{
  "id": 193284,
  "title": "NWSL’s Kansas City Current Owner Thanks ‘Ted Lasso’ After Team’s Season 4 Cameo: “The Taylor Swift Effect”",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/05/nwsls-kansas-city-current-owner-thanks-ted-lasso-after-teams-season-4",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-05T20:53:08.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Deadline",
    "slug": "deadline",
    "url": "https://deadline.com/2026/08/nwsl-kansas-city-current-owner-thanks-ted-lasso-cameo-1237021241/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "As Ted Lasso crossed the pond for its Season 4 premiere, the show’s return also featured the jump to women’s sports, including the real-life NWSL team Kansas City Current. Following the titular soccer coach’s (Jason Sudeikis) outing to his hometown team’s match in Wednesday’s episode “Home”, filmed at Kansas City’s CPKC Stadium, Current co-owner Angie […]",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
        "title": "What 'Ted Lasso' featuring Kansas City Current meant to NWSL team: 'So emotional'",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/05/what-ted-lasso-featuring-kansas-city-current-meant-to-nwsl-team-so",
        "published": "2026-08-05T19:19:13.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}