EA Sports FIFA has revealed that Ted Lasso and the AFC Richmond Greyhounds will be playable in the next FIFA 23 game, due out on September 30. This implies that Jason Sudeikis’s fan-favourite character Lasso will be available as a playable manager in Career Mode and that AFC Richmond may be managed in the Premier League or any other playable Career Mode league. Other characters to make an appearance include Roy Kent, Jamie Tartt, Sam Obisanya, and Dani Rojas. Look out, Mario!,” the official Ted Lasso Twitter account wrote with a photo of Sudeikis being digitally scanned for the game. There are plenty of other pixelated men with moustaches who are always lost on the subway.
In addition, Sudeikis commented on the inclusion of his character in the video game, stating, “I am extremely lucky, and genuinely thankful, to have had many memorable moments in my career thus far, and I count this experience among the finest of them.” The inclusion of Ted Lasso and the whole AFC Richmond squad in the newest version of EA SPORTS FIFA is a dream come true for myself and the rest of the guys, who have been avid fans of the series for years. For Phil Dunster, who portrays renowned striker Jamie Tartt, the crossover is a big deal.
Dunster admitted to being an avid FIFA player and the game’s profound effect on his life in an interview with ESPN. When it comes to video games, playing FIFA is as near as I’ve been to addiction. Whenever I play a game with a career mode, AFC Wimbledon is the team I always choose to represent me. And then you go to the top, where it’s thrilling to watch Messi take the field at Plough Lane. The show ended up being considerably different from what was anticipated. The fact that I could act as though I were a professional footballer was the primary motivation. Now I could brag to my friends that I was paid to play football.
Ted Lasso, created by Sudeikis, Bill Lawrence, Brendan Hunt, and Joe Kelly, centres on Lasso’s hopeful and unassuming efforts to rescue a badly organised English soccer league. Seasons 1 and 2 are available to watch now, and the third season is under production with no release date set yet. The worldwide release of FIFA 23 is set for September 30 and pre-orders are now being accepted.