Ted Lasso is set in Richmond upon Thames, London, where the fictional soccer club AFC Richmond is struggling to win games in the English Premier League. The club’s owner, Rebecca Welton (played by Hannah Waddingham), wants to spite her ex-husband, Rupert Mannion (Anthony Head), who cares about the team, by sabotaging AFC Richmond’s performance. To this end she hires Ted Lasso (Jason Sudeikis), an American football coach from Kansas City, Missouri, who has no experience coaching or managing a soccer team and is ignorant of many of the sport’s rules. However, over time his determination, kindness, and optimism help him connect with the players, fans, and Welton, and the team starts to play well.
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