Exclusive: US actor Jason Sudeikis brings a whole new (foot)ball game to comedy series 'Ted Lasso'

Sudeikis describes Ted Lasso as someone whose point of view is one that's filled with optimism and hope. Photos: AppleTV+

In 2013, when the American channel NBC Sports acquired the rights to broadcast the English Premier League (EPL) matches in the United States, the network asked actor Jason Sudeikis (Horrible Bosses) to do a promotional video to help pique Americans’ interest in the game they call soccer.

In this video, Sudeikis plays an American football coach named Ted Lasso who gets hired to train the Tottenham Hotspur Premier League team. Of course, Ted – who knows nothing about “soccer” – gets everything wrong, much to every Englishman’s chagrin.