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The Liverpool striker Diogo Jota has joined the stars of Manchester United, Diogo Dalot and Mason Mount as part of a multimillion-dollar investment in the Start-Ball Baller League of Football from six next to it.
The innovative League was launched in Germany in 2023 in a disused plane hanger in Colonia, but now it has diversified abroad, with an official league that begins in March with YouTuber Ksi, the president of the base of the United Kingdom.
And Mail Sport can reveal that the multiple Premier League players have put their money in the cause with the Jota electronic sports fan among them. They used the Apex investment scheme to put £ 20 million to the project.
Jota said: 'Baller League has a lot of crossover with the world of electronic sports and transmission, concepts that I understand well. The contraction numbers achieved in Germany in their first season are a strong indicator of success that the successful player can have in the United Kingdom markets and the United States. ''
Dalot added: 'As a professional football player, I'm always looking for new ways to connect with the game I love. Baller League offers a new perspective, which combines football with exciting entertainment. It is a great opportunity to explore a new side of sport.
The legends of football Gary Lineker, John Terry and Luis Figo have been aligned as team managers, while Micah Richards, Alan Shearer, Freddie Ljungberg, Jens Lehmann and Robert Pires have also registered as coaches.
Diogo Jota (left) and Mason Mount are among the stars of the Premier League to have invested in the United Kingdom Baller League
The competition was announced at the end of last year with a promotional video full of a series of famous names that include Ronaldinho and Gary Lineker
Youtuber and businessman KSI is the president of the United Kingdom branch of the competition, which was launched in Germany in early 2024
The United Kingdom version will begin on March 3 and will take place every Monday until mid -May with 12 teams involved and each match will be broadcast live along with a weekly show of the YouTuber tests in London and Manchester, with recently Retired professionals, soccer players, free agents and academy players launched among the eligible to play.
The investments of the Premier League players through Apex are produced after several stars such as Cody Gakpo and the five -time winner of the Marcelo Champions League presented € 50 million cumulatively with commercial partners, including the Rugby player, Maro Itoje and cyclist Mark Cavendish.
At that time, the players used their money to invest in technology and sport -related entertainment. An example was his investment in Tiger Woods and Rory Mcilroy's Company, TMRW Sports.
The Founder of Apex, Antonio Cacorino, tells Mail Sport: 'Apex is the main sports investment firm in Europe. What distinguishes us is our base, rooted in the participation of some of the best athletes in the world as investors in our funds and agreements. They are in the center of our DNA.
'Athletes involved in Baller League are passionate believing in their potential, so they have invested with us. These athletes constantly demonstrate exceptional entrepreneurship and active participation in their investments.
'This is particularly notable in football, where such qualities are not so common. They are intelligent, independent and brave to explore new opportunities.
'Cody Gakpo, for example, exemplifies this entrepreneurial spirit. He is an investor in our risk fund and has co-inverted in several agreements through him. While achieving solid performance is naturally a priority for all investors, they also value contributing to the growth of companies that already support the sports industry in general.