Real-world influenceHIGH
Sport & Competition influenced Ted Lasso
Added by Media Influence Map · 5 October 2026
- Football (soccer)
The evidence
An American college football coach is hired to manage a struggling English Premier League club despite knowing nothing about the game, and the series follows the club's seasons, relegation fights and dressing room.
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