The Baller League is back for Season 2, live on SportNews! Find out all you need to know on how it works, what's changed and which famous faces are taking part!
SportNews and Baller League UK have extended their partnership into a second season of the six-a-side competition, meaning fans can watch every match from London's Copper Box Arena live on SportNews on Monday evenings. For the first time, watchalongs will also feature on selected matchdays on the .
From new managers including Daniel Sturridge and Idris Elba to the fixture schedule and format, here's all you need to know...
The Baller League is a six-a-side indoor football competition that began in Germany, created by entrepreneur Felix Starck and supported by Mats Hummels and Lukas Podolski.
The influencer-led league - headlined by KSI for the UK version - sees former Premier League players, futsal players and celebrities face one another in 12 teams to win the Baller League. Each team battles it out for 11 weeks to determine the final four. The winner is decided in a final four play-off, with two semi-finals setting up the final.
The action returned on Monday October 27 with the final matchday of the season, ahead of the final four, due to take place on January 5.
Each team has 12 players to choose from - selected in a Ballers League draft - with halves that are 15 minutes long.
There are no corners - if the ball goes behind off the opposition three times, a penalty is awarded to the attacking team ('90s MLS-style!) - and in the final three minutes of each half, different rules are added.
Those 'gamechangers' include a 3 vs 3 format, long-range goals scored from behind the offside line counting as double and goalkeepers unable to use their hands.
Matches will take place every Monday for 11 consecutive weeks, before the top four teams in the league standings battle it out in the semi-finals and final to crown the champion. The first season saw Sharky's SDS FC lift the trophy after a 4-3 victory over MVPs United in the final.
Game 1: Yanited vs MVPs United
Game 2: 26ers vs SDS FC
Game 3: VZN FC vs Clutch FC
Game 4: NDL FC vs Rukkas FC
Game 5: Wembley Rangers AFC vs M7 FC
Game 6: N5 FC vs Deportrio
Game 1: Deportrio 3-3 26ers
Game 2: Rukkas FC 4-6 Wembley Rangers AFC
Game 3: M7 FC 6-1 VZN FC
Game 4: SDS FC 6-4 NDL FC
Game 5: Yanited 2-4 N5 FC
Game 6: Clutch FC 2-2 MVPs United
Game 1: VZN FC 1-4 Deportrio
Game 2: Clutch FC 3-0 Rukkas FC
Game 3: MVPs United 2-4 SDS FC
Game 4: NDL FC 6-2 26ers
Game 5: M7 FC 7-7 Yanited
Game 6: Wembley Rangers AFC 1-3 N5 FC
Game 1: N5 FC 7-3 Clutch FC
Game 2: Yanited 2-2 Wembley Rangers AFC
Game 3: Deportrio 2-4 M7 FC
Game 4: SDS FC 3-2 Rukkas FC
Game 5: NDL FC 3-2 VZN FC
Game 6: 26ers 3-1 MVPs United
Game 1: MVPs United 4-4 M7 FC
Game 2: Rukkas FC 3-6 VZN FC
Game 3: 26ers 3-4 N5 FC
Game 4: NDL 7-5 Deportrio
Game 5: Yanited 3-3 Clutch FC
Game 6: Wembley Rangers AFC 5-5 SDS FC
Game 1: 26ers 3-2 Yanited
Game 2: N5 3-1 NDL FC
Game 3: Deportrio 2-3 Wembley Rangers AFC
Game 4: SDS FC 4-4 VZN FC
Game 5: Rukkas FC 1-2 MVPs United
Game 6: M7 FC 4-2 Clutch FC
Matchday 1: October 27
Matchday 2: November 3
Matchday 3: November 10
Matchday 4: November 17
Matchday 5: November 24
Matchday 6: December 1
Matchday 7: December 8
Matchday 8: December 15
Matchday 9: December 22
Matchday 10: December 29
Matchday 11: January 5
Final Four: TBC
The second season returns with new faces as Chloe Kelly's Clutch FC, Idris Elba's Rukkas FC and Niko Omilana's NDL FC join the competition.
There will be another new face on the sidelines too, with former England striker and SportNews expert Daniel Sturridge joining Micah Richards to manage Deportrio FC.
Former players John Terry, Jens Lehmann, Robert Pires, Alan Shearer and Ian Wright also return to the dugout, alongside Miniminter, Tobi Brown, Sharky, AngryGinge and Maya Jama who will manage alongside Como Women's Alisha Lehmann.
Franchise: J'ardell Stirling, Bilal Sayoud
Designated: Ebenezer Addo-Kufuor, Emmanuel Robe, Kojo Apenteng, Connor Wood
Team Baller: David Oupoh, Serine Sanneh, Nabeel Ghannam, Pharrell Mensah, Sam Meisel, Eligijus Dapkus
Franchise: Albie Sheehan, Evans Kouassi
Designated: Addison Garnett, Michael Hill, Destiny Ojo, Eddie Allsopp
Team Baller: David Solademi, Keir Dickson, Dillon Barnes, Erick Kenko, Jordan Lazenbury, Ethan Oke
Franchise: Richard Afrane-Kesey, Francis Gerard Mampolo
Designated: Adam Dawson, Josh Harrop, Marvin Sordell, Kevin Gonzalez
Team Baller: Daniel Atherton, Jack McConnell, Zach Fagan, Alex Dyer, Henri Lansbury, Joleon Lescott
Franchise: Toby Bull, Stefan Ilic
Designated: Sam Fitzgerald, Zaid Al-Hussaini, Zion Nditi, Jay Emmanuel-Thomas
Team Baller: Femi Akinwande, Mohammed Mahyoub, Jordon Thompson, Cameron Borthwick-Jackson, Bayli Spencer-Adams, Joshua Abbott
Franchise: Timmy Abraham, Montel McKenzie
Designated: Josh Rusoke, Jake Chambers Shaw, James Caton, Tommy Scott
Team Baller: Lorenzo Kevin Spinelli, Daniel Wood, Tyrone Marsh, Vani Da Silva, Nathan Okome, Robbie Burton
Franchise: Martyn Waghorn, Jack Young
Designated: Declan McCarthy, Angus MacDonald, George Nikaj, Jean-Baptiste Fisher
Team Baller: Hani Berchiche, Callum Charlton, Chris Arthur, Ross Derham, Nathan Holland, Nile Ranger
Franchise: Amine Sassi, Ciaran Clark
Designated: Amin Belaid, Isaac Modi, Dominic Vose
Team Baller: Aaron Steavens, Jordan Antonio Brown, Kamel Sassi, Ruben Junior, Amadou Kassarate
Franchise: Mussa Bham, Casey Shann
Designated: Ergys Pepaj, Jezreel Davies, Taufee Skandari, Toby Aromolaran
Team Baller: Dara Dada, Seth Locke, Luqman Kassim, Bruno Andrade, Michael Hector, Brandon Barker
Franchise: Mauro Vilhete
Designated: Camilo Restrepo, Hafed Al-Droubi, David Marques Castanho, Alfie Matthews
Team Baller: Michael Folivi, Calvin Dickson, Finlay Chadwick, Youssef Chentouf, Nya Kirby, Tarik Gidaree
Franchise: Yasin Ben El-Mhanni, Scott Kashket
Designated: Kurtis Cumberbatch, Ola Ogunwamide, Hamza Semakula
Team Baller: Michael Onovwigun, Luka Marusic, Daniel Bowry, Eric De Melo, Joshua Parker, Melvin Minter
Franchise: Cheikh Thiam, George Isaac
Designated: Domingos Pires, Jack Connors, Callam Gardner, Danny Bassett
Team Baller: Ben Long, Charles Yiadom Kunado, Sandro Camara, Dominic Morgan-Griffiths, Ismat Sumbal, Alfie Mansell
Franchise: Bryan Ly, John Bostock
Designated: Calum Butcher, PK Humble, Remy Clerima, Jesse Waller-Lassen
Team Baller: Max Pitman, Harry Cain, Kadell Daniel, Medy Elito, Ahoora Heydari, Abdulahi Abdulazeez
