Chris Powell is a retired football player, a football coach, a football commentator, and a recurring character featured in the Apple TV+ series, Ted Lasso. He works alongside Arlo White throughout the series, commenting the AFC Richmond matches in the Premier League, its relegation, and its promotion. Chris is well-known to be more sarcastic than Arlo while giving commentaries.
During a match against Crystal Palace F.C., Arlo asks a question to Chris whether he ever played under an American manager in UK football league, and he responds that he had not but he wished he had because he understand their language.
During a match against Watford F.C., both of Chris and Arlo expresses their shock to see Jamie Tartt and Richmond Captain Roy Kent arguing in the field and shoving at each other because the younger player is being disrespectful against Sam Obisanya who is "hurt". Chris is asked whether he'd fought a teammate, and he answers that often he wanted to but didn't.
Both of them are confused to see Ted running into the stands to approach Rebecca Welton who is sitting at the VIP section and then running back to the dugout. Chris remarks that it's not easy running up that steps and he praises Ted's stamina. Both are shocked to see that Ted is replacing Jamie with Robbie Roberts. The decision is proven to be successful because after Jamie is replaced, the team wins the match.
Arlo compares the match between Richmond and Manchester City F.C. as 'David meets Goliath', which Chris sarcastically remarks if David forgot to put a stone to his slingshot. He is amused to see Dani Rojas and Ted's Trick plays even after Arlo Dixon fails to score a goal. He also congratulates Thierry Zoreaux of his stellar play in goal-keeping, but wrongly pronounced his last name as 'Zorro' to which Arlo corrects him.
Roy manages to chase after Jamie and tackles him, but unfortunately with a heavy price as he hurt his knee badly. He refuse to go back to the locker room with a stretcher and Chris says that Roy will never use a stretcher because he's too proud. Both Arlo and Chris are commenting that this feels like a farewell from Roy. Chris remarks that it's not surprising considering Roy's age and physical prowess that he's bowing out from the professional football.
Arlo and Chris then analyzes Richard Montlaur fake injury to get a late free kick, to which the former footballer say that Richard is basically making a meal out of his injury, knowing that the French player is faking it. Both gets distracted when the new Captain Isaac McAdoo orders everyone to do the 'Lasso Special'.
Both commentators are bewildered to see the trick play and Arlo shouts, "Is this American football??" Chris is confused to see the formation from Richmond especially seeing Thierry is yelling to his teammates like Jack Dawkins, Moe Bumbercatch, Tommy Winchester, Colin Hughes, Gareth Canterbury, Dixon, Dani, and Sam.