Treaty United FC's home is the 4,500-seat Markets Field Stadium in Limerick, Ireland. The men's team plays in the League of Ireland first division, while the women's team plays in the premier women's division. It's a real-life story with shades of Ted Lasso and a plot line torn straight from Welcome to Wrexham, minus the hefty star power of Ryan Reynolds.
Buying a sports team, let alone one in Ireland, was never a goal of Tricorp Pacific, according to company principal Chuck Cosman.But when McCormack brought forward the idea — "selling them on the dream of Irish football," as she put it — they were intrigued. "After talking with the league and with Ciara and advisors in our network that have done these types of things before, it just seemed like a wonderful opportunity to do something fun, but also something that we thought could really have a long-term, positive impact on a community."
The club is semi-professional — most of the top team players have day jobs — and is governed by a volunteer board of directors.UBC forestry prof name-dropped on Ted Lasso says she might have to start watching show