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In EA FIFA 23, Jason Sudeikis' Ted Lasso will be available as a selectable manager of AFC Richmond in Career Mode. EA Sports

The football club has been promoted to the next level.

The fictional club in the show "Ted Lasso" will be a part of the game. By default, the Greyhounds will appear under the Rest of the World category and can be changed into career mode, online play and kick off. Ted Lasso will be available in career mode.

"I consider this experience among the best of them, as I have had many special moments in my career thus far," Sudeikis said in a statement. The inclusion of Ted Lasso and the rest of the team in the newest version of the game is a dream come true for a lot of people.

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No one from the show is more excited about the development than Phil Dunster. Dunster has a vivid recollection of the first time he played the game, and the soundtrack from the game has stuck with him for more than two decades.

Dunster said that playing the game is the closest thing he's had to addiction. I usually play career mode with my team. You get to the top and it's great to watch Messi play.

Dunster said he will have to change his approach to bring glory to the Nelson Road as the Greyhounds' stadium will also be part of the game. Roy Kent and Sam Obisanya are two of the characters.

Dunster's association with the sitcom has led to a number of strange moments, one of which is the fact that he will play a character in the game. The show was not expected to become an internationally acclaimed series. He was excited because he would be getting paid to play the sport he loved the most.

The weekend that I found out that I got the job, the thing I was most excited about was the fact that we had football rehearsals, which for me as an avid lifelong football fan, that was the cool thing. The show turned out to be different from what people thought it would be. I could pretend to be a professional football player. I knew that I was getting paid to play football.

When he shows up to five-a-side games in London, the expectations from those he plays with are different.

People would ask, 'Aren't you that guy from Ted Lasso?' Isn't you supposed to be a player in the premier league? Dunster made a statement. It was very embarrassing for me to be compared to someone else. It has happened a number of times.

His character is a good one. He played for Manchester City and was part of Lasso's squad.

Dunster was willing to speculate, even though he hadn't been told what the player rating was in the game.

Jamie is 25 years old. He's not that good but he's also a hot shot. Harry Kane has played for England. Dunster said it's difficult to be an English forward because of Harry Kane. That's probably why Tartt hasn't been at the top of his game. He was a really good player at City. With all of that in mind, I think he's 84.

Dunster's logic was used by the game's creators. According to a spokesman for the game's publisher, Tartt was given an 84 overall rating, which puts him a point behind the other two players.

The game will be released in September.