How is AFC Richmond playing against Man City again if they were relegated?
This question is about the Apple TV series Ted Lasso.
We know that Richmond was relegated from the Premier League to the Championship after they lost to Man City at the end of season 1. So how are they playing against Man city again in season 2?
Best Answer
According to IMDb's summary of the episode, the match is an FA Cup semi-final, not a league match. The FA Cup is a separate competition, open to teams all the way down to the tenth tier of English football, and while it's rare for teams from outside the Premier League to reach the semi-finals, it's not unheard of - at least one Championship team made the semi-finals every season between 2013 and 2015.
Two other points worth noting:
- FA Cup semi-finals take place at the neutral venue of Wembley Stadium, rather than either team's home ground. The Richmond-Man City game in Season 2 does indeed take place in Wembley.
- The team Richmond beat in the quarter-finals, Tottenham Hotspur, also play in the Premier League.
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Does AFC Richmond get promoted?
On Friday, Apple TV+'s buzzy sitcom Ted Lasso wrapped up its second season. AFC Richmond has been promoted back up to the Premier League, though not without losing their increasingly hostile assistant manager, Nate, to fellow top-flight club West Ham United\u2014which is now owned by Rebecca's sneering ex-husband, Rupert.Does Richmond avoid relegation?
When Ted was brought into manage struggling Premier League side, AFC Richmond, one of the goals was to avoid them being relegated to the Championship. Unfortunately for Richmond, a tight loss to Manchester City F.C. sealed their fate and they were relegated to the Championship.Does AFC Richmond make it back to the Premier League?
After AFC Richmond gets their spot back in the Premier League, Nate is not happy. He is most likely the person who destroyed Ted's \u201cBELIEVE poster. In the end, he leaves AFC Richmond to train Westham.Is AFC Richmond relegated?
Relegation. At the end of the first season of \u201cTed Lasso,\u201d the show's fictional English football (soccer) squad, AFC Richmond, lost its final game of the season in the closing minute. As a result, the team's record was so bad it was relegated (demoted) from the Premier League to lower-tier competition.Ted Lasso - Richmond get promoted back to the Premier League
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