Ted Lasso Fanfiction
Apple TV's earnest comedy about an American football coach managing an English Premier League club armed with nothing but biscuits and belief. The fandom's heart is Roy Kent and the people who soften him — Roy/Keeley and a substantial Roy/Jamie contingent built on the rivals' grudging mutual coaching — alongside Ted and Rebecca's will-they tension and Trent Crimm's delighted observation of it all. Richmond-as-family fic, panic-attack hurt/comfort, and locker-room banter pieces define the archive's mix of softness and profanity.
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Ted Lasso fanfiction is fan-created stories set in the Ted Lasso universe. With over 15,000 works on Archive of Our Own, Ted Lasso is one of the most popular fandoms in the fanfiction community.
These stories explore beloved characters like Ted Lasso, Rebecca Welton, Roy Kent, Keeley Jones, and many more. Writers create everything from short one-shots to epic novel-length adventures, exploring relationships, alternate universes, and "what if" scenarios.
Most Popular Ted Lasso Fanfics
These are the highest-rated Ted Lasso stories on AO3, ranked by kudos from readers.
Bewitched, Bothered, and Bewildered
by mardia
Ted Lasso: Schrodinger's Witch.Or, the one where AFC Richmond are leading the Premier League table, and Trent Crimm and the rest of the British press are slowly losing their minds as a result.
divorce club
by wellprince
“Well,” Trent said, and smiled self-deprecatingly. “He accused me of having an affair.”“Oh come on now. That’s bull shit.” Now Ted was angry; you could tell because he dragged the word bullshit out into two long pulls, like a mouthful of licorice. “Who the hell would you be having an affair with?”“A
i don't joke about crushing balls
by orphan_account
The sight is so bizarre, so out of place that for a minute, Roy’s not sure what he’s looking at. Trent (Crimm, the Independent) looks just as shocked as Roy feels. He’s wrapped in a fuzzy blanket, stupid hair ridiculously mussed, and he’s holding a mug of steaming coffee.
Lemons and Lavender
by LivingProof
He peels his eyes open. Shit, they really must be giving him the good stuff, cause he could swear he knows that dark figure lurking in the doorway, where his old man came in a few minutes ago. He blinks a few times, waiting for it to vanish. It doesn’t.“Roy?” he croaks.He blinks again, and Roy…or wh
Three Word Maximum
by Six-Nine (PseudoAuthor)
“You must not believe in soulmates then?”Something complicated crosses Jamie's face and then he shakes his head slightly. “Nah I do. Got me words - see them right there.” He waves off to the side.bananas are disgusting appears in what Roy presumes to be banana yellow over the TV.The yoga mums’ aww.
and i’m known for giving love away
by BelmotteTower
Apparently this isn’t some fantasy scenario Keeley has dreamed up, and Roy is on board with the whole threesome thing. Jamie doesn’t need any more encouragement before saying yes to sex with two of the hottest people he knows.How the fuck do you cope with the beard. It’s so scratchy. Hate to think h
Some Other Castle
by LivingProof
“Yeah,” Jamie drawls in that soft voice, and if Coach Ted’s voice is peanut butter, she thinks Jamie’s must be honey. “It ain’t your fault, Phoebe. And I don’t think your Uncle Roy meant for you to hear what he said ‘bout your dad. But it’s kinda like that, see. No one wants me dad to come to our ma
trust and verify
by mardia
“I’m sorry, you’re what?” Rebecca’s staring at him as though he’s announced his plans of robbing a bank. “You’re going out to dinner with Trent Crimm? Trent Crimm, formerly of The Independent? That Trent Crimm?”In retrospect, sharing his dinner plans when Rebecca asked what he was doing tonight migh
don't you forget about me
by andrealyn
Roy wakes up with a splitting headache and a few years of memories missing, which is bad enough. Worse is that everyone is withholding information from him because they're all loyal to Future Roy.All that means is that Present Roy is getting fed up not knowing who it is that he's dating and why it i
dressed up to the eyes, it’s a wonderful surprise
by hihoplastic
“Howdy!” Ted says brightly when Keeley answers the door, and despite how much he hates that word, Roy feels his shoulders drop just a fraction. Ted’s enthusiasm may be a bit much for him at 9am, but Roy knows if anyone can unfuck this particular quagmire, it’s Ted. Of course, that’s not how Ted puts
what comes in threes
by emelinelou
“It’ll take two seconds,” Higgins says. “I like to keep up to date with all the players, you know. I just thought, well, you moved recently. And your emergency contact.”He pauses here, and Jamie raises an eyebrow. His emergency contact? He’d probably filled out some joke response last time, hadn’t h
Barn Raising
by altschmerzes
After the locker room disaster in Manchester, Roy drives Jamie home. The chaos they find when they arrive at the house swiftly proves it is not a safe place to spend the night, forcing a change of plans and a reroute to Roy’s own home. The following day Jamie experiences, in this order: The most bew
stand a little stronger as I walk a little taller all the time
by inlovewithnight
Post season 2, Jamie does a PSA for the National Council on Domestic Violence. He does not expect anyone to notice this.He is not aware that he's surrounded by people who notice everything.
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by orphan_account
“I can’t send this to the publisher,” his agent announces, before Trent can even say hello. “Are you serious, Trent? If this is some sort of joke, I don’t get it—”“It’s not a joke,” he says levelly, pouring himself a second scotch. “I’m being professional, that’s all. If I wrote a book about my moth
My troubles are all over, and I am at home
by Vamillepudding
“You could’ve scored the winner,” his dad says, and suddenly he’s right in front of Jamie and cuffing him around the head. Jamie doesn’t say anything, doesn’t do anything, is not even sure he’s breathing anymore, and he’s just thinking that this numbness is sort of nice, when the door opens and in w
I Get By With A Little Help
by BelmotteTower
He can’t hang out with the boys, but he hates going home too. He hates being alone in his new flat, terrified that his dad will find out where he lives now and send them after him again. He’s taken to hanging round the club after training. He’ll find a quiet place to sit, pull out his book, and sett
Better Angels
by altschmerzes
The second time that Jamie shows up, smirking and announcing that he can't participate in training because he's hurt is so much worse than the first time. He's changed a lot, grown up a lot, and no one knows why he's acting like this again when he's put so much time and effort into not being that pe
days, be long and light
by heydoeydoey
“Now, I know the deal was I’m supposed to call you with an on the record scoop, but it seems silly to hang up just to call you back.”“You’re willing to go on the record?” Trent reaches for a pen.“Not just me. Turns out this team gets spitting mad over things like invasions of privacy and Rebecca wou
A Hole In The Heart
by Cuppa_Char
The truth was that the boots Jamie’s mum had bought him was probably the first and last good thing she ever did for her son.---Jamie is touch starved and wants a Roy Hug and and then a Ted hug (and The Diamond Dogs - and Roy - are worried).
The First Rule of Fight Club is No Fight Club
by Lolapola
A few days after relegation, an angry investor pays a visit to the Richmond AFC locker room, and he has his sights set on Ted Lasso. Fortunately, Roy Kent has been well and truly won over by now, and - yeah. He's not about to stand for this. This started off as a simple little H/C fic but kind of ev
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TedTrent
Trent Crimm/Ted Lasso
The cynical journalist sent to mock the American coach instead wrote the profile that took him seriously — then quit his job, grew his hair out, and embedded with the team to write Ted's book. Trent's canon arc reads like falling in love in slow motion, and fandom noticed.
2,500 works →
TedBecca
Rebecca Welton/Ted Lasso
She hired him to destroy her ex-husband's club; he brought her biscuits every morning until she confessed. Rebecca and Ted's friendship — biscuits with the boss, mutual divorces, parallel healing — was the show's spine, and many viewers expected the romance the finale withheld.
1,500 works →
RoyKeeley
Roy Kent/Keeley Jones
The growling retired midfielder and the sunbeam publicist became Ted Lasso's beating heart, a couple who made mutual support look revolutionary. After the show split and ambiguously re-merged them, fandom wrote the certainty the finale withheld.
1,200 works →
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