A game of £ 400 earning players, goalkeepers are unable to rub their hands and former Premier League superstars on the shoulders with those affecting social media … Welcome to the bowler league.
Former weapons goalkeeper Jeans Lehman is one of the former professionals signed as a manager, as well as fellow ‘Investors’ Freddy Lijingburg and Robert Paris, as well as the start of the season on Monday.
The three played a major role in helping Gunners make history in 2003-04, completing the Premier League season without losing the game.
The bowler league was launched by German businessman Felix Starc in 2024.
This is a six -side format in which 12 teams compete on indoor pitches in London’s Copper Box Arena during 11 matches every Monday, at the end of the season, the top four teams enter the ‘Final Four’ phase where they play the final for the semi -finals and the final.
Louis Figo, John Terry, Ian Wright and Chloe Kelly are among the other managers, while angry angry gangs and manner will also lead the teams.
Although the Baler League title may not be like other trophies in Lehman’s cabinet, he won the Premier League, Seri A and Bundsliga during his 24 -year career, “Losing has no option” for the former German International.
“Sometimes I play charity games with Louis Figo, John Terry and Robert Paris, and we always want to win,” Lehman told BBC Sports.
“We will not take our teams and say, ‘It doesn’t matter if you lose’. They know they have to win.
“If the Baler League can transmit this Ravi Attitude from the managers to the squad, then it will be very interesting.”
After retiring in 2011, 55 -year -old Lehman worked as a goalkeeping coach in Arsenal and he was an assistant manager in Augustberg – none of these characters are to prepare it for the bowler league.
With a limited time to work with these players who are paid £ 400 for each match day and rule – such as the counting of long range shots – it can be in a strong relationship with the feet and the Lizingburg in the Dougout.
“We are always connected, we are always happy to see them,” Lehman added.
“I played a pedestal in Abija with Robert (Paris) against my son Las and a friend of his, and he thought he was winning, but he learned about the ‘unmanageable’ soul.”
