Watford Forever

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