Saturday’s FA Cup Final between Chelsea and Leicester City at Wembley Stadium served as one of the first matches played in front of fans since the United Kingdom reinstated its COVID lockdown in the winter.
So, it was totally expected for reporters to catch up with fans leaving the Wembley grounds to get their post-match reactions. But for Chris Skudder on ITV News, he just happened to conduct his interview with the cast of Apple TV+’s hit show, Ted Lasso.
Skudder had no idea as the fictional AFC Richmond players remained in character for the interview and even broke out a chant for Dani Rojas (the character played by Cristo Fernández).
They at least temporarily convinced the reporter that Dani Rojas was a real soccer player, which was great. Fernández did play professionally in Mexico before pursuing a film career, though. So, they weren’t totally lying about his soccer talents.
But still, as if the actual show wasn’t delightful enough, it really was cool to see the cast members out at a soccer match and bonding like a real team.
Yes, they randomly interviewed a group of fans at the Cup Final, and these heroes responded in character. #TedLasso Love it. @cristofdez_mx @Toheeb_Jimoh1 @KolaBokinni @phildunster @_BillyHarris https://t.co/6FRL8ZcjuS
— Bill Lawrence (@VDOOZER) May 18, 2021
Football is life, after all.
