“And Then There Was No Turning Back” – ‘Ted Lasso’ Creator Fell in Love With $2.05 Billion Soccer Giants After Special Moment Back in 2000

For soccer fans, Ted Lasso is a show that dearly connects with them. The fictional soccer tale connects various football players in a multi-universe scenario. They might as well give Avengers a run for their money. The show features Brendan Hunt as Coach Beard, one of the primary characters. He is the co-creator of the iconic show, and he always spoke about his love for the game. And just like everyone else, he has his favorite team that he follows for life. 

The English Premier League giants entered his life uniquely, as he revealed in an interview. Significantly, most fans connect with their soccer clubs by going through various instances in life. Hunt had the same call from the soccer gods above!

Ted Lasso creator expresses love for the $2.05 billion English soccer Titans

Wait no further as he revealed his love for Arsenal FC. The club had its best season in recent years by finishing second behind the champions of England, Manchester City. The love affair for Hunt started way back in the 2000s. In an interview, he revealed the finer details of following one of the best-supported clubs in the world. The first time he got introduced to the club was back in the Euro 2000 when he admired one of Arsenal’s creative spark. 

Hunt started, “Euro 2000 was that summer and Holland was a co-host, and Holland had a great team back then. Edgar Davids, Dennis Bergkamp, Patrick Kluivert. They built bleachers in our living room. That kind of enthusiasm is very, very infectious.” Out of all the players who reached Arsenal, Dennis Bergkamp revolutionized the club from top to bottom. He brushed the ‘1-0 Arsenal chants’ to see the side playing enthralling attacking soccer. 

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Hunt continued, “Then Dennis Bergkamp was on Arsenal at the time, and so Dutch people were like, ‘Hey, you should watch Arsenal.’ And then I was watching, just passing a bar where Arsenal was playing Chelsea, and they were down 2-0 with 20 minutes left. And then Nwankwo Kanu scores a hat trick in the last 15 minutes of the game at Chelsea. That was the final piece of the puzzle. And then there was no turning back. And I’m stuck with them now.”

Nwankwo Kanu- The savior for Arsenal!

For Hunt, it was the iconic Kanu hat trick. The game saw Chelsea score two goals and lead the game until the last 15 minutes of the game. Arsenal pulled a goal back when Marc Overmars scuffed his shot, and the ball reached Kanu. He then took an outside foot shot toward the goalpost and scored. The second one was all about the Nigerian’s first touch. 

Overmars crossed the ball, and Kanu took a touch that freed him away from the defender and shot the ball to the near post. And at the end, he scored a goal from an impossible angle to pull off a hat trick and give Arsenal a remarkable 3-2 victory. Since then, he stamped himself into the folklore of the club. It’s not surprising that Hunt from Ted Lasso adores the soccer club. Who doesn’t?

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