JAMAICAN international Hector was drafted to SDS FC just days after announcing a move to non-league Dagenham & Redbridge.
The Baller League will head overseas to the UK and USA, following a successful introduction of the game in Germany.
KSI will run the UK version of the Baller League, following on from his success in the Sidemen Charity Match at Wembley.
Fellow Sidemen members Miniminter and TBJZL will be part of the management line-up.
They will be joined by legends of the game in the dugout, such as Luis Figo, John Terry and Alan Shearer.
The league will come live on Sky Sports every Monday from the Copper Box Arena in Stratford.
Former Chelsea and Fulham defender Michael Hector is one of the standout names in the competition.
He was drafted to SDS FC, managed by internet personality Sharky.
Who is Michael Hector?
Michael Hector is a centre-back, who started his career at Reading.
Hector reportedly joined Chelsea for £4million back in 2015 from Reading.
He was playing elite football as recently as 2019/20, playing a role in Fulham’s promotion to the Premier League, starting the Championship play-off final at Wembley.
Dubbed “Virgil van Mike,” Hector has been on loan an astonishing 15 times throughout his career, playing for 19 teams in 16 years, arriving in the Baller League with heaps of experience.
Hector played for Sheffield Wednesday, Fulham, Hull City and Charlton Athletic, who he left at the end of the 2023/24 season.
In a shock move, Hector joined National League strugglers Dagenham & Redbridge on March 8, but was drafted to Baller League less than 48 hours later.
The 32-year-old has represented Jamaica since 2015 where he has earned over 45 appearances and featured in several CONCACAF Gold Cups.
Drafted onto Baller Leagues, ‘Yanited’ managed by social media sensation Angry Ginge, he joins PK Humble in a bid to win the competition.
Experience in Germany, Scotland, England and international tournaments for Jamaica, make his involvement a safe option for Angry Ginge’s team.
When is Baller League UK?
- Baller League is set to begin at the end of March 2025.
- The first night of matches – Matchday One – will take place on March 24.
- Matches then run for 11 consecutive Monday nights until May.
- However, before a ball is kicked there will be a massive draft night, where managers will assemble their squads LIVE.
- That takes place on Monday, March 10 at 6.30pm.
- Each night is made up of six 30-minute matches.
What is Baller League UK?
The Baller League began in Germany, created by entrepreneur Felix Starck and aided by Mats Hummels and Lukas Podolski.
It is a six-a-side indoor football competition, with the first UK season taking place at the Copper Box Arena in London.
Each half set to last 15 minutes.
Shock rule twists to be introduced for the final three minutes of each half including a three vs three format, long-range goals counting as double, and goalkeepers not allowed to use their hands.
These rule twists for the final three minutes will be randomised.
What are the teams in Baller League UK?
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.
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 Rules the World – 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Where can I watch the Baller League?
It has been confirmed that Sky Sports have signed a one-year deal to broadcast the tournament.
Matches can be purchased on NowTV.
Every match will be broadcast on the channel an hosted by Chunkz and Olivia Buzaglo.
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