers: Spike Stegel, Vladislav Platinov, Jack Crook
FC RTW: Alamiji Oluma, Sandro Kamara, Festus Chalet
Wembley Rangers: Braden Shaw, Joseph Diomande, Nabid Eshari
Deportrio: Ruben Singale, Tristan Goodridge, Leo Serri
Trebol FC: Shani Omed, Aaron Steven, Nathan Bowen
M7 FC: Lewis Garcia, Henry Wise, Zion Nditi
SDS FC: Michael Felibe, Hussein Mahdi, Tyler Edmundson
Santan FC: Jack Wilson, David Solidemi, Luka Valentine
N5 FC: Troy Molunda, Callum Charlton, Freddie Berratti
Final round, first pickers:
- N5 FC
- Santan
- SDS FC
- M7 FC
- Trebol FC
- Deportrio
- Wembley Rangers
- FC RTW
- 26ers
- MVPS United
- VZN FC
- Yanited
End of round five
26ers: Matt Chizzum, Emmanuel Rowe, Justin Dass
Wembley Rangers: Ruben Junior, Luke Gambin, Kaylen Kofi
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
