Gary Lineker aimed a Ruben Dias joke at Maya Jama during the Baller League UK draft, telling Micah Richards to “get her boyfriend to play for us”.
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Love Island host Jama is being romantically linked to Manchester City defender Dias. They were seen welcoming in 2025 together on the party island of Ibiza. Several hints have been dropped on social media since then that the pair, who first met at the 2024 MTV Europe Music Awards, are an item.
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Jama saw her supposed new relationship brought up in public during a playful exchange with Lineker and Richards at the Baller League launch in London. While joking with coaching rival Richards, ex-England star Lineker interrupted the conversation to say: “Micah, stop flirting and get her boyfriend to play for us.” Jama responded by saying: “Get out! This is why I don't talk to old people. They're so weird.”
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It has been confirmed that Jama will be linking up with Juventus star Alisha Lehmann to form the Baller League’s first all-female coaching team. Swiss forward Lehmann has previously enjoyed success in the German edition of the event.
