We are
Baller Friends Collective
It's not always easy to watch the sport you want to see in a place you want to be. So we’re changing the game, and you’re invited to join us.
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Whether you’re a die-hard fanatic who can recite the offside rule in their sleep or the kid who always got picked last for PE, we are on your side - regardless of which team you support or bat for. Welcome to a friendly, open space where we can all watch sport without prejudice!
Baller Friends Collective was set up in 2020 as we were tired of scouring the streets of London trying to find a pub showing women’s football matches. If we could even get them to put the game on the screen, it would often be in a corner, volume off, rubbish seats and zero atmosphere.
We wanted to create a fun, welcoming and inclusive space where the games we wanted to watch were the main attraction and we could guarantee you we’d be playing the sound! You could come with your mates or solo, and you’d always be welcomed by a friendly Baller.
Photo Credit: Annabel Staff
Our original residency was at The Stag’s Head in Hoxton where we showed all 31 games of the Euros culminating in the mighty Lionesses lifting the cup at the historic final at Wembley.
We then moved ito Islington and renovated the basement bar of Valderrama’s on Upper St, N1, aka ‘Val’s’ which we decked out with amazing photos and art of all our footy heroes. When their lease came to an end, we hot footed it back to Dalston and took up shop at Signature Brew Haggerston for the 2023 World Cup.
Despite the games all starting before 11am, every England game ‘sold out’ within 5 minutes of free tickets being released and with hundreds more on the waiting list. For the final we moved to Siganture Brew’s Blackhorse Road brewery where nearly 500 fans celebrated and commiserated the final with us. Despite the loss, the party went on until Monday!
Find Us
Instagram is the best place to keep up with our latest fixtures and locations. Look for the Fixtures button under ‘Highlights’.
We host our WSL Sundays watch parties at Signature Brew Haggerston and England games at Signature Brew Blackhorse Road.
On occasion, we host watch parties at The Volley, Camden Town Brewery, The Leconfield and the Duke of Wellington in Dalston.
