Asked by Buckley whether he was a “Belieber”, Sudeikis replied: “100%.”
Brendan Hunt (right) came up with the “Beliebe” sign for Bieber during their Fifa 2026 halftime performance. Photo / Getty Images
He added: “Yeah, man, I love that kid. I got to meet him, ages ago, when he hosted and was a musical guest at SNL.
“We did some sketches. I bump into him every couple times a year, one thing or another.
“I think the world of him.”
Sudeikis said introducing Bieber before tens of thousands of supporters at the World Cup final was a memorable experience, but added one of his favourite moments came during rehearsals.
He said: “When we did the first run through, [I] just gave him one little acting note.
“And I was just like, ‘Just come in. Don’t even look at me. Just come in like the way the men and women do when they’re coming in. And they’re just focused and just stay. Get eye of the tiger, you got work to do’.”
Sudeikis added: “I mean, the kid took the note just like that.
“Very coachable young man.”
Before Bieber’s performance, Sudeikis and Hunt appeared back-to-back in character while Hunt held up a sign reading “Beliebe”, with “JB” written beneath it.
Sudeikis revealed on the podcast the idea for the sign came from Hunt.
He said: “[Hunt] texted [the idea] to me, he goes, ‘What if we do the believe sign that says Believe?’
“It made me laugh. It’s such a pure idea that it made me emotional when I received that. I was like, ‘Dude, that is killer’.”
Sudeikis joked: “My only regret is that I didn’t snake that sign and get Justin to sign it and hang it up in the house.”
The fourth season of Ted Lasso premieres globally on August 5, with new episodes released weekly through October 7.
The official synopsis says Ted returns to Richmond “taking on his biggest challenge yet: coaching a second division women’s football team”.
It adds: “Throughout the course of the season, Ted and the team learn to leap before they look, taking chances they never thought they would.”
Alongside Sudeikis and Hunt, the series also stars Brett Goldstein, Hannah Waddingham and Juno Temple, who all return for the new season.