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Former professional footballers and content creators will team up once again for the second season of Baller League UK.
The six-a-side format was set up in Germany by entrepreneur Felix Starck and footballers Mats Hummels and Lukas Podolski in 2023.
The first UK edition took place in March and a US version will begin later this year with YouTuber IShowSpeed, Olympian Usain Bolt and World Cup winner Ronaldinho among the team managers.
Football legends Gary Lineker, John Terry and Luis Figo were lined up as team managers in season one of the UK edition. Simon and Tobi, both part of YouTube group Sidemen, plus streamer AngryGinge also tried their hand at management.
Content creator Sharky's side won the first edition with a 4-3 win over Alisha Lehmann and Maya Jama's MVPs United.
The new season gets under way on Monday, 27 October.
Matches take place every Monday for 10 weeks until Monday, 29 December on indoor football pitches at the Copper Box Arena in London.
Twelves teams compete - the top four in the league qualify for the play-offs - with two semi-finals and a final deciding a champion.
YouTuber KSI will continue to be president of the UK version.
Trials took place in London, Manchester and Newcastle in August, with recently retired professionals, futsal players, free agents and released academy players among those eligible to play.
26ers: John Terry
Clutch FC: Chloe Kelly
Deportrio: Micah Richards and Daniel Sturridge
M7 FC: Miniminter
MVPs United: Alisha Lehmann and Maya Jama
N5 FC: Jens Lehmann, Robert Pires & Eman SV2
NDL FC: Niko Omilana
Rukkas FC: Idris Elba
SDS FC: Sharky
VZN FC: Tobi Brown
Wembley Rangers AFC: Ian Wright & Alan Shearer
Yanited: AngryGinge
Each half will last 15 minutes
Each team will have a squad of 12 players
Players earn a fee of £400 per game
Games will be played in a six-a-side format on a smaller indoor pitch
Rule twists will be introduced during the final three minutes of each half, including three v three, long-range goals counting as double and goalkeepers being prevented from using their hands
MLS-style one v one penalties
A host of ex-Premier League and English Football League stars will feature in the competition - including former England international Joleon Lescott.
The 43-year-old, who won the title at Manchester City in 2011-12 and 2013-14, has been signed up by former team-mates Richards and Sturridge.
Marvin Sordell represented Great Britain football at the 2012 Olympics, while Josh Harrop famously scored on his one and only Manchester United Premier League appearance.
Ex-Derby County and Rangers forward Martyn Waghorn is another signing, while former Newcastle United striker Nile Ranger will also be involved.
Henri Lansbury played in the Premier League just four seasons ago and Manchester United fans may remember Cameron Borthwick-Jackson too, who was given his break at Old Trafford by Louis van Gaal.
26ers
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
Clutch FC
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
Deportrio
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
M7 FC
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
MVPs United
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
N5 FC
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
NDL FC
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
Rukkas FC
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
SDS FC
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
VZN FC
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
Wembley Rangers AFC
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
Yanited
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
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