FIFA 23: Ted Lasso, AFC Richmond Have Officially Joined EA’s New Football Game

Lasso will be available as a usable manager in FIFA 23’s Career Mode.

Written by Rahul Chettiyar, Edited by Akhil Arora, Siddharth Suvarna | Updated: 22 September 2022 10:47 IST

FIFA 23: Ted Lasso, AFC Richmond Have Officially Joined EA’s New Football Game

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Ted Lasso or Coach Beard can be picked as club manager in FIFA Ultimate Team

Highlights

AFC Richmond will be playable across friendlies, seasons, and career mode
The fictional club will be located in the Rest of the World section
Ted Lasso-themed customisation items will be available in Ultimate Team

Ted Lasso has officially joined FIFA 23. In a collaboration between EA Sports and the Emmy-winning Apple TV+ show, the studio has dropped a trailer, featuring an in-game, CGI representation of lead actor Jason Sudeikis, as the titular football coach. The crossover also ropes in the fictional club AFC Richmond, alongside The Greyhounds' Nelson Road home stadium. The news follows a series of leaked screenshots hinting the club's inclusion in the upcoming football simulation game. FIFA 23 drops on all major platforms including PS5, PS4, Xbox Series S/X, Xbox One, and PC.

The official Twitter account for Ted Lasso teased late Tuesday that Sudeikis will be included in FIFA 23. For the uninitiated, Ted Lasso is a sports comedy series, that follows an American college football trainer, who gets hired to coach a second-tier English football team, AFC Richmond. His arrival to the country is met with scepticism, albeit Major League Soccer (MLS) coaches, such as Wayne Rooney have faith in him — as depicted in the trailer. The winner of four Emmy awards this year is now set to make an appearance in the game, with its lead characters.

Ted Lasso will be included as a usable manager in FIFA 23's Career mode, while his club AFC Richmond can be picked for Career Mode, Kick-off, Online Friendlies, and Online Seasons. While the series allocates the team to the English Championship — and then Premier League in season 2 — AFC Richmond will instead be seen in the Rest of the World section. As per the EA Sports blog post, the crossover would also bring the biggest stars from the squad, including Jamie Tartt (Phil Dunster), Dani Rojas (Cristo Fernández), Sam Obisanya (Toheeb Jimoh), Isaac McAdoo (Kola Bokinni), and the loudmouth captain Roy Kent (Brett Goldstein). Currently, there is no word on their in-game ratings.

In FIFA 23 Ultimate Team, fans will be able to show their love for AFC Richmond through customisation items, including authentic kits and TIFOs. Not to mention, Lasso or Coach Beard can be picked as your club's manager, which goes in line with the game's latest feature, letting you pick world-famous manager models, built keeping their likeness in mind. Details are scarce, but EA Sports notes that all AFC Richmond content in FUT will be available through “objectives and challenges.”

FIFA 23 is out September 30 on PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series S/X. Purchasing the Ultimate Edition or subscribing to EA Play Pro gets you three-day early access from September 27. EA Play gives you limited access from September 27. FIFA 23 Legacy Edition will be available on Nintendo Switch.

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Ted Lasso Season 1

Release Date 14 August 2020
Genre Comedy, Drama
Cast
Jason Sudeikis, Hannah Waddingham, Jeremy Swift, Phil Dunster, Brett Goldstein, Brendan Hunt, Nick Mohammed, Juno Temple, Sarah Niles
Director
Tom Marshall, Zach Braff, Elliot Hegarty, Declan Lowney, MJ Delaney
Producer
Bill Lawrence, Jason Sudeikis, Brendan Hunt, Joe Kelly, Jeff Ingold, Bill Wrubel

FIFA 23

REVIEW
KEY SPECS
NEWS

Good
Better, more equipped AI (new-gen only)
Cross-platform play
PC on par with new-gen
Volta, Pro Clubs progression merged
Allows five substitutions

Bad
Impossible long shots, curlers
Cross-play is frustratingly limited
Women?s teams can?t play men?s
No women players in FUT
FUT pay-to-win behaviour ignored
Power Shot feels arcade-y
New corners, penalties unintuitive
FUT Moments brings third FUT currency
Playable Highlights are a joke
Five substitutions not allowed in Online Friendlies

Read detailed EA SPORTS FIFA 23 review

Genre Sports

Platform Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 (PS4), PlayStation 5 (PS5), Stadia, Xbox One, Xbox Series S/X, PC: Windows

Modes Single-player

Series FIFA

PEGI Rating 3+

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