Cristo Fernández, beloved by followers the world over for his position as Dani Rojas within the hit tv present Ted Lasso, seems set to make his soccer desires leap from the silver display to actuality as he trials with USL Championship facet El Paso Locomotive FC.
Purpose has reported that Fernández, 35, logged half-an-hour for Locomotive of their win in opposition to New Mexico United over the weekend, with the Junior Gonzalez-coached facet set to find out if they are going to signal the actor-turned-soccer participant to a contract within the coming week.
And it is seemingly not the primary membership that Fernández has seemed to land with forward of the approaching season, with MIR97 Media subsequently reporting that he had additionally logged time with Chicago Hearth II just a few weeks in the past and even scored in a win over USL League One outfit Ahead Madison FC.
There was no phrase on if he took a penalty in both sport — nor if there have been any greyhounds trying to cross the pitch when he did so — however within the video beneath (simply click on to the precise!) you possibly can clearly see Fernández celebrating El Paso’s win together with his teammates.
An avid soccer fan who’s can typically be discovered attending skilled matches, Fernández’s try and land with El Paso do not a lot characterize a brand new path a lot as a return to the previous one. A promising participant in his youth, Fernández suffered a critical knee harm with hometown facet Tecos Fútbol Membership when he was 15 years previous, and subsequently turned to appearing at college.
Soccer gamers stepping onto the display, after all, is not precisely a brand new phenomena; the likes of Vinnie Jones and the incomparable Eric Cantona amongst those that traded their boots for the brilliant lights of Hollywood. The reverse path is not as widespread however not exceptional, both, with Sean Connery enjoying for Bonnyrigg Rose as a teenager and, in line with legend, provided a contract Sir Matt Busby after impressing in a kickabout in opposition to a facet the legendary Manchester United boss occurred to be scouting.
