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'Football is life': Ted Lasso actor signs with US pro football team
Cristo Fernández, well known for playing a footballer in the popular TV series Ted Lasso, tells the BBC it is a "dream come true" to sign with a US pro football team.
What happened
According to BBC News’s source item, ‘Football is life’: Ted Lasso actor signs with US pro football team, Cristo Fernández, well known for playing a footballer in the popular TV series Ted Lasso, tells the BBC it is a “dream come true” to sign with a US pro football team.
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- 'Football is life': Ted Lasso actor signs with US pro football teamBBC News - 2026-05-26T02:14:25+00:00
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