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Baller League
The Baller League is an indoor six-a-side football competition that originated in Germany in 2024, created by entrepreneur Felix Starck, with backing from professional footballers Mats Hummels and Lukas Podolski. The league combines professional football elements with entertainment, incorporating celebrities, influencers, and ex-professional footballers as managers and players. Following the success of the German edition, the league expanded to the United Kingdom in March 2025. History The Baller League was launched in 2024 in Germany, inspired by the success of the Kings League in Spain. It was conceptualized to merge traditional football with elements of entertainment to appeal to a younger demographic. Following the German edition's success, major expansions were announced in November 2024, with new editions set to launch in the United Kingdom and the United States in 2025. British YouTuber KSI was named president of the UK edition, while American livestreamer IShowSpee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sky Sports
Sky Sports is a group of British broadcasting of sports events, subscription sports channels operated by the satellite television, satellite pay television company Sky Group (a division of Comcast), and is the dominant subscription television sports brand in the United Kingdom and Ireland. It has played a major role in the increased commercialisation of British sport since 1991, and has sometimes played a large role inducing organisational changes in the sports it broadcasts, most notably when it encouraged the Football League First Division, First Division to break away from the English Football League, Football League to form the Premier League in 1992. Sky Sports Main Event, Premier League, Football, Cricket, Golf, F1, Action and Tennis are available as a premium package on top of the basic Sky package. These services are also available as premium channels on nearly every satellite, cable television, cable and IPTV broadcasting system in the United Kingdom and Ireland. Sky ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Florian Neuhaus
Florian Christian Neuhaus (; born 16 March 1997) is a German professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Bundesliga club Borussia Mönchengladbach. Club career Early career Neuhaus was born 40 miles outside of Munich and started his youth career with local club 1860 Munich. In the semi-finals of the German youth league in 2016, Neuhaus scored the winner against Borussia Dortmund in a 2–1 victory, doing so from the halfway line in the 89th minute. The strike was named Goal of the Month by German broadcaster Sportschau. Borussia Mönchengladbach After impressing in the 2. Bundesliga in his debut professional season with 1860 Munich, he moved to Borussia Mönchengladbach in summer 2017 on a long-term contract. He was immediately loaned to Fortuna Düsseldorf for the 2017–18 season, where his six goals and three assists in 27 second-tier matches helped Fortuna clinch the league title and promotion to the top flight. On 19 November 2019, Mönchengladbach announced th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The O2 Arena
The O2 Arena, commonly known as The O2, is a multi-purpose indoor arena in the centre of The O2 entertainment district on the Greenwich Peninsula in southeast London, England. It opened in its present form in 2007. It has the third-highest seating capacity of any indoor venue in the United Kingdom, behind Co-op Live and Manchester Arena, and in 2008 was the world's busiest music arena. As of 2022, it is the List of largest buildings#Largest usable volume, ninth-largest building in the world by volume with a diameter of 365 metres (399 yards) and a height of 52 metres (57 yards). The arena was built under the Millennium Dome (renamed The O2), a large dome-shaped building built to house an exhibition celebrating the turn of the third millennium; as the structure still stands over the arena, ''The Dome'' remains a name in common usage for the venue. The arena, as well as the overall complex, is named after its primary sponsor, the telecommunications company O2 (UK), O2, a subsidiar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Berlin Tempelhof Airport
Berlin Tempelhof Airport () was one of the first airports in Berlin, Germany. Situated in the south-central Berlin borough of Tempelhof-Schöneberg, the airport ceased operating in 2008 amid controversy, leaving Tegel and Schönefeld as the two main airports serving the city for another twelve years until both were replaced by Berlin Brandenburg Airport in 2020. Tempelhof was designated as an airport by the Reich Ministry of Transport on 8 October 1923. The old terminal was originally constructed in 1927. In anticipation of increasing air traffic, the Nazi government began an enormous reconstruction in the mid-1930s. While it was occasionally cited as the world's oldest operating commercial airport, the title was disputed by several other airports, and is no longer an issue since its closure. Tempelhof was one of Europe's three iconic pre-World War II airports, the others being London's now defunct Croydon Airport and the old Paris–Le Bourget Airport. It acquired a furth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Berlin
Berlin ( ; ) is the Capital of Germany, capital and largest city of Germany, by both area and List of cities in Germany by population, population. With 3.7 million inhabitants, it has the List of cities in the European Union by population within city limits, highest population within its city limits of any city in the European Union. The city is also one of the states of Germany, being the List of German states by area, third smallest state in the country by area. Berlin is surrounded by the state of Brandenburg, and Brandenburg's capital Potsdam is nearby. The urban area of Berlin has a population of over 4.6 million and is therefore the most populous urban area in Germany. The Berlin/Brandenburg Metropolitan Region, Berlin-Brandenburg capital region has around 6.2 million inhabitants and is Germany's second-largest metropolitan region after the Rhine-Ruhr region, as well as the List of EU metropolitan areas by GDP, fifth-biggest metropolitan region by GDP in the European Union. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
PSD Bank Dome
PSD Bank Dome, originally branded ''ISS Dome'', is a multi-use indoor arena in Düsseldorf, Germany. The arena, which opened in 2006, has a maximum capacity of 15,151 and mainly hosts sports events and concerts. Usage The venue is used mostly for ice hockey matches, as well as concerts. Its home team is the Düsseldorfer EG. Furthermore, the arena will host the gymnastica artistics and the final phase of the basketball tournaments during 2025 Summer World University Games and some matches of the 2027 IIHF World Championship. Major artists performing at PSD Bank Dome included Pharrell Williams, David Guetta, Slipknot and Beyoncé amongst others. Public transport The PSD Bank Dome is connected directly via the Rheinbahn tram line 701, station ''PSD Bank Dome'' and Rheinbahn bus lines 756, 758, station ''Dome / Am Hülserhof''. Furthermore, there are connections to the suburban rail S-Bahn Rhein-Ruhr serving Düsseldorf main station as well as nearby major cities Duisburg, E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Felix Lobrecht
Felix Manuel Lobrecht (German: fe:lɪks ˈma:nuεl ˈlo:pʁεçt, -e:l born 24 December 1988) is a German stand-up comedian, podcast host, and author. Life and education Lobrecht was born in Mettingen, North Rhine-Westphalia. After his mother died of breast cancer in 1993, his then-single father Frank moved him and his two siblings, Julian and Sophie, to Berlin. Lobrecht grew up in the neighbourhood of Gropiusstadt in the Berlin borough of Neukölln. In 2001, he began attending the Hannah-Arendt- Gymnasium in the Neukölln neighbourhood of Rudow. He was expelled in 2003 due to bad behavior. He then attended the Clay-Gesamtschule where he graduated with a Realschulabschluss in 2005. After that, he worked at a gym and a plants‘ wholesale. In 2008, he graduated with the German ״Fachhochschulreife“. In 2012, he passed the Abitur exams, which he studied for by himself without attending school. In the meantime, Lobrecht had dropped out of an apprenticeship to become an industri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alisha Lehmann
Alisha Debora Lehmann (born 21 January 1999) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a forward for Serie A club Juventus and the Switzerland national team. She is the most followed woman footballer in the world on Instagram. Club career BSC YB Frauen After beginning her career at age nine with FC Konolfingen, where she played from 2008 to 2011, Lehmann joined the U14 BSC YB team as a 12-year-old. She also trained with the U13 to U15 boys' teams three times a week and played in two matches on the male junior teams. Lehmann started her senior professional career at Swiss club BSC YB at age 17. In her first season, she scored a hat-trick in a 3–0 win against FC Staad. She was top scorer for her team that season with nine goals. She went on to score 25 goals in 52 league appearances during her time at the club. West Ham United Newly-professional FA Women's Super League club West Ham United signed Lehmann from BSC YB Frauen in August 2018. It was reported that We ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jule Brand
Jule Brand (born 16 October 2002) is a German professional Women's association football, footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or Forward (association football), forward for VfL Wolfsburg (women), VfL Wolfsburg and the Germany women's national football team, Germany national team. Club career Brand had played in boys' teams at FV Dudenhofen and JSG JFV Ganerb before moving up to the youth department of TSG 1899 Hoffenheim (women), TSG Hoffenheim in the winter of 2018, via the FC Speyer 09 juniors side. There, she played in the U17s and then in the 2. Frauen-Bundesliga with the U20s. After 37 league games with Hoffenheim II, Brand joined the first team in 2020. She helped TSG Hoffenheim finish third in the 2020–21 Frauen-Bundesliga, 2020-21 Frauen-Bundesliga. After progressing through the 2021–22 UEFA Women's Champions League, 2021-22 Champions League qualifying rounds, Hoffenheim narrowly missed out on a quarter-final spot as they finished third in Group C, level o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Selina Cerci
Selina Çerçi (born 31 May 2000), alternatively spelled Selina Cerci, is a German footballer who plays as a forward for TSG Hoffenheim and the Germany national team. Club career Cerci started playing football at SV Friedrichsort and moved to Holstein Kiel's B youth team as a 14-year-old. In January 2016 she made the move to the B youth team of Magdeburger FFC, for whom she scored 23 goals in 15 games in the B junior Bundesliga, in the Nordost season. Signed by Bayern Munich, she played all league games for their second team in the 2017–18 season in the then two-tier 2. Bundesliga and finished the South Group with her team in second place - two points behind TSG 1899 Hoffenheim, the champions. She made her senior debut on 3 September 2017 (1st matchday) in a 1–0 win in the home game against newcomers SG 99 Andernach. She scored her first of 14 goals on matchday 2 in a 2–0 win in the away game against SC Freiburg II. She made her Bundesliga debut on 25 November 2018 (9th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ana Maria Marković
Ana Maria Marković (born 9 November 1999) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Campeonato Nacional Feminino club Damaiense and the Croatia national team. Early life Marković is of Croatian descent from her mother's side, who comes from Split. Marković was born in Split, and moved with her family to Switzerland aged 12, growing up in Zürich. Her younger sister Kristina Marković plays for FC Rapperswil-Jona women in the Swiss Women's Super League and the Croatia national team. Club career Aged 14, Marković began playing football in Switzerland; she stated that she began playing after feeling motivated from the growth of women's football. While in Switzerland she featured for U21 squad at FC Zurich for three seasons before making the move to Grasshoppers. In the game against her former club FC Zürich on 4 March 2023, Marković suffered a torn ACL and torn meniscus. On 9 August 2024, she signed for Portuguese club Braga. However, she le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kevin-Prince Boateng
Kevin-Prince Boateng (; born 6 March 1987) is a former professional footballer who played as a midfielder or forward. Born in Germany, he played for the Ghana national team. Coming through the youth system, Boateng began his career at Hertha BSC, before joining Tottenham Hotspur in England. After a short loan spell with Borussia Dortmund, Boateng moved to Portsmouth. In 2010 he joined Serie A side AC Milan, winning both the league and Supercoppa Italiana titles in his first season. Boateng left Milan after three seasons, returning to Germany joining Schalke 04. In January 2016 he returned to Milan, remaining for six months, before moving to Spanish club Las Palmas. Boateng made his third return to Germany in 2017, playing for Eintracht Frankfurt, before joining Italian side Sassuolo. After a short loan to Barcelona, with whom he won a La Liga title, he moved back to Italy, joining Fiorentina. In January 2020 he was sent on a six-month loan to Turkish side Beşiktaş, and in Sept ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
