Pull off the Lasso Special as AFC Richmond in FIFA 23 - Here's all you need to know about the Ted Lasso integration

FIFA 23 brings TV screen sensation Ted Lasso to the virtual pitches, and adds AFC Richmond players together with their home stadium Nelson Road in a crossover fans of the show will love.

The Sandman, Lasso Special, Pepper Shakers and the Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, do these ring any bells? If not, you might have some catching up to do with Apple TV's hit show Ted Lasso, but if these names are familiar to you, you'll be pleased to hear that in FIFA 23, you'll be able to pull off these Ted Lasso trick plays with some of the AFC Richmond stars in virtual form. 

Take the pitch with AFC Richmond in their signature red and blue colors with the likes of Sam Obisanya, Roy Kent and Jamie Tartt in your starting eleven and create your own story in helping the troubled club flourish once again. In addition to the colors and players, also the club's home stadium, Nelson Road will be playable in FIFA 23. We'll only have to wait and see if also the signature Jamie Tartt and Roy Kent chants from the Richmond fans will make it to the game as well. 

According to EA Sports, you'll be able to select Ted Lasso himself as a playable character in your manager career mode, or swap the club AFC Richmond into your career mode in any league. Ted Lasso and Coach Beard will also be integrated into the FUT mode as character items, and some additional AFC Richmond banners and club customization items will also be available. The fictional players will most likely not make it into FUT as playable characters.

This means that now is your chance to go for one of Ted Lasso's signature unorthodox tactics, or perhaps you're going to take the role of Nathan Shelley, teaching the Americans about the nuances of the false 9 or what parking the bus means in a football setting, breaking it off with AFC Richmond in order to take on them in a brewing rivalry with West Ham United?

As a big fan of both the EA Sports FIFA series and the Ted Lasso series, this is a fun addition to the game that at the moment is in a good place in its development. What are your thoughts on the Ted Lasso integration?