With three stylish new kits and some fresh faces to boot, the media day gives the club and the Premier League broadcasters a chance to capture imagery and video for the 2021/22 season. 

Lined up inside Kent County Cricket ground were green-screens and cameras galore, from BT Sport, Sky Sports, Amazon Prime and Premier League Productions among others – and, of course, Palace TV.

As well as still headshots and photos, which you’ll see across matchday programmes and promotional material throughout the season, there was plenty of video to be captured.

Familiar to fans will be the players walking up to the camera and folding their arms mysteriously, used to announce the starting lineups on Sky Sports – and for Palace regulars, at Selhurst Park.

There’s also the crucial matter of saying their names into the camera to give commentators no excuse when pronouncing ‘Milivojević’ or ‘Guéhi’.

Arriving in the away kit, the players completed their commitments with each broadcaster, before changing into the home strip and doing it all again. Then – you guessed it – the third kit needed a run out too.

For the Palace media team, it was a chance to capture all those goal celebration GIFs that you see on social media during the campaign. With plenty of props and novelty Palace gear, the first-teamers made the most of the chance to celebrate early – keep an eye out for their efforts as the season progresses.

Keepy-uppys, party poppers and goal celebrations can only mean one thing: once again it was time for the Crystal Palace media day.

GIFs, celebrations and walk-outs: behind the scenes on media day

Eddie came through the famous West Ham academy along with the likes of World Cup hero Geoff Hurst, and was best man at Hurst’s wedding.

With his opportunities limited at West Ham Presland moved to Crystal Palace in January 1967 and made his debut that month. He soon became a regular at left-back and only missed one game until August 24th, 1968.    

That afternoon an infamous away game at Bury led to Eddie’s 65th and final Palace first-team appearance, however he joined Colchester United on loan for five games in October 1969 competed for Palace’s reserves until summer 1970. 

After leaving Palace Presland moved into non-league football in both player and manager roles and then became a respected scout in later years with Tottenham Hotspur.

Presland was also that rare breed who played cricket to county level in the summer, when he represented Essex in 54 championship and one-day games between 1964 and 1972.

Everyone at the club’s thoughts are with Eddie’s wife Celia, son Neil and their family and friends at this difficult time.

The club is sad to hear that former player Eddie Presland passed away on August 1st, aged 78. He had been suffering from cancer.

Eddie Presland: 1943-2021

McCarthy joined Palace from Everton in 2019, going on to make 52 appearances for the club over two seasons. 

He continued to add to his Republic of Ireland caps while at Selhurst Park, taking his international tally to 43.

Everyone at Palace thanks James for his service to the club, and wishes him well for the future.

James McCarthy has left Crystal Palace to join Celtic, following the expiry of his contract.

James McCarthy leaves Crystal Palace

The bold red and blue kit completes the club’s look for 21/22, with the yellow away and 1861-inspired blue and white third strips having already been well received.
 
The home shirt incorporates Palace’s historic association with the sash, as diagonal red and blue stripes cut across the front. A vibrant blue also provides a smart trim along the hems and collar, as modelled above by Marc Guéhi, Luka Milivojević and Michael Olise – with help from special guest, Pam.

Pam recently came to the club’s attention when her grandson tweeted a video of her celebrating her 101st birthday in a Palace shirt, suggesting the new home kit would make for a suitable present.
 
Palace Chairman Steve Parish responded, telling Pam – believed to be our oldest supporter – that she’d receive the very first home shirt. And she duly did – in style.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">Your Nan Pam has made my week 😃👍 Pam we are going to send you the very first home shirt. Many Happy Returns for the day from all of us at <a href="https://twitter.com/CPFC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@CPFC</a> and thank you for the incredible years of support. ❤️💙 🦅 <a href="https://t.co/NoBmXXJLkL">https://t.co/NoBmXXJLkL</a>&mdash; Steve Parish (@CEO4TAG) <a href="https://twitter.com/CEO4TAG/status/1420705815833550848?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 29, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Supporters can pre-order the new home kit to ensure they are the first to receive it, and if ordered before 12:00 BST on Monday 9th August, they will benefit from free worldwide delivery. 
 
However, we must advise supporters that there has been a delay in production for our partners PUMA at their factory in Vietnam, due to an increase in COVID-19 infection rates and subsequent regional lockdown. Whilst the situation is regrettable, the safety of our partners’ staff is paramount. We will advise on delivery times in due course, and thank you for your patience.

Crystal Palace have released their 2021/22 home kit – with the stylish new PUMA design available to pre-order now.

Crystal Palace release 21/22 home kit

When Pam Blomfield turned 101-years-old on 29th July, she celebrated in the best way she knew how: by donning her Palace colours and chanting for the Eagles. Her grandson tweeted a video of her birthday celebrations, and contemplated whether the soon-to-be-released 2021/22 home kit might make for a late birthday present.

Palace Chairman Steve Parish saw the video, and was determined to go one further for someone thought to be the club’s oldest supporter. A few days later, Pam was on the pitch at Selhurst Park to play a role in launching the new kit – with a Palace birthday cake to go with it.

Check out the best images of Pam's kit launch in the gallery below!

You will have noticed a special guest in Palace’s home kit launch, making what may be her first appearance on the pitch at SE25, but by no means her first visit to Selhurst Park.

How ‘Nan Pam’ helped Palace kit launch

“I had several talks with him [Vieira],” he told Palace TV in his first interview [since joining the club](https://www.cpfc.co.uk/news/announcement/joachim-andersen-signs-for-crystal-palace/2021-07-28/). “What has been said I will keep for myself, but obviously he gave me a good feeling and he told me how he wanted to play. That matches my football view and the way I want to play football, and that’s fantastic. 

“I want to play football from the back, and he wants that as well. So I think it fits really well. It’s quite exciting to start up something new with new players and a new style, so we have to learn – everyone – and hopefully I can be a big part of us moving forwards faster.

“I want to show the same [things] that I showed last season. My ball-playing skills, some long balls played out from the back, my defensive skills, leading the back line and leading the team. So it’s something I can bring to this team hopefully.”

Andersen was delighted to be joining his new teammates for the first time, and described his excitement at the prospects of Palace this season.

“I’m really, really happy to be here,” he said. “To be out of quarantine is wonderful – it was some boring days in the hotel! But I’m really happy to be here and to be training with the guys, so I’m really looking forward to it.

“I think it’s a really interesting project going on here with the new manager. Many new players coming in, a new style of play. Obviously I know Palace from playing in the Premier League last season, so I know it’s a big club – a London club. 

“I’m just really looking forward to this new project and playing under a manager that wants to play football in a style that suits me well.”


Defender

Still just 25-years-old, it’s a style that Andersen has honed in different experiences across the continent. 

“I’ve been around, and I learned a lot from every place,” he explained. “In Holland I learned a lot about playing with the ball. They really focus on playing football, so I learned a lot there.

“In Italy I learned a lot about the defensive part of the game. I had a fantastic manager there and I learned a lot from him. In France, playing in the Champions League was amazing.

“The Premier League is the best league in the world, so I’m really looking forward to it. Every game is difficult; it doesn’t matter who you’re playing against, you need to give one hundred percent otherwise you don’t win.

“Everyone in the world is watching the Premier League, especially in Denmark: that’s the main league we are watching. So it’s always been a dream for me to play here.”

After a season behind closed doors last season with Fulham, there is one aspect of Premier League football that Andersen is looking forward to the most: fans. 

“That’s something I was missing last season, so I really had a big wish to return to the Premier League to play,” he said. “I’ve heard a lot of good things about the Crystal Palace fans from a lot of people, so I’m looking forward to meeting them.

“I’ve had three weeks vacation now, so I’m back and ready to go – hopefully I can get some minutes on Saturday against Watford, so I’m looking forward to that.”


Joachim Andersen has revealed that his and Patrick Vieira’s shared footballing philosophy was an important part of his decision to sign for Crystal Palace.

Andersen reveals Vieira excitement in first interview

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## Preview ##

Vieira will be looking to continue to build on the solid pre-season that has seen him record three wins in four games.

The Eagles notched their third pre-season victory last weekend [with a win at Portman Road against Ipswich](https://www.cpfc.co.uk/news/match-reports/report-palaces-pre-season-preparations-continue-at-reading/2021-07-31/) and will look to take the winning momentum into the clash with Watford.

The match will allow the likes of [summer signing Marc Guéhi](https://www.cpfc.co.uk/news/announcement/crystal-palace-sign-marc-guehi-on-five-year-deal/2021-07-18/) and [loanee Conor Gallagher](https://www.cpfc.co.uk/news/announcement/conor-gallagher-joins-palace-on-loan/2021-07-30/) to potentially embed themselves further into the team alongside [the returning Christian Benteke](https://www.cpfc.co.uk/news/training/gallery-benteke-returns-as-palace-prepare-for-reading/2021-07-30/).

Watford have had a hit and miss pre-season under manager Xisco Muñoz. The Spaniard saw his team win their opening fixture against Colchester and fall to a defeat against Premier League new boys Brentford a week later. They have since recorded a draw against Stevenage and West Bromwich Albion.

## Previous meetings ##

The two teams last met in March 2020, the last game in front of a full capacity Selhurst Park. [Palace emerged 1-0 winners thanks to a goal from Jordan Ayew](https://www.cpfc.co.uk/news/match-reports/report-ayew-the-hero-as-palace-trump-watford/2020-03-07/).

The Eagles have a good track record against Watford over the past few seasons, having won four of the last 10 games between the two sides - including the [2-1 victory in the 2016 FA Cup semi-final](https://www.cpfc.co.uk/news/club/remembering-palaces-semi-final-history-5-years-after-watford-at-wembley/2021-04-24/). 

## Tactical overview ##

Vieira has typically favoured a 4-3-3 formation during his time as manager of Nice and New York City and is currently implementing his formula with his current Palace squad.

As he said in [his interview post-Charlton](https://www.cpfc.co.uk/news/pre-season/patrick-vieira-reacts-to-crystal-palace-v-charlton-athletic/2021-07-28/), he is trying to ‘find the right balance,’ and that he is ‘quite satisfied with where we are tactically.’

Watford under Xisco have typically implemented a 4-3-3 since the manager's arrival at the club in December, favouring a single holding midfielder and wingers pushing high and wide.

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## Did you know? ##

Palace’s Wilfried Zaha has been involved in nine goals in 18 appearances against Watford - scoring three and assisting six, including [Kevin Phillips’ penalty in the 2013 play-off final](https://www.cpfc.co.uk/news/club/remembering-each-of-crystal-palaces-premier-league-play-off-victories/2021-06-08/).

Patrick Vieira has a 100% record as a player against Watford, winning three of his three games against them - including a 2-4 victory at Vicarage Road in 2002, where he captained his Arsenal side.

## Match details ##
* Saturday, 7th August

* 15:00 BST

* Selhurst Park

* Palace TV+

## How to follow ##

### On Palace TV+ ###

Crystal Palace v Watford will be shown live on Palace TV+. [You can find out more by clicking here](https://www.cpfc.co.uk/news/club/introducing-palace-tv-live-pre-season-match-broadcasts-and-more/2021-07-28/).

Please note that **this friendly will not be available to users within the United Kingdom or Montenegro**. This is due to the match falling on the same day the 21/22 Championship season starts, meaning there is a UK-wide broadcasting blackout set by UEFA.

### Can supporters attend? ###

Yes! We’re delighted to welcome fans back to Selhurst Park ahead of the 2021/22 season. Tickets are available to purchase for home supporters - [more information can be found by clicking here](https://www.cpfc.co.uk/news/tickets/charlton-and-watford-tickets-on-sale-now/2021-07-28/).

#### Social media ###

You can [check out our Instagram story](https://www.instagram.com/cpfc/?hl=en) for all of the pre-match build-up and [our official Twitter page is bringing you up-to-the-minute match updates](https://twitter.com/CPFC), eye-catching photos and more.

Our club website, cpfc.co.uk, is the place to go for team news on the dot, an instant report and all the post-match votes.

### The official app ###

The official Palace app’s match centre is the place to be for everything you need during the Watford clash. With live stats and alerts, a running match commentary feed and lineups the moment they’re released as well as an instant match report and post-match reaction from Palace TV, there’s no need to leave the app to follow the Eagles’ efforts.

[Download our app for free by clicking here](https://www.cpfc.co.uk/news/news/palace-app-upgraded-download-and-use-now/2021-07-09/)!


Crystal Palace have enjoyed a strong pre-season under new manager Patrick Vieria and will look to end it on a high as they take on Watford at Selhurst Park on Saturday, 7th August (15:00 BST).

Palace Preview: Eagles look to end 21/22 prep on high against Watford

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We strongly recommend that supporters book online, but tickets can be purchased in the Box Office or via the Box Office phone (020 8768 6000).
 
The easiest way to [buy tickets is online](https://tickets.cpfc.co.uk) through a Palace account. If not already done so, supporters can make sure they’re ready for the 21/22 season by [creating a free Palace account here](https://www.cpfc.co.uk/profile/) and linking their Client Reference Number to their account. To find out more about how to link accounts, [please click here](https://www.cpfc.co.uk/how-to-use-palace-app-and-website/).
 
Tickets for both matches are on sale in the following phases, and are limited to one ticket per Client Reference Number.
 
* 16:00 BST, Thursday: 21/22 Season Ticket holders and 21/22 Members who have 6,000+ Loyalty Points are able to purchase one ticket per Client Ref with the required points
 
* 10:00 BST, Friday: 21/22 Season Ticket holders and 21/22 Members with 4,000+ Loyalty Points
 
* 15:00 BST, Friday: 21/22 Season Ticket holders and 21/22 Members with 2,000+ Loyalty Points
 
* 10:00 BST, Monday: all 21/22 Season Ticket holders, regardless of Loyalty Points

* 15:00 BST, Monday: all 21/22 Members, regardless of Loyalty Points
 
For Chelsea (A), adult tickets are £30, concessions are £25. Chelsea have issued the below guidance, which applies to all supporters attending - if you do not or cannot meet these criteria, please do not purchase tickets:
 
*Supporters will need to provide proof of full COVID-19 vaccination (with both doses received at least 14 days prior to the match) or proof of a negative Lateral Flow Test (LFT - from age 11 and over) carried out within 48 hours of the fixture kicking off. Proof of full vaccination should be supplied via your NHS COVID Pass on the NHS app, or an NHS vaccination letter (or US or European equivalent).*

*Supporters displaying a negative Lateral Flow result should do so on the NHS app, or via a text message or email from NHS Test and Trace. Stewards will check your COVID-19 status at your point of entry. If you are using your phone, please ensure it has sufficient battery.*
 
For West Ham (A), adult tickets are £30, concessions are £23.50. There are no restrictions currently in place for attendance at the London Stadium for this trip.
 
Please note, we are not making ‘Away Season Tickets’ available to supporters this year. A comprehensive update surrounding matches at Selhurst Park will follow early next week.(
 
Gold and Junior Eagle Gold Members can improve their chances of securing away tickets throughout the 21/22 season by entering their exclusive Away Ticket Ballot! For our visits to Chelsea and West Ham, enter [through the Member Hub](https://www.cpfc.co.uk/benefits/) before 10am BST Tuesday, 10th August to be in with a chance. One entry per Member.  

Tickets for our opening Premier League clash at Stamford Bridge (Chelsea, 14th August), and our second away match of the season at the London Stadium (West Ham, 28th August) are now on sale online (Thursday, 5th August) at 16:00 BST to 21/22 Season Ticket holders and 21/22 Members who meet the criteria outlined below.

Chelsea (A) and West Ham (A) tickets on sale now

West Ham United v Crystal Palace (2021-08-28)

Our 76-page programme will be written and designed in-house again for 21/22, providing you insight direct from the club through a range of features, updates and stories.

We’ll share in-depth interviews with the first-team squad, including the host of recent signings, direct messages from the manager, Chairman and captain, news from the Academy, a variety of stats, results and much more.

To ensure you don’t miss a thing and have every home and league programme posted direct to you, [subscribe to our season-long bundle here](https://shop.cpfc.co.uk/accessories/souvenirs/matchday-programme/3999_matchday-programmes-subscription-2122.html).

You'll receive 19 home league programmes and any produced for home cup matches, all for £85. That includes delivery, so for league games alone, you're saving £10 by subscribing now instead of purchasing programmes individually.

We’ll also be bringing the messageboard back for 21/22. So if you’d like to have a message printed in any edition throughout the season, please send an image and up to 30-word message to [programme@cpfc.co.uk](mailto:programme@cpfc.co.uk).

## What’s inside ##

* Club news

* Manager, Chairman and captain’s notes

* In-depth first-team interviews

* A run-down on the opposition, including Darren Ambrose’s analysis

* Seven pages dedicated to the Academy, including: player interviews, updates from the managers and staff, and a look back at our proudest graduates

* Insight into south London’s most notable events and figures – including our non-league neighbours

* Exclusive imagery from decades of Palace matches

* Insight into our earliest years in the 1800s

* Updates from the Palace Women players, stats for all teams, challenges, your comments and more

Get all of this in a smartly designed physical programme throughout the season in one step below!


Please note, delivery is only for supporters within the UK and Ireland.

Programmes are posted two days pre-match and are sent 1st class, however we cannot accept liability for these third party deliveries once they have left our mailing house.

Subscriptions must be made by 23:59 BST on Tuesday, 17th August to receive the Brentford programme.

Crystal Palace’s matchday programme has remained a staple of home games throughout the last 18 months, and now you can get your hands on every edition in one step.

Get all 21/22 Palace programmes delivered to your door

The Away Ticket Ballot gives Gold and Junior Eagles Gold Members the chance to access tickets to the most sought after away games, regardless of Loyalty Points.

Members can enter the Away Ticket Ballot for any away game this season, with tickets allocated after the ballot is closed.

Each match will see a small number of seats reserved for Members who’ve entered the ballot, with the successful Members chosen at random.

If successful, you will be invited to purchase the ticket or tickets you have applied for.

The Away Ticket Ballot is now open for the visits to Chelsea and West Ham with eligible Members able to enter until 10:00 BST Tuesday 10th August. You can find it on [the Member Hub](https://www.cpfc.co.uk/benefits).

It’s not too late to join as a Member and enter the ballot! Gold and Junior Gold Memberships come with a range of other benefits including access to live broadcasts, welcome packs, digital matchday programmes and more.


With away ends around the country set to be filled with Palace fans once again, the Away Ticket Ballot is back to give Members the chance of watching Palace on the road.

Away Ballot: 21/22 details

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With such an anniversary comes a lot of key dates, with some of the most significant moments in Palace history having been relatively unknown until recently.

Below, you can find out what's worth remembering throughout the 21/22 season.

### 15th March, 1862: first game ###

Crystal Palace lost to Forest F.C. in Leytonstone in their first recorded match.

This was also the first recorded game between two teams who would go on to form the Football Association.

### 26th October, 1863: founding the FA ###

Eleven clubs, including Crystal Palace, agreed to form the Football Association this day. Palace were represented by club secretary Frank Day.

### 24th November, 1863: Palace back modern football ###

Crystal Palace's James Turner seconded a motion to communicate with Cambridge University to discuss 'Cambridge Rules' football, the basis for the modern game. 

The early FA meetings were a battle between clubs favouring what many now call 'soccer', and clubs favouring 'rugby' rules in deciding a shared code; many 'rugby' clubs supported handling the ball and 'hacking' opponents in possession.

### 27th February, 1864: first game with association football rules ###

As founding members of the FA, Crystal Palace were instrumental in forcing through modern-day football association rules against those who favoured the rugby style.

Palace lost 1-2 to Barnes in their first game with 'Cambridge Rules'.

### 4th March, 1865: first win ###

It took a while, but Palace's first recorded win (2-1) came against Barnes after five association rules matches.

### 11th November, 1871: first FA Cup clash ###

Crystal Palace face Hitchin in the first FA Cup round.

### 17th February, 1872: FA Cup semi-final

Palace reach the FA Cup semi-final in 1872, drawing 0-0 with Royal Engineers and losing the replay 0-3 on March 9th.

This season marks 160 years since Crystal Palace's founding in 1861, with the club releasing a special edition third kit to mark the occasion.

160 years of Crystal Palace: Find out key anniversaries in 21/22

How Palace and Selhurst Park inspired the makers of hit Apple series Ted Lasso

<html><head></head><body>Instead, they will have found posters imploring their silence and a working cast and crew – including star of Saturday Night Live, Horrible Bosses and We’re the Millers, Jason Sudeikis. That said, they may not have found Sudeikis at all, but instead seen “bombastic, loud, fish out of water American,” Ted Lasso.
For Sudeikis and fellow producer Bill Lawrence, fans seeing this meant the fruition of a perfectly executed plan.
“Jason invented Ted Lasso for a series of short promotional films,” Lawrence, creator of Scrubs, Cougar Town and Spin City, explains. He’s referring to <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6KeG_i8CWE8" target="_blank" rel="noopener">the viral NBC sketches</a> which promoted the network’s Premier League coverage in 2013 and 14.
“I was thinking about making a streaming TV show and was doing anything I could to sit down with Jason because he’s such a talented guy.
“He said: ‘I’ve got to be honest with you, every time I go the UK or Europe, I’m more recognised as Ted Lasso than I am for any of my movies. So how about turning that into a show?’
“But that guy was definitely more of a sketch-type character - bombastic, loud, fish out of water American who was clueless about the game… At first I was hesitant because I didn’t know how that very broad, comedic, sketchy character could be a TV show.
“But we talked about making him more hopeful and more optimistic in what is a very cynical time - making him the best version of an American abroad, somebody that’s ignorant without being an arrogant jerk. It started to feel like a show to us.”
After time, Lawrence and Sudeikis cemented the idea for Ted Lasso as the central figure in his own series. Carrying the narrative from Lasso the NBC sketch character, Lawrence and Sudeikis wrote a show whereby a seemingly hopeless American coach is drafted in to lead fictional English club, AFC Richmond.
They sold the idea to Apple, and began searching for a football club to become their show’s backdrop.
Lawrence continues: “One of the main stipulations was we had to shoot it in London so it was authentic and we had to find a Premier League team that would let us use their facilities and what we would base our team on: a local, community team as opposed to any of the big juggernauts. 
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“What’s a team stadium that still feels like it’s part of the community and localised? Not only did Crystal Palace fit the bill, but Bill Wrubel, who’s one of the executive producers and writers on the show… his uncle is one of the ownership partners of Crystal Palace, so we had a connection to go in and talk to their management group.
“We told those folk what we were looking to do and said: ‘Look, our team will be an imaginary team and if we shoot in your stadium Crystal Palace will kick our butts in the first game.’”
Sure enough, when episode two of Ted Lasso launched in August 2020, a fictional Crystal Palace side trump their Selhurst hosts 4-1 in front of a sea of red and blue. As the show ends, Glad All Over rings out over rolling credits and fans are left to work out which shots they’ve watched straight from SE25, and which are generated by a computer in the States.
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The whole show feels inherently related to Palace, with its colour scheme, setting and closing track being familiar tropes for any Eagle.

“We kept the colours and stuff because... one of the things Apple wanted us to do was: ‘Hey, you’re making a show that has football as a backdrop and we’re an international platform for Premier League fans and UK football fans.’ So for us, I would hope that people recognise Selhurst when they see the shots.
“You can tell on social media and the internet who’s from Europe and who’s a big fan because they immediately recognise the stadium and they recognise the colours. They go: ‘This is a smaller, underdog squad going up against these giant teams.’… that’s the world we wanted to live in.
“Jason and I wanted to make something that was akin to a very iconic sports movie. We grew up with all the iconic sports movies we all love, whether it was Field of Dreams or Rocky or Hoosiers - there’s always this kind of hallowed-ground feel to where the big game is. We wanted a place with personality that we knew actually meant something.
“For me - I’ve got to shoot a couple of times in big stadiums, where I’ve seen iconic teams play – this [Selhurst] is definitely one of the top three. It was such a key part of the show… I’m nostalgic for Selhurst now.”
Ted Lasso’s immediate success saw the show earn a second series which, as fans can now see, again takes place in SE25.
<img src="https://media-cdn.incrowdsports.com/4a6c4495-f747-4a3f-b352-2ad661b98f30.jpg" alt="Ted Lasso Sudeikis coach Richmond.jpg" width="1358" height="764"/>
“We’re really tickled by not only the people that recognise immediately the stadium and team and who we’re basing it on, but that they take a tremendous amount of pride in it. It’s cool for us to see coming from here, because the only thing akin to that in the States is college football.
“If you live in Alabama, you’re University of Alabama or a college in Texas if you live in Texas. You live, breathe and die for your team, your colours, your jerseys. Sometimes people’s houses are painted that way, they dress that way.
“To see that kind of specific regional pride in a team in the UK and in football was really eye opening and cool, and we saw it a lot with not only the stadium, but Crystal Palace as a team.”
Be it an iconic American producer or hapless American coach, Palace’s place as the pride of south London is clear – even across the pond.
You can watch Ted Lasso season one and two on Apple TV. Apple TV+ is available on the Apple TV app on iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, iPod touch, Mac, select Samsung and LG smart TVs, Amazon Fire TV and Roku devices, as well as at <a href="https://tv.apple.com/">tv.apple.com</a>.

For anyone who passed – or even entered - Selhurst Park in November 2019, they may have found a slightly different stadium to the usual buzz of matchday preparations, lawnmowers and the chatter of meetings across the ground.

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