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Grab the biscuits! AFC Richmond, the beloved shot squad astatine the bosom of Ted Lasso, volition soon beryllium disposable arsenic characters connected the FIFA 23 video game. Get a look astatine the trailer here.
Ted Lasso Cast REACTS to 2022 Emmy Wins
He's here, he's there, he's each f--king where—even video games!
On Sept. 21, EA Sports announced that Roy Kent (Brett Goldstein) and everybody's favourite fictional shot team, Ted Lasso's AFC Richmond, volition beryllium playable successful FIFA 23 when the crippled hits shelves Sept. 30.
A trailer for the video game features appearances from virtual versions of Richmond's finest, including Kent, Jamie Tartt (Phil Dunster), Sam Obisanya (Toheeb Jimoh), Dani Rojas (Cristo Fernández) and Coach Beard (Brendan Hunt).
Of course, it wouldn't AFC Richmond without Ted Lasso (Jason Sudeikis) himself, who "will beryllium disposable arsenic a selectable manager of AFC Richmond successful Career Mode," according to EA Sports, "as fans tin play arsenic their favourite mustachioed manager moving the amusement for AFC Richmond oregon immoderate squad of their choosing."
The trailer adjacent features Sudeikis uttering EA Sports' iconic tagline—with a spot of Ted Lasso flair. "EA Sports, I'm successful the game," the avatar says, "Ooh, did I dependable similar the guy?"
Close enough, Ted!
"I americium genuinely fortunate, and profoundly grateful, to person had galore peculiar moments successful my vocation frankincense far, and I see this acquisition among the champion of them," Sudeikis said successful a statement. "As long-time fans of EA Sports FIFA, having Ted Lasso and the full AFC Richmond squad incorporated into the newest mentation of the crippled is genuinely a imagination travel existent for myself and the remainder of the fellas."
Those are mighty large words seeing as Ted Lasso recently won its 2nd consecutive Emmy for Outstanding Comedy Series connected Sept. 12. Additionally, Sudeikis won his 2nd consecutive Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actor successful a Comedy Series.
But hey, being successful a video game is beauteous rad.
"It is truthful f--king chill to beryllium successful FIFA," Goldstein said successful a statement. "I'm not definite this is going to assistance dispel the CGI rumors but f--k it, wholly worthy it. I look guardant to beating my nephew successful a crippled with maine arsenic Roy Kent and him arsenic Jamie Tartt. He's gonna beryllium furious."
Take to the transportation arsenic AFC Richmond erstwhile the FIFA 23 is released Sept. 30.
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