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Mashable argues Ted Lasso Season 4 is stuck in the past, leaning on familiar faces and a New Year’s special vibe instead of developing its new Lady Greyhounds; while Coach Alice shines, the show falters by skimming deep character work and spreading itself too thin. A tighter focus on the core team could restore its Season 1 magic.
A new Ted Lasso episode foregrounds a real-world problem: despite rising investment and more coaching licenses, female head coaches remain scarce in soccer because clubs often demand proven elite experience before hiring, creating a Catch-22 for women. The piece notes UEFA and FIFA efforts to expand women’s coaching licenses, highlights trailblazers like Bev Yanez and Eva Olid as signs of progress, and argues that opportunity—more than training alone—will drive lasting change as the next generation of former players moves into leadership roles.
Ted Lasso’s fourth season leans into real-life issues facing women’s soccer, with new cast members hoping the show will inspire fans to support women’s teams in stadiums and spark broader conversations about gender equality in the sport.
THR’s Angie Han gives Ted Lasso Season 4 a warm but hollow verdict: the show relocates Ted to coach Richmond’s first women’s team, introduces a standout new assistant, Alice, and trims other characters, but its pacing remains slow and the stakes feel Personal only sporadically, leaving the familiar cast dynamics and a feminist premise to carry the season.
Apple TV+ released the official Ted Lasso season 4 trailer ahead of its August 5 premiere. The show shifts focus from Richmond’s men’s team to a new women’s squad, the Lady Greyhounds, with Ted returning to coach. The trailer emphasizes emotional moments and character reunions rather than plot details, and features a Mumford & Sons soundtrack as a backdrop to the familiar warm tone.
Apple TV+ releases the Season 4 trailer for Ted Lasso, showing Jason Sudeikis's coach taking on a new challenge—leading a second-division women’s soccer team—while reuniting the core cast and adding new players ahead of the Aug. 5 premiere.
The USWNT lost 2-1 to Brazil in São Paulo in the first of two friendlies on Brazilian turf, and coach Emma Hayes argued that loud crowds, Brazil's physical play, officiating, and late kickoff times are uncontrollable factors that make the match feel less like a typical warm-up game.
The USWNT ended its winless run against Brazil with a 1-0 victory in Fortaleza, thanks to Sophia Wilson’s second-half strike (credited as an own goal off Isabela Chagas) in a chaotic, card-filled match that saw multiple red cards and a flurry of yellows; GOAL’s player ratings highlighted standout performances from Kennedy Wesley and Claudia Dickey amid the disjointed tempo and Hayes’s reshuffled lineup.
USA beat Brazil 1-0 in Fortaleza as eight red cards were shown (four Brazilians and four staff); Zaneratto and Tarciane were dismissed, Kerolin and Ludmila were later sent off for dissent after full-time, and Sophia Smith scored the winner.
The U.S. women’s national team beat Brazil 1-0 in Fortaleza amid an eight-card melee (four Brazil players and four staff, including coach Arthur Elias). The deciding goal came when Sophia Wilson’s shot deflected off Isabela for an own goal, in front of 55,744 fans and as part of a tense, highly physical series between the teams.
Brazil beat the U.S. women’s national team 2-1 in a São Paulo friendly after Sophia Wilson opened for the US; Taina Maranhão and Bia Zaneratto struck for Brazil. The US held the edge in corners (7-3) and shots (9-8) but had only two on target. They meet again Tuesday in Fortaleza. The US is 4-2 in 2026 (SheBelieves Cup champions), while Brazil, eyeing the 2027 Womens World Cup at home, looks to build on this win.
América Femenil and Washington Spirit will meet in a single-leg final of the 2025/26 Concacaf W Champions Cup on May 23 at Estadio Hidalgo in Pachuca after both sides won their semifinals; Gotham FC and Pachuca Femenil will play for third place, with broadcasts across CBS platforms, ESPN, One Soccer in Canada, and Disney+ in MX/CA/Caribbean, and tickets available.
Club América Femenil routed Gotham FC 4-1 to reach the Concacaf W Champions Cup final, where they’ll face the Washington Spirit, who beat Pachuca 1-0 thanks to Claudia Martínez. The final will determine the regional champion, with the winner earning berths to the 2028 FIFA Club World Cup and the 2027 FIFA Women’s Champions Cup.
Apple TV+ reveals Ted Lasso returns for Season 4 with Jason Sudeikis mentoring a Richmond women’s soccer team. The teaser brings back most of the core cast and adds several new faces, with the season set to premiere on August 5.
A record 63,000-plus fans filled Mile High Stadium for the NWSL Denver Summit opener between the Denver Summit and Washington Spirit, setting a league attendance mark; the 0-0 draw will see the Summit play two home games at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park before moving to a temporary venue during construction of a permanent home.