KSI and IShowSpeed are teaming up to expand a soccer league with a team of icons who once ruled the pitch.

The Baller League leans on that concept with the help of celebrity names. KSI, the YouTuber turned part-time boxer, will head up the UK league, with IShowSpeed, who tends to get where water can’t at major sporting events, taking charge of the US operation.

The US league will also feature Brazilian legend Ronaldinho as a player, with Gary Lineker, Alan Shearer and Micah Richards set to manage a team in the UK league, with ex-Arsenal Invincibles Robert Pires, Freddie Ljungberg and Jens Lehmann managing another.

YouTube stars IShowSpeed & KSI are featuring in the 24 – 25 season of BallerLeague, a new take on traditional football.

KSI and IShowSpeed were announced yesterday as just two of the names associated with the UK and US versions of the Baller League.

The official announcement confirms that former England players and BBC presenters Gary Lineker, Alan Shearer and Micah Richards will combine to manage one of the sides in the UK league.

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