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A down-on-their-luck football (read: soccer) team faces relegation. If they don’t start winning games, they’ll be demoted out of their league, paid less, and, ultimately, have a lesser shot of getting new opportunities in the sport. In order to rev the team up, new management takes over—but everyone’s still a little bit wary of the future.
The above could describe either Ted Lasso or Welcome to Wrexham. They’re the exact same show.
It is impossible to talk about Welcome to Wrexham without mentioning Ted Lasso. Just look at the headline of this article! Trying to explain the plot of Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney’s new FX on Hulu docuseries without dropping the words “real-life Ted Lasso” is like watching “Try Not To Laugh” YouTube video. Again, the shows are the same—the only difference is that this version isn’t fictional.