Leicester City fans don’t have a lot to smile about right now when it comes to on-field matters.
The Foxes are second from bottom, nine points adrift, and seemingly heading back to the Championship.
Ruud van Nistelrooy is under huge pressure to deliver another great escape-esque season that mirrors what Leicester did in the 14/15 campaign.
Some Leicester fans may have found this Premier League season tough to watch but can now find a way to cheer on some former Foxes elsewhere.
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Former Leicester stars selected for Baller League competition
A new competition is coming to the world of football known as the Baller League and for Leicester City fans, there will be plenty of interest when it comes to looking out for talent.
The four in question, Rubyn Singh Gill, Abdullah Javid, Nathan Opoku and Oliver Bosworth will all turn out in the new tournament, that begins on 24 March.
Opoku is the most high-profile of the four as he still plays for the Foxes and has been out on loan at sister club OH Leuven.
As for the other trio, they were all former members of the Leicester academy but weren’t fortunate enough to follow the same path the likes of Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall and others have in recent years.
What teams are the former Leicester players playing for?
- Rubyn Singh Gill (Deportrio)
- Abdullah Javid (Santan FC)
- Nathan Opoku (Trebol FC)
- Oliver Bosworth (FC RTW)
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What is the Baller League?
The Baller League is a six-a-side football competition featuring former Premier League players, futsal players and celebrities where 12 teams battle it out to win the league.
Founded by German entrepreneur Felix Starck and aided by Mats Hummels and Lukas Podolski, the UK version will be headlined by YouTuber KSI.
It’s not a traditional game of football though, with teams having 12 players to chose from – selected in a Ballers League draft – with halves that are 15 minutes long.
However, everything changes in the final three minutes of each half as teams are reduced to three-a-side, goalkeepers cannot use their hands and long-range goals count as double points.
Every match can be viewed live on Sky Sports.