Ted Lasso Highlights Underfunding in Women's Soccer

What ‘Ted Lasso’ gets right about the lack of resources allocated to women’s soccer

“Won’t be around past a year.” “This is amateur. We are trying to take the men’s team to the Champions League. “Why are we wasting money on this?” “The ladies’ league is exactly why Jamie Tartt left.” The comments during the fictional AFC Richmond annual shareholder meeting on the latest episode of Apple TV’s “Ted Lasso” likely hit uncomfortably close to home for many women’s soccer fans. They reflected the persistent skepticism — and, at times, outright apathy — that has shaped perceptions of w