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Baller League to no longer be shown live on Sky Sports from next season

The Guardian Sport · 17 August 2026 at 11:34

Baller League to no longer be shown live on Sky Sports from next season

Season 4 of tournament will still be on YouTube KSI’s Prime FC won Season 3 final at the O 2 Arena in May Sky Sports will not broadcast next season’s Baller League, the celebrity six-a-side competition backed by the influencer KSI, the actor Idris Elba and former players including Ian Wright and Alan Shearer.

KSI’s Prime FC won last season’s Baller League final at a sold-out O 2 Arena in an event broadcast live on Sky.

But the Guardian has learned the broadcaster has opted not to renew the contract next season.

While Sky was happy with audience numbers, and particularly the level of engagement on social media, sources say the partnership had come to a natural end.

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Baller League to no longer be shown live on Sky Sports from next season

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