{"id":290656,"date":"2026-05-13T04:22:17","date_gmt":"2026-05-13T04:22:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/290656\/"},"modified":"2026-05-13T04:22:17","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T04:22:17","slug":"ted-lasso-star-cristo-fernandez-signs-with-usl-club-el-paso-locomotive-fc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/290656\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Ted Lasso\u2019 Star Cristo Fern\u00e1ndez Signs With USL Club El Paso Locomotive FC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"w-full font-normal font-inter text-[16px] leading-[1.75] text-black break-words antialiased\"><a class=\"font-normal text-[#007daf] transition-none hover:underline hover:text-black\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/cristofernandez.mx\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Cristo Fern\u00e1ndez<\/a>, the actor best known for playing the energetic striker Dani Rojas on the hit TV series <a class=\"font-normal text-[#007daf] transition-none hover:underline hover:text-black\" href=\"https:\/\/www.complex.com\/tag\/ted-lasso\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Ted Lasso<\/a>, has officially signed with USL Championship club El Paso Locomotive FC, stepping into the world of professional soccer years after becoming a fan favorite on screen.<\/p>\n<p class=\"w-full font-normal font-inter text-[16px] leading-[1.75] text-black break-words antialiased\">The club <a class=\"font-normal text-[#007daf] transition-none hover:underline hover:text-black\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/soccer\/story\/_\/id\/48750339\/cristo-fernandez-signs-usl-team\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">announced Fern\u00e1ndez\u2019s signing<\/a> after the actor completed a two-month trial period with the team. Much like his character in Ted Lasso, Fern\u00e1ndez will play as a forward.<\/p>\n<p class=\"w-full font-normal font-inter text-[16px] leading-[1.75] text-black break-words antialiased\">\u201cEl Paso is getting another attacking threat,\u201d head coach Junior Gonzalez said while praising Fern\u00e1ndez\u2019s energy and leadership. Gonzalez also pointed to the actor\u2019s passion for the sport and the positive impact he could bring to the locker room culture. For Fern\u00e1ndez, the signing represents a personal dream coming full circle.<\/p>\n<p class=\"w-full font-normal font-inter text-[16px] leading-[1.75] text-black break-words antialiased\">\u201cF\u00fatbol has always been a huge part of my life and identity,\u201d he said in a statement. \u201cNo matter where life has taken me, the dream of competing professionally never truly left my heart.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"w-full font-normal font-inter text-[16px] leading-[1.75] text-black break-words antialiased\">The actor also thanked the organization, coaches, staff, and players for giving him an opportunity to prove himself from the moment he arrived.<\/p>\n<p class=\"w-full font-normal font-inter text-[16px] leading-[1.75] text-black break-words antialiased\">Before finding international fame through acting, Fern\u00e1ndez had legitimate soccer aspirations growing up in Mexico. He previously played in the youth system for Tecos FC before an injury forced him away from the sport at age 15.<\/p>\n<p class=\"w-full font-normal font-inter text-[16px] leading-[1.75] text-black break-words antialiased\">His role as Dani Rojas on Ted Lasso later reconnected him with the game and turned him onto one of the show\u2019s breakout stars.<\/p>\n<p class=\"w-full font-normal font-inter text-[16px] leading-[1.75] text-black break-words antialiased\">Now, Fern\u00e1ndez will attempt to help boost an El Paso Locomotive side <a class=\"font-normal text-[#007daf] transition-none hover:underline hover:text-black\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uslchampionship.com\/el-paso-locomotive-fc-standings\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">currently sitting near the top<\/a> of the USL Championship Western Conference standingswith a strong start to the season.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Cristo Fern\u00e1ndez, the actor best known for playing the energetic striker Dani Rojas on the hit TV series&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":290657,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[138,140,139],"class_list":["post-290656","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-el-paso","tag-el-paso","tag-el-paso-headlines","tag-el-paso-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/290656","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=290656"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/290656\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/290657"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=290656"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=290656"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=290656"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}