The unforgettable story, decades before Ted Lasso, of the real-life Watford Football Team, transformed into a
powerhouse by coach Graham Taylor and owner Elton John.
Nothing has brought English soccer more immediately into the American mainstream than Ted Lasso, which
captivated the nation in thirty-four episodes over three seasons. But before there was Jason Sudeikis's lovable
and, at first, hapless AFC Richmond, there was Watford Football Club, a team from the outskirts of London
with barely enough fans to fill its stands-and which, in the mid-1970s, was languishing in 92nd place at the
bottom of the last division of the English Football League. That is, until rock superstar Elton John-who, with
his dad, had followed the team as a boy-bought the lowly franchise and, with legendary manager Graham
Taylor, transformed the luckless football club into a top-seeded Premier League team. Inspiring, funny, and
ultimately heartbreaking, Watford Forever recalls the improbably tender relationship between Elton John and
Taylor, a straight-talking former fullback, who together beat the odds and their personal demons to save a club
and a struggling community.