Tottenham's Dele Alli tries UFC, rugby, Ashes cricket and more in BT advert

  • Tottenham's Dele Alli has swapped football for a number of other sports 
  • Alli has appeared in a new advert for sports broadcaster BT Sport 
  • Gareth Bale also features in the short film that was first aired on Thursday 

A theme to this summer has been the mixing of sports – mainly thanks to Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor's impending superfight.

And Tottenham Hotspur's Dele Alli has been getting in on the act by dabbling in rugby union, basketball, UFC, boxing and cricket in a new BT Sport advert.

Gareth Bale also features in the short film, as Alli is tackled by England lock Maro Itoje and sledged by Australian cricket captain Steve Smith during the Ashes.

Tottenham's Dele Alli took part in a number of sports for a new BT Sport advert

Tottenham's Dele Alli took part in a number of sports for a new BT Sport advert

Alli stepped inside the Octagon during the advert which aired on Thursday night

Alli stepped inside the Octagon during the advert which aired on Thursday night

Real Madrid and Wales footballer Gareth Bale also appear in the new BT Sport advert

Real Madrid and Wales footballer Gareth Bale also appear in the new BT Sport advert

Fans of NBA will also recognise Golden State Warriors' Draymond Green, who dunks a ball from the 21-year-old England international.


The idea behind the ad was to show BT's variety of sport. It was unveiled at half-time of the Lionesses' European Championship semi-final against Holland.

It comes after the rivals of Sky Sports announced that former Chelsea midfielder Frank Lampard would be joining their punditry team for this season.

Alli also put on the boxing gloves and threw a few punches in the boxing ring

Alli also put on the boxing gloves and threw a few punches in the boxing ring

The Tottenham star managed to land a punch on British boxer Anthony Yarde during the ad

The Tottenham star managed to land a punch on British boxer Anthony Yarde during the ad

It wasn't just combat sports Alli took part in... he also kicked a conversion on the rugby pitch

It wasn't just combat sports Alli took part in... he also kicked a conversion on the rugby pitch

Alli was faced with the daunting task of attempting to outmaneuver England's Maro Itoje

Alli was faced with the daunting task of attempting to outmaneuver England's Maro Itoje

That will see Lampard join Liverpool legend Steven Gerrard – and the two shared a joke about it on social media.

While they were key for their Premier League clubs, their partnership for England left a lot to be desired.

Gerrard posted a photograph of Lampard along with the message: 'Great signing for our team @btsport. Wonder if we can work together because we couldn't play together could we…'

Saracens lock Itoje gets to grips with Alli as part of the minute long BT Sport advert

Saracens lock Itoje gets to grips with Alli as part of the minute long BT Sport advert

The 21-year-old looked a bit unnerved after finding himself at the crease in a cricket match 

The 21-year-old looked a bit unnerved after finding himself at the crease in a cricket match 

The former MK Dons man opted to ditch the cricket bat and use his trusted right foot instead

The former MK Dons man opted to ditch the cricket bat and use his trusted right foot instead

Frank Lampard has joined sports broadcaster BT Sport as a football pundit for the new season

Frank Lampard has joined sports broadcaster BT Sport as a football pundit for the new season

Steven Gerrard welcomed Frank Lampard to BT Sport with an Instagram post

Steven Gerrard welcomed Frank Lampard to BT Sport with an Instagram post

Rio Ferdinand and Robbie Savage also welcomed the 39-year-old to BT. Lampard's debut will be this weekend on their coverage for the Community Shield between Chelsea and Arsenal.