{"id":140752,"date":"2026-05-27T10:56:06","date_gmt":"2026-05-27T13:56:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ubirataonline.com.br\/ted-lasso-star-says-hes-grateful-after-signing-to-u-s-pro-soccer-team-national\/"},"modified":"2026-05-27T10:56:08","modified_gmt":"2026-05-27T13:56:08","slug":"ted-lasso-star-says-hes-grateful-after-signing-to-u-s-pro-soccer-team-national","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubirataonline.com.br\/en\/ted-lasso-star-says-hes-grateful-after-signing-to-u-s-pro-soccer-team-national\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Ted Lasso\u2019 star says he\u2019s \u2018grateful\u2019 after signing to U.S. pro soccer team &#8211; National"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p><em>Ted Lasso<\/em> actor Cristo Fern\u00e1ndez, who plays the fictional Premier League <a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/tag\/soccer\">soccer<\/a> star Dani Rojas in the hit TV show, recently signed a professional contract with a U.S. soccer team, saying he is \u201cgrateful to 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professional youth soccer in his native Mexico until a knee injury at age 15 forced him onto the sidelines and toward acting, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eplocomotivefc.com\/news\/2026\/05\/12\/el-paso-locomotive-fc-has-signed-forward-cristo-fernandez\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">according to a signing announcement<\/a> from El Paso Locomotive, the Texas-based club he signed with earlier this month.<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-ad c-ad--bigbox l-article__ad\">\n<p>Story continues below advertisement<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Fern\u00e1ndez appeared in a pre-season match against New Mexico United before securing his spot and trained with the reserves of the Major League Soccer side Chicago Fire this year, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/football\/2026\/may\/13\/ted-lasso-cristo-fernandez-contract-professional-us-soccer-club\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Guardian<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-inlineSignup\" data-newsletter-inline=\"\">\n<div 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Those qualities closely mirror Fernandez\u2019s own connection to football, he says.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cF\u00fatbol has always been a huge part of my life and identity, and no matter where life has taken me, the dream of competing professionally never truly left my heart,\u201d Fern\u00e1ndez said upon news of his signing.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m incredibly grateful to El Paso Locomotive FC \u2014 the club, coaches, staff, and especially my teammates \u2014 for opening the doors and giving me the opportunity to compete from day one.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-tabs\">\n<p>\n\t\t\t<button role=\"tab\" class=\"c-tabs__tab c-tabs__tab--active\" type=\"button\">More on Trending<\/button><br \/>\n\t\t\t<button role=\"tab\" class=\"c-tabs__tab\" type=\"button\">More videos<\/button>\n\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"c-ad c-ad--bigbox l-article__ad\">\n<p>Story continues below advertisement<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u201cThis journey back to professional f\u00fatbol soccer is about believing in yourself, taking risks, and continuing to chase your dreams no matter how unexpected the path may be,\u201d he continued.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs we say in Mexico: \u2018hay que seguirle echando ganas (let\u2019s keep giving it our all). Siempre agradecido con Dios, mi familia y amistades por creer en m\u00ed.\u2019 Maybe I\u2019m just a crazy man with crazy dreams \u2026 so being here with the \u2018Locos\u2019 actually makes perfect sense. \u00a1Vamos Locos,\u201d he concluded.<\/p>\n<p>El Paso Locomotive was founded in 2018 and plays in the USL Championship, the tier below MLS, and is currently fifth in its group.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>\n\t\t&amp;copy 2026 Global News, a division of Corus Entertainment Inc.\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/11864611\/ted-lasso-star-signs-professional-soccer-contract-us-cristo-fernandez\/\">Source link <\/a><br \/>\nMore: https:\/\/theglobaltrack.com\/<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/corinthiames.com.br\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ted Lasso actor Cristo Fern\u00e1ndez, who plays the fictional Premier League soccer star Dani Rojas in the hit TV show, recently signed a professional contract with a U.S. soccer team, saying he is \u201cgrateful to compete\u201d in a new interview with the BBC. 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