Baller League UK: YouTubers get better of Premier League legends on touchline

YouTuber Angry Ginge’s Yanited are top of the table in Baller League UK after bossing teams managed by Arsenal’s Invincibles and former Chelsea captain John Terry in the opening two matchdays.

It’s all part of the disruptive world of this new six-a-side tournament, where other managers include the likes of Ballon d’Or winner Luis Figo and rapper Dave.

Baller League was set up in Germany by entrepreneur Felix Starck alongside footballers Mats Hummels and Lukas Podolski, and has now come to the UK and US.

KSI, who has 24.8 million YouTube subscribers, is president of the UK version.

There are matches every Monday until 2 June on indoor football pitches at Copper Box Arena, London, with 12 teams competing.

The top four teams will qualify for the play-offs in mid-June, with two semi-finals and a final to decide a champion.

Players are paid £400 per match and the teams are made up of recently retired professionals, futsal players, free agents and released academy players, who all came through trials in London and Manchester.

Played on short indoor pitches in 15-minute halves, with multiple dynamic rule-changes throughout, the format favours flair players, high-scoring and strong tackling.

Each match is streamed live, with YouTuber Chunkz hosting a weekly show where celebrities and other stars from the world of football drop in. In matchday two, Tottenham Hotspur defender Kevin Danso was a pitchside co-commentator.