MICHAEL HILL will be part of hip hop artist Dave's Baller League team.
The football coach, who came through Chelsea and Fulham‘s academies and the Kinetic Foundation, has joined his long-time friend on Santan FC.
He is the founder of Mike Hill Coaching, partnered with Holistic Football Coaching, and possesses a proven track record of developing young players' in-game understanding.
Mike – known as Mikes – has played for Dave's Santan FC, alongside artists AJ Tracey and Keeya Keys, in tournaments and competitions set up by the South-London artist.
Known for his flair and passing ability, Dave labelled him as ‘KDB’ under old footage of Hill practicing with his weaker foot.
Playing for AFC Whyteleafe, Mike won Player of the Month in September 2023, scoring five goals in five games.
He also won the goal of the month and four player of the match awards during that incredible streak.
The midfielder has experience in lower leagues as he looks to continue his experience in unconventional tournaments on the big screen.
Hill is currently signed to Rayners Lane – playing alongside former Watford striker Marvin Sordell – in the Isthmian League Division One South Central, step 4 of the non-League pyramid.
Sordell is also staring in Baller League with Deportrio, managed by Gary Lineker, Alan Shearer and Micah Richards.
When is Baller League UK?
- Baller League is set to begin TONIGHT.
- The first night of matches – Matchday One – will take place on March 24.
- The competition will be shown on Sky Sports Mix.
- Coverage starts at 5pm with the first match at 5.35pm.
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- Matches then run for 11 consecutive Monday nights until May.
- 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 count 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 Ballers 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, 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 Ballers 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 and hosted by Chunkz and Olivia Buzaglo.
- It will be aired on Sky Spors Mix from 5pm, with the first match kicking off at 5.35pm.
- Alternatively, SunSport will blog every match of the Baller League.
