The latest from EA FIFA Football Franchise will not only feature your current favorite players, but also the fictional squad from the hit AppleTV show Teddy Lasso. And the character himself will be a playable trainer in the upcoming game, with a fully clothed Jason Sudeikis hopping around alongside your team and waving his arms. and do whatever a soccer coach does.
Today, just minutes apart, both officially Teddy Lasso and FIFA Twitter accounts unveiled a one-minute trailer that establishes Lasso’s playable appearance in the game. Characterized as an unlikely football genius whose knowledge of the game may be sparse but who is nevertheless a fairly successful coach, a CGI Jason Sudeikis enters a virtual field before clapping, pointing and cheering for victory. In the trailer we also catch a glimpse of (fictional) football reporter Trent Crimm, Coach Beard and several AFC Richmond stars including Roy Kent and Jaime Tartt.
You can find the full details of the Ted Lasso / FIFA 23 crossover on The official announcement from EA.
This revelation was bullied a bit yesterday when the Teddy Lasso The Twitter account tweeted an image of Sudeikis standing in front of an array of cameras and lights. “Look out Mario!” The tweet reads, “You’re not the only pixelated man with a mustache who never knows where the tube is taking him.” Before as PC gamer Remarksleaked database rankings for the game hinted at the crossover.
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Despite being a themed crossover fleshed out by the inclusion of the entire AFC Richmond roster – which you can play in any mode – when you watch the footage it’s hard to get that spooky feel of an uncanny valley avoid. Especially when the camera moves around Lasso’s face at the end of the trailer, showing him in full 3D igamesnewsal form, something just doesn’t add up. This poor (and kind and amazingly emotionally intelligent) man.