The cheeky Worsley lads from Ted Lasso Americans are 'obsessed' with

Americans are 'obsessed' with three cheeky brothers from Salford after they appeared in comedy drama Ted Lasso. The Apple TV+ series stars Jason Sudeikis as an American sports coach who attempts to manage London-based football team AFC Richmond.

Brothers Teddy Wallwork, 13, Oscar Wallwork, 11, and Bertie Wallwork, 8, were in the show's penultimate episode, which saw one footballer visit his family on a Manchester council estate. Richmond striker Jamie Tartt, portrayed by Phil Dunster, pops in to his childhood home ahead of a Richmond game against Manchester City.

On the way, he encounters three young lads playing football. As Manchester City fans, they're less than impressed with Jamie, who left the team for Richmond.

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They're not particularly nice to him either, using 'fruity language' against him in the comical scene. The boys, whose characters were named Barry, Robin and Maurice after the Bee Gees, went down a storm with American viewers.

After the episode aired, their mum Claire Wallwork shared her pride in the Ted Lasso Believe Facebook group, which has more than 85,000 members. The response she got 'took her breath away.'

One said of the boys: "OMG they were the BEST!!! They made that scene!!!" while another added: "I LOVED THEM!! I literally rewound and watched like 3 times! Adorable!" One said: "Your boys were amazing!! Loved that scene so much!! I couldn’t stop laughing. Congratulations!" while another gushed: "I have to say one of my favorite parts of the whole episode is when Roy turns to them in approval and they act all excited about it! Good job boys".

And these were just a few of the hundreds of comments.

Claire told the