“For all its irritatingly ersatz qualities, the appeal of Ted Lasso is as clear as ever: the signposted comic beats, the predictable gestures towards kindness and reconciliation, the bright colours, the clean lines. A sense of quality entertainment still hangs about the whole well-oiled endeavour. Think of it as the TV equivalent of Taylor Swift: ruthlessly efficient, reassuringly dorky, blatantly basic and as monocultural as any Apple TV offering is going to get.”

Rachel Aroesti, The Guardian

“The women’s team is fertile ground to address sexism in the game and introduce new characters, though occasionally you could argue the show itself is sexist. The scene when the women have a shrieking, schoolgirlish mass fight in the locker room, which has Ted telling them they are like girls fighting over friendship bracelets, plays to stereotypes. Sometimes it can get carried away with the tweeness and it feels a bit “teen TV”. But it is still uplifting, unpretentious, homely television with a strong moral compass, and there is a hunger for that otherwise it wouldn’t have won two Golden Globes and 13 Emmys.”

Carol Midgley, The Times

“Lasso has always been good at treating equality of various kinds as an obvious non-negotiable, so it’s well placed to directly tackle outdated attitudes towards women’s sport. It helps that it’s never too much of a goody two-shoes, its frequent blasts of swearing and scorchingly rude jokes among the homilies and camaraderie ensuring that it doesn’t become too squishy.”

Jack Seale, Radio Times