West Ham twist in hit TV show

Spoiler alert: If you haven’t seen the season 2 finale of Ted Lasso or plan to do so in the future stop reading now:

Ted Lasso is an American sports comedy-drama series developed by Jason Sudeikis, Bill Lawrence, Brendan Hunt, and Joe Kelly, based on a character of the same name that Sudeikis first portrayed in a series of promos for NBC Sports’ coverage of the Premier League.

The series follows Ted Lasso, an American college football coach who is hired to coach an English football team in an attempt by its owner to spite her ex-husband. Lasso tries to win over the skeptical English market with his folksy, optimistic demeanour while dealing with his inexperience in the sport.

The season 2 finale aired yesterday the arch-villain Rupert Mannion and the former owner of AFC Richmond buys West Ham United.

Nathan Shelley, Richmond’s former kit manager turned assistant coach who lacks confidence but knows a lot about football leaves Richmond to join West Ham United in the closing titles, now owned by Rupert.

The final episode of season two features footage from the London Stadium.

The hit TV show will feature real kits and logos in season three after signing a £500,000 deal with the Premier League.

The lucrative licencing agreement gives the show’s producers the ability to use archive footage, Premier League logos, club kits and even the famous trophy.

Ted Lasso is available on the Apple TV+ streaming platform.