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Jesse Marsch had a chance to meet Ted Lasso - the fictional character he's desperate to distance himself from as Leeds coach in England - but turned down the invitation because it was in the middle of the Premier League relegation fight.
Marsch has been trying to reshape the reputation American soccer has in England since he arrived at Leeds in March and said in his first press conference that the TV show would make it harder for him.
Marsch's predecessor, Marcelo Bielsa, was hugely popular at Elland Road but Marsch arrived with Leeds two points above the relegation zone. It was around that time, Marsch said, that the Ted Lasso producers reached out to him.
Jesse Marsch was offered a chance to visit the Ted Lasso film set in London earlier this year
Marsch previously said the show wouldn't help him earn respect as an American soccer coach
But the Leeds boss admitted he will have to make time to watch the series
'They were filming in London and they gave me an invitation but it was in the middle of the relegation fight,' Marsch told ESPN. 'But I'm a huge Jason Sudekis fan and so any time I
